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afasta-se de

[ə.ˈfas.tə sə dɨ]
verb
moves away from; distances oneself from; separates from
1. to physically move or withdraw from a person, place, or thing
He moves away from the crowd.
Ele se afasta da multidão.
2. to distance oneself emotionally or socially from someone
She distanced herself from her former friends.
Ela se afastou de suas amigas antigas.
3. to deviate or depart from a principle, belief, or path
He moved away from traditional values.
Ele se afastou dos valores tradicionais.
Synonyms
distancia-se deafasta desepara-se dedesvia-se deretira-se de
Antonyms
aproxima-se deaproxima dejunta-se areúne-se com

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
afasta-se de
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
afasta-se de
standard usage, common in daily speech
São Paulo
afasta-se de
standard usage, formal and informal contexts
Portugal
afasta-se de
standard usage, equivalent to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

afasta-se do caminho - strays from the path
afasta-se da realidade - loses touch with reality
afasta-se do assunto - goes off topic
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