shoo away

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la acción de hacer que alguien o algo se vaya o se aleje, generalmente mediante un gesto de la mano o un movimiento para ahuyentar.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making someone or something leave or go away, typically by waving or making a shooing gesture.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Drive awayinformal

   To make someone or something leave by waving hands or making sounds.

   Espantar

   • She shooed away the cat from the table.
   • He shooed away the flies with a newspaper.
   • The guard shooed away the children from the restricted area.

   Sinónimoschase awaydispersedrive awaydrive offfrighten offscare awayscattersend packingshoo

   Antónimosattractbeckoninvitesummonwelcome

2. Dismiss or rejectinformal

   To dismiss someone or something in a casual or impatient manner.

   Despedir o rechazar con desdén

   • The manager shooed away the idea of a pay raise.
   • She shooed away his concerns with a wave of her hand.
   • They shooed away the suggestion as impractical.

   Sinónimosbrush offchase awaydismissdrive awayrebuffsend awayshoo offspurnwave off

   Antónimosacceptembraceinvitewelcome

Verbo baseshoo