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remover

verb

  1. 1. move, shift

    changing position

    Common combinations

    • remover muebles — move furniture
    • remover obstáculos — remove obstacles
    • Removieron los muebles para limpiar.They moved the furniture to clean.
    • No remuevas los papeles de la mesa.Don't move the papers on the table.
    • El viento removió la arena.The wind shifted the sand.
  2. 2. stir, mix

    mixing a liquid or food

    Common combinations

    • remover el café — stir coffee
    • remover la sopa — stir soup
    • Remueve el café con una cuchara.Stir the coffee with a spoon.
    • Hay que remover la sopa para que no se pegue.You have to stir the soup so it doesn't stick.
    • Removió la salsa antes de servirla.She stirred the sauce before serving it.
  3. 3. stir up, unsettle

    causing emotions or memories

    Common combinations

    • remover recuerdos — stir up memories
    • remover conciencias — stir consciences
    • La noticia removió viejos recuerdos.The news stirred up old memories.
    • Sus palabras me removieron por dentro.His words unsettled me inside.
    • La película removió muchas conciencias.The film stirred many consciences.
  4. 4. bring up again, reopen

    returning to a matter

    Common combinations

    • remover el pasado — bring up the past again
    • remover un asunto — reopen an issue
    • No quiero remover el pasado.I don't want to bring up the past again.
    • El informe removió un asunto que ya estaba cerrado.The report reopened an issue that had already been settled.
    • La prensa volvió a remover el caso.The press brought the case up again.
  5. 5. remove, dismiss

    Latin America · taking someone out of a position

    Common combinations

    • remover de su cargo — remove from office
    • El presidente removió al ministro de su cargo.The president removed the minister from his post.
    • Removieron al director después de la investigación.They dismissed the director after the investigation.
    • La junta puede remover a sus miembros.The board can remove its members.

Same root

removibleremovedor

Phrases with this word

remover cielo y tierra