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"Vacations" is a form of "vacation", a noun which is often translated as "las vacaciones". "Move away" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "apartarse". Learn more about the difference between "move away" and "vacations" below.
move away(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. apartarse
Move away from the window! There's a riot in the street.¡Apártate de la ventana! Hay un disturbio en la calle.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. apartar
Security moved the crowds away from the street so that president's security detail could pass.La seguridad apartó a la multitud de la calle para que pudiera pasar la cuadrilla de seguridad del presidente.
b. alejar
Madison made a face and moved the plate of Brussels sprouts away.Madison hizo una cara de desagrado y alejó el plato de col de Bruselas.
vacation(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (time away)
a. las vacaciones (F) (from work or school)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I am going to travel to Mexico during summer vacation.Voy a viajar a México durante las vacaciones de verano.
2. (break)
a. el respiro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I need a vacation from my family after the reunion.Necesito un respiro de mi familia después de la reunión.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. tomarse unas vacaciones
Next year I am going to vacation in Europe.El año que viene voy a tomarme unas vacaciones en Europa.
c. estar de vacaciones
We're vacationing in Florida right now.Estamos de vacaciones en la Florida ahora mismo.
