What does apartado in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word apartado in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use apartado in Spanish.

The word apartado in Spanish means remote, isolated, section, part, PO box, move, separate, remove, exclude, keep away, put on layaway, go different ways, move away from, give up, post office box, post office box. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word apartado

remote, isolated

adjetivo (alejado, solitario)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Los secuestradores llevaron a su víctima a un lugar apartado de la ciudad.
The kidnappers took their victim to a remote spot far from the city.

section, part

nombre masculino (división de un texto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el primer apartado encontrarás un resumen del tema.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The first section contains a summary.

PO box

nombre masculino (de oficina de correos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Rentó un apartado para que la correspondencia no llegara a su casa.
He rented a PO box so that the post wouldn't be delivered to his house.

move

verbo transitivo (mover a un lado)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Apartó la silla para que pasase su abuelo.
He moved the chair so that his grandfather could get by.

separate

verbo transitivo (separar, dividir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Aparten los envases de vidrio de los envases de plástico.
Separate the glass bottles from the plastic bottles.

remove, exclude

verbo transitivo (marginar, excluir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los chicos más populares apartaban a Matías del grupo.
The most popular boys removed (or: excluded) Matthew from the group.

keep away

verbo transitivo (alejar, despegar)

Aparté a mi hermano menor de las malas compañías.
I kept my younger brother away from bad influences.

put on layaway

verbo transitivo (AmL (guardar, reservar) (store, US)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Aparté un vestido de noche en esta boutique.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I laid away an evening gown in that boutique.

go different ways

verbo pronominal (separarse, desunirse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Diego y Germán eran buenos amigos, pero sus caminos se apartaron.
Diego and Germán used to be good friends but their paths went different ways.

move away from

(separarse de algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El guardia se apartó de la puerta y nos dejó entrar. Por más que lo intentaban, el pobre perro no quería apartarse de su dueño.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Even after thirty years of marriage, she couldn't bear the thought of parting from her husband even for a day.

give up

verbo pronominal (renunciar a algo)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Mi hermano y su mujer lograron que su hijo se apartara de su vicio por el alcohol.
My brother and his wife managed to get their son to give up his drinking habit.

post office box

locución nominal masculina (correo: no domiciliario)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Envío mi correo a un apartado de correos porque me mudo constantemente.
I get my mail sent to a post office box because I'm constantly moving.

post office box

locución nominal masculina (correo: caja)

Tengo un apartado postal en el centro, es más cómodo que enviar correo a mi casa.
I have a post office box in the centre. It's more convenient than getting mail at home.

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