quitarle

take away from, remove from

→ quitar
quitar to remove, to take off + le indirect object pronoun
verb Uncommon #19,719
take away from, remove from Includes the indirect object pronoun “le” = “from him/her/you (formal)” depending on context.
SP: Voy a quitarle el teléfono.
EN: I’m going to take the phone away from him/her.
Conjugation of quitar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second quítate quítense
Third quite quiten
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First quito quitamos
Second quitas —
Third quita quitan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First quito quitamos
Second quites —
Third quita quitan
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First quité quitamos
Second quitaste —
Third quitó quitaron
Past
Present
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First quitaré quitaremos
Third quitará quitarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First quitaré quitaremos
Third quitará quitarán

No puedo quitarle la tapa.

I can't remove the lid.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Había que quitarle las credenciales de seguridad.

Their security credentials had to be revoked.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Quiero quitarle el pantalón.

I want to take off his pants.

— 28 años después: El templo de los huesos (2026)

Mijail Ivánovich permitió quitarle el yeso hoy.

Mikhail Ivanovich allowed the cast to be removed today.

— El brazo de brillantes (1969)

Que nadie se atreva a quitarle el mérito.

Let no one dare to take away his merit.

— Vivir (1952)

No quiero quitarle nada.

I don't want to take anything away from you.

— Rashomon (1950)

Yo traté de quitarle el anillo.

I tried to take the ring off her.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Ha traído la gloria a la gente de Fuoshan ¿Cómo podría quitarle su dinero?

He has brought glory to the people of Foshan; how could I take his money?

— Ip Man (2008)

Perdón por quitarle su tiempo.

Sorry to take up your time.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Tenemos que encontrar a esos dos niños para quitarle su poder.

We have to find those two children to take away their power.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Debemos quitarle al César lo que no le pertenece.

We must take from Caesar what does not belong to him.

Por fin, conseguí tener a la mujer sin quitarle la vida al hombre.

At last, I managed to have the woman without taking the man's life.

— Rashomon (1950)

Ella no podía quitarle los ojos de encima.

She couldn’t take her eyes off him.

Tendremos que quitarle la nieve al techo.

We'll have to clear the snow off the roof.

Tienes que quitarle la bomba de tinta.

You have to remove the ink pump.

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

Habrá que cortarle la mano para quitarle el correo.

We'll have to cut off his hand to get the mail.