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afastar

to move away, to push away, to remove, to dismiss

ɐ f ɐ ʃ t a ɾ
verb Uncommon #18,162
to move away, to push away Often used for moving something (or someone) away from a place, or for keeping distance.
PO: Ela vai afastar a cadeira da mesa.
EN: She is going to move the chair away from the table.
to remove, to dismiss Common with people from a role or situation (e.g., from a job or duty).
PO: O diretor decidiu afastar o funcionário.
EN: The director decided to dismiss the employee.
Conjugation of afastar
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First afaste —
Third afaste afastem
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second afasta —
Third afaste afastem
afastar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First afastar —
Third afastar —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third afasta —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First afastei —
Third afastou —
Present
afastando

Toda essa mágica é só para me afastar.

All this magic is just to push me away.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

O Fadil e a Layla começaram a afastar-se.

Fadil and Layla began to drift apart.

Não manda eu me afastar.

Don't tell me to stay away.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Tentei me afastar rápido.

I tried to get away quickly.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Então está usando um modelo antigo para afastar nossas suspeitas.

So he's using an old model to deflect our suspicions.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)

Temos de nos afastar delas.

We need to distance ourselves from them.

Não vão me afastar dele.

They won't keep me away from him.

— Pecadores (2025)

Quem você está tentando afastar?

Who are you trying to push away?

— Shrek (2001)

Estou tentando afastar seu nome da suspeita de suicídio.

I'm trying to remove your name from the suspicion of suicide.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Vamos afastar a escuridão.

Let's banish the darkness.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Temos de nos afastar deles.

We need to distance ourselves from them.

As abelhas têm cores vivas para afastar seus predadores.

Bees have bright colors to ward off their predators.

Está tentando afastar sua história da morte de Garrido.

He is trying to distance his story from Garrido's death.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

O que devo fazer, me afastar?

What should I do, should I walk away?

— Oito e Meio (1963)

Não pode afastar toda aquela escuridão.

You can't dispel all that darkness.

— Terror em Silent Hill: Regresso Para o Inferno (2026)

Isso aqui ajuda afastar a tristeza que é uma beleza, amigo.

This really helps ward off sadness, my friend.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Conseguimos nos afastar.

We managed to distance ourselves.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

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