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be removed

[bi rɪˈmuːvd]
verb phrase
ser removido/removida
1. to be taken away or taken off from a place or position
The stain should be removed before washing.
A mancha deve ser removida antes de lavar.
2. to be dismissed or eliminated from a position or office
The manager was removed from his position.
O gerente foi removido de seu cargo.
3. to be transferred or moved to another location
The patient had to be removed to another hospital.
O paciente teve de ser removido para outro hospital.
Synonyms
be taken awaybe eliminatedbe extractedbe dismissedbe displacedbe relocated
Antonyms
be placedbe installedbe positionedbe kept

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ser removido/removida
standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
ser tirado/tirada
informal alternative commonly used
São Paulo
ser removido/removida
formal and standard usage
Portugal
ser removido/removida
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

be removed from office
be removed from the equation
far removed from
be one step removed
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