walk away

retirarse, apartarse

Dejar de participar en una situación difícil o no deseada, o alejarse de ella.

En inglés sencillo: To leave or stop being involved in a difficult or unwanted situation.

• You can still walk away.
• He walked away from an unhappy relationship.
• Would you walk away from a job that made you miserable?

Cómo se usa: walk away from something (She walked away from the deal when the price rose.)

Sinónimos: withdraw, pull out

Expresiones frecuentes: walk away from something, walk away now

alejarse andando

Irse de un lugar o alejarse de una persona a pie.

En inglés sencillo: To leave a person or place by moving away on foot.

• She turned and walked away.
• I watched him walk away down the street.
• Why are you walking away from me?

Cómo se usa: walk away from someone/something (He walked away from the door without knocking.)

Sinónimos: walk off

Antónimos: approach

Expresiones frecuentes: walk away slowly, walk away from someone

salir ileso

Sobrevivir a un accidente u otra situación peligrosa sin heridas ni daños graves.

En inglés sencillo: To survive an accident or other dangerous situation without serious injury or damage.

• Everyone walked away unhurt.
• She walked away from a terrible car crash.
• It is amazing that he walked away without any injuries.

Cómo se usa: walk away from + dangerous event (Both drivers walked away from the crash without a scratch.)

Sinónimos: survive, escape unharmed

Expresiones frecuentes: walk away unhurt, walk away from something

dejar de pagar una hipoteca

Dejar de pagar un préstamo y permitir que el prestamista se quede con el bien dado como garantía.

En inglés sencillo: To stop paying a loan and let the lender take the property used to support it.

• They decided to walk away from their mortgage.
• Falling house prices led more borrowers to walk away.
• She walked away and let the bank take the house.

Cómo se usa: walk away from a mortgage/loan (Some owners walked away from mortgages on homes worth less than their loans.)

Sinónimos: default

Expresiones frecuentes: walk away from mortgages, walk away from debt