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desalojar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dislodge verb To force something out of a position it had been fixed or settled in.
  • evacuate verb To leave a dangerous place, or move people out of one, for their safety.
  • evict verb To legally force someone to leave a property they rent or occupy.
  • vacate verb To leave a property, room, or position, making it available for someone else.

Senses

desalojar is used for these senses in English:

  • dislodge (transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
  • evict (transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
  • free up (transitive) To make (space or time) available.
  • vacate To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.

evacuate — full definition

  1. verb To leave a dangerous place, or move people out of one, for their safety.
  2. verb To empty something out completely, including creating a vacuum.

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