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se marcha

leaves; departs; goes away

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leaves; departs; goes away Often refers to a person leaving, but can also be used more broadly for something passing away or ending. It is a common, natural Spanish expression.
SP: Entonces, ¿por qué no se marcha?
EN: So then, why doesn’t he leave?

La juventud se marcha para no volver.

Youth leaves, never to return.

El oficial se marcha.

The officer is leaving.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

Es extraño que no diga que se marcha de viaje.

It's strange that he doesn't say he's going on a trip.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Entonces, ¿por qué no se marcha?

So why doesn't he leave?

— Hellfire (2026)

El otoño que se marcha me llena de un sentimiento de pesar.

The passing of autumn fills me with a feeling of sadness.

La juventud se marcha y no vuelve nunca.

Youth leaves and never returns.

Si esa mujer se marcha a un acantilado, Lo juro, Howard la seguiría.

If that woman goes off to a cliff, I swear, Howard would follow her.

— Mother Night (1996)