Spanish Conversation · Level 14
89 words
Spanish word
desalojar
Pronunciation
IPA/desaloˈxaɾ/
Meaning
- verbevict
Example
El casero desalojó a los inquilinos.
The landlord evicted the tenants.
More examples
La policía desalojó el edificio por seguridad.
The police evacuated the building for safety reasons.
Core concept
Removing people or things from a site in order to leave it unoccupied, often by official action.
Common phrases
desalojar a los inquilinos
evict the tenants
desalojar un edificio
evacuate a building
desalojar por orden judicial
evict by court order
Similar words
echar: Make someone leave a place in casual, everyday speech, often without formal steps.
expulsar: Use force or institutional authority to drive people or things out of a place.
desocupar: Move people or items out so a place becomes empty, with the aim of vacating it.
desahuciar: Evict residents from a home through formal legal or court procedures.
Definition in Spanish
Retirar a personas o cosas de un sitio para dejarlo desocupado, frecuentemente usado en contextos legales o de seguridad.
Word origin
Formed from des- (away) and alojar (to lodge), originally meaning to take lodging away and hence to clear or evict residents.
Usage tips
- For less forceful phrasing Spanish speakers often choose echar or pedir que abandonen, because desalojar carries a formal or coercive tone.
Other meanings
- drive outverb
- removeverb
Opposites
- alojarhouseverb
Related words
- desalojoevictionnoun
- desalojamientoevacuationnoun
- desalojadoevictedadjective