mirar hacia otro lado

mirar hacia otro lado
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.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to look away
Cuando vi la herida que el hombre tenía en la pierna, casi me desmayo. Tuve que mirar hacia otro lado.When I saw the wound the man had on his leg, I almost fainted. I had to look away.
¿Por qué miraste hacia otro lado cuando nos cruzamos hoy en la calle?Why did you look away when we passed each other on the street today?
2.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(to ignore something unpleasant or wrong)
a. to look the other way
El director de la empresa sabía que uno de sus empleados estaba acosando a otro, pero decidió mirar hacia otro lado.The company director knew that one of his employees was harassing another, but decided to look the other way.
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