remover
verb
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. 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. 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. 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. 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