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quitarle

to take away from him/her/you (formal), to remove from him/her/you (formal)

→ quitar
quitar remove, take off + le indirect object pronoun
verb Uncommon #17,888
to take away from him/her/you (formal), to remove from him/her/you (formal) The ending -le refers to him, her, or someone addressed formally as you.
SP: No quiero quitarle el libro.
EN: I don't want to take the book away from him/her/you.
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 quitas —
Third quita quitan
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First quité quitamos
Second quitaste —
Third quitó quitaron
Present
quitando
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First quitaré quitaremos
Third quitará quitarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First quitaré quitaremos
Third quitará quitarán
Past
quitado
Subjunctive imperfect
quitara

Debemos quitarle al César lo que no le pertenece.

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

¿Sabes quitarle el seguro?

Do you know how to take the safety off?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

¡Debemos quitarle ese poder!

We have to take that power away from him!

— M: El maldito (1931)

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)

Ella no podía quitarle los ojos de encima.

She couldn’t take her eyes off him.

Quiero quitarle el pantalón.

I want to take off his pants.

— Exterminio: El templo de huesos (2026)

Había que quitarle las credenciales de seguridad.

Their security credentials had to be revoked.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Yo traté de quitarle el anillo.

I tried to take the ring off her.

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

Que nadie se atreva a quitarle el mérito.

Let no one dare to take away his merit.

— Vivir (1952)

Mijail Ivánovich permitió quitarle el yeso hoy.

Mikhail Ivanovich allowed the cast to be removed today.

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

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

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

— Teléfono negro 2 (2025)

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)

¿Tú también quieres quitarle la ropa?

Do you want to take their clothes off too?

— Rashomon (1950)

Tienes que quitarle la bomba de tinta.

You have to remove the ink pump.

— Un buen ladrón (2025)

En cuanto intenten quitarle el yeso, nosotros cerraremos la trampa.

As soon as they try to remove the cast, we will close the trap.

— Бриллиантовая рука (1969)

No puedo quitarle la tapa.

I can't remove the lid.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

¡No puedes quitarle nada a alguien que no tiene nada!

You can't take anything from someone who has nothing!

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Y ni siquiera muerta pude quitarle la sonrisa de la cara.

And I couldn’t even wipe the smile off his face when I was dead.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Tendremos que quitarle la nieve al techo.

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

¡Intentó quitarle el anillo a Frodo!

He tried to take the ring from Frodo!

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Perdón por quitarle su tiempo.

Sorry to take up your time.

— Duro de matar (1988)

Habrá que cortarle la mano para quitarle el correo.

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

No quiero quitarle nada.

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

— Rashomon (1950)