send away

despedir, echar

Decirle a alguien que se vaya de donde estás o de un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To tell someone to leave you or a place.

• She sent the salesman away.
• They sent us away without answering our questions.
• Why did you send the visitors away?

Cómo se usa: send someone away (The guard sent the visitors away.)

Sinónimos: dismiss, turn away

Expresiones frecuentes: send someone away, send away someone

mandar fuera, enviar lejos

Organizar que alguien viva o se quede en otro lugar durante mucho tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To arrange for someone to live or stay somewhere else for a long time.

• They sent him away to school.
• Her parents sent her away to stay with relatives for a year.
• Would you send your child away for a whole term?

Cómo se usa: send someone away to somewhere (They sent their daughter away to boarding school.); send someone away for something (The company sent him away for three months of training.)

Sinónimos: send off

Expresiones frecuentes: send someone away, send away someone

enviar, mandar

Hacer que una persona o cosa vaya a otro lugar, lejos de donde estás.

En inglés sencillo: To make a person or thing go to another place, away from where you are.

• I sent the parcel away this morning.
• They sent the samples away for testing.
• Can you send the broken watch away for repair?

Cómo se usa: send something away for something (We sent the machine away for repairs.); send something away to somewhere (She sent the documents away to the head office.)

Sinónimos: dispatch, send off

Expresiones frecuentes: send something away, send away something

pedir por correo

Pedir algo a un proveedor lejano para que lo envíe a tu dirección.

En inglés sencillo: To request something from a distant supplier so that it is delivered to you.

• I sent away for some free samples.
• Have you sent away for the new catalogue?
• We used to send away for toys advertised in magazines.

Cómo se usa: send away for something (She sent away for a gardening catalogue.)

Sinónimos: send off for, order

Expresiones frecuentes: send away for something, send away for samples