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expulsar

to expel

verb ehs-pool-SAHR Less Common

Also means

to eject

Usage Note

Expulsar is used both in sports (to send off a player: fue expulsado del partido) and in formal contexts (to expel from a school or country). The related noun is expulsión. Do not confuse with echar, which is more colloquial for 'to kick out'.

Examples

"El árbitro expulsó al defensa por falta grave."

Natural Translation

The referee sent off the defender for a serious foul.

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