eliminar

to remove

to eliminate

eliminar(eh-lee-mee-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (to make disappear)

a. to remove

Me cayó salsa en la blusa y no he podido eliminar la mancha.

I spilled sauce on my blouse and I have not been able to remove the stain.

b. to get rid of

Algunos países en desarrollo han creado modelos eficientes para eliminar el analfabetismo.

Several developing countries have created effective models to get rid of illiteracy.

c. to eliminate

Solo quedan un par de obstáculos que eliminar para llegar a nuestra meta.

There are only a couple of obstacles left to eliminate so we can reach our goal.

2. (to kill)

a. to eliminate

El jefe de la mafia dio la orden de eliminar al soplón.

The mafia boss gave the order to eliminate the snitch.

b. to get rid of

¿Sabes cuál es el mejor método para eliminar ratones?

Do you know which is the best method to get rid of mice?

3. (sports)

a. to eliminate

El equipo visitante nos eliminó del torneo.

The visiting team eliminated us from the tournament.

b. to knock out

El clavadista olímpico fue eliminado en la segunda vuelta.

The olympic diver was knocked out in the second round.

4. (physiology)

a. to eliminate

Tomar agua caliente con limón ayuda a eliminar toxinas

Drinking hot water with lemon helps you eliminate toxins.

5. (mathematics)

a. to eliminate

Para el examen de ecuaciones, sigan los pasos para eliminar la variable.

For the equation test, please follow the steps to eliminate the variable.

eliminarse

pronominal verb

6. (to get removed)

a. to be eliminated

Teníamos una lista larga de candidatos, pero se eliminaron muchos después de las entrevistas.

We had a long list of candidates, but many were eliminated after the interviews.

7. (to leave)

(Mexico)

a. to go away

Si no me necesitan aquí, permiso y me elimino.

If you don't need me here, with your permission, I'll go away.

eliminar

transitive verb

1. (en juego, deporte)

a. to eliminate

2. (matar)

a. to eliminate, to get rid of

3. (contaminación, enfermedad)

a. to get rid of

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eliminar

transitive verb

1 (hacer desaparecer) [+mancha, obstáculo] to remove; get rid of; [+residuos] to dispose of; [+pobreza] to eliminate; eradicate; [+posibilidad] to rule out

un detergente que elimina las manchas a washing powder that removes the stains; debemos eliminar la desigualdad entre los sexos we must eliminate sexual inequality; eliminar un directorio (Informática) to remove o delete a directory

2 [+concursante, deportista] to knock out; eliminate

fueron eliminados de la competición they were knocked out of o eliminated from the competition

3 (matar) to eliminate; do away with (familiar)

4 [+incógnita] to eliminate

5 (Fisiología) to eliminate

pronominal verb

eliminarse (México) to go away