Usage examples of "quitar" in Spanish with translation to English

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Ayúdame a quitar esta tapa, por favor. Please help me take this lid off.
La mancha de café era difícil de quitar. The coffee stain was difficult to remove.
Tom no podía quitar sus ojos de Mary. Tom couldn't take his eyes off Mary.
Tendremos que quitar nuestros zapatos antes de entrar. We will have to take off our shoes before going in.
Me tomará algún tiempo quitar con la pala toda la nieve del tejado. It'll take some time to shovel all the snow off the roof.
Si te vas a quitar tus zapatos, por favor ponlos en su lugar. If you are taking your shoes off, please put them in their place.
No he podido quitar mis ojos de ti desde que he entrado en la habitación. I couldn't take my eyes off of you from the minute I entered this room.
La perfección se consigue, no cuando no hay más que añadir, sino cuando no hay nada más por quitar. Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Quita la cazuela del fuego. Take the pan off the fire.
Quite su camisa y acuéstese. Remove your shirt and lie down.
Quita las cosas de la mesa. Clear away the table things.
Tom se quitó los zapatos. Tom took off his shoes.
Tom quitó la tapa de la caja. Tom removed the lid from the box.
Él se quitó su abrigo. He took off his overcoat.
Me había quitado el nervio de mi diente. I had the nerve removed from my tooth.
Él se quitó su sombrero. He took off his hat.
La gente estaba quitando la nieve de la calle. People were removing the snow on the street.
Tom se quitó la vida. Tom took his own life.
Suelta los tornillos y quita la cubierta de la lámpara. Loosen the screws and remove the lamp cover.
Tom se quitó el sombrero. Tom took off his hat.
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