todo despejado
/todo despexado/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "all clear" is todo despejado.
The phrase todo despejado is used to indicate that an area, a path or a situation is free from obstacles or danger.
Meaning: signal (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of todo (everything/all) and despejado (cleared, unobstructed or unclouded).
Which one should you use?
You may use Todo está en orden to mean "everything is in order" and Ya pasó el peligro to mean "the danger has passed".
Did you know?
- The verb despejar can mean 'to clear' an area, but in a classroom setting, it is often used to mean 'to resolve' or 'solve' for a variable in algebra.
- In a military or police context, a Spanish speaker might use vía libre instead of todo despejado to indicate a road is all clear.
- In a medical context, if a doctor says a patient's mind is despejado, they are not talking about a physical path, but rather that the patient is lucid and coherent.
Examples in context
- El camino está todo despejado.The path is all clear.
Example conversation
Two people waiting after a security alarm goes off.
- Sofía¿Crees que ya podemos entrar, Daniel?Do you think we can go in now, Daniel?
- DanielTodavía no, Sofía. No hay señal.Not yet, Sofía. There is no signal.
- SofíaMira, el jefe dijo todo despejado.Look, the boss said all clear.
- DanielPerfecto, vamos adentro entonces.Perfect, let's go inside then.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
