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"Unplug" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "desenchufar", and "remove" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "quitar". Learn more about the difference between "unplug" and "remove" below.
unplug(
uhn
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pluhg
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. desenchufar
I unplugged the TV because it was overheating.Desenchufé la tele porque se estaba sobrecalentando.
b. desconectar
We unplugged all the appliances during the electrical storm.Desconectamos todos los aparatos eléctricos durante la tormenta eléctrica.
2. (to unblock)
a. destapar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I went to unplug the kitchen sink and discovered that my sister had thrown her napkin in it again.Fui a destapar el fregadero y descubrí que mi hermana había echado su servilleta en el fregadero otra vez.
b. desatascar
Sarah tried to unplug the clogged drain with vinegar and baking soda.Sarah intentó desatascar el drenaje tapado con vinagre y bicarbonato.
remove(
ruh
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muv
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. quitar
Could you please remove your feet from the table?¿Puedes hacer el favor de quitar los pies de la mesa?
b. llevarse
They should remove their trash from that empty lot.Deberían llevarse la basura de ese solar.
c. retirar
Heat the water to boiling point and remove it from the heat.Hierva el agua al punto de ebullición y retírela del fuego.
a. eliminar
Together, we shall remove any obstacles in our way.Juntos, eliminaremos los obstáculos que se interpongan en nuestro camino.
b. acabar con
It is difficult to remove prejudice so firmly rooted.Es difícil acabar con prejuicios tan firmemente arraigados.
c. quitar
And now, some tips on how to remove grease stains.Y ahora, algunos consejos sobre cómo quitar las manchas de grasa.
a. sacar
Remove any extra nails before painting.Saca cualquier clavo que haya de más antes de pintar.
b. extraer (medicine)
They removed a bullet lodged near his spine.Le extrajeron una bala que tenía alojada cerca de la columna.
5. (to delete)
6. (to dismiss)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. trasladarse
We have recently removed to new offices in London.Recientemente, nos hemos trasladado a unas oficinas nuevas en Londres.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
8. (remoteness)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The film is at several removes from the original play.La película dista mucho de la obra de teatro original.
This is but one remove from blackmail.Esto está a un paso de ser chantaje.
