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to leave
01
dejar
to go away from somewhere
Intransitive: to leave | to leave for a destination
Transitive: to leave sb/sth
Ejemplos
The bus will leave in five minutes, so be quick!
El autobús saldrá en cinco minutos, ¡así que date prisa!
1.1
irse, salir
to go away from a place without taking someone or something with one either intentionally or unintentionally
Transitive: to leave sth somewhere
Ejemplos
Is it okay if I leave my backpack at the front desk?
¿Está bien si dejo mi mochila en la recepción?
1.2
dejar, abandonar
to stop living, working, or being a part of a particular place or group
Transitive: to leave a place or position
Ejemplos
He left the band to focus on his solo career.
Él dejó la banda para centrarse en su carrera en solitario.
1.3
dejar, abandonar
to abandon one's wife, husband, or partner with no plan of returning
Transitive: to leave one's partner
Ejemplos
He left his wife for another woman.
Él dejó a su esposa por otra mujer.
02
dejar, abandonar
to allow someone or something to remain in a particular place, state, or condition without changing or disturbing it
Complex Transitive: to leave sb/sth [adj]
Ejemplos
Please leave the computer running; I'm in the middle of an important task.
Por favor deja la computadora encendida; estoy en medio de una tarea importante.
2.1
dejar, abandonar
to have a surviving family member who continue to live after one's death
Transitive: to leave a surviving family member
Ejemplos
When John passed away, he left two adult sons and a daughter-in-law.
Cuando John falleció, dejó dos hijos adultos y una nuera.
2.2
dejar, legar
to give someone something, particularly money and wealth, after one's death
Ditransitive: to leave sb an inheritance | to leave an inheritance to sb
Ejemplos
John 's uncle left him a valuable collection of rare coins.
El tío de John le dejó una valiosa colección de monedas raras.
2.3
dejar, dejar algo
to make something be seen, heard, or noticed by delivering, writing or recording something
Transitive: to leave a message on sth
Ejemplos
Leave a message on his voicemail explaining the situation.
Deja un mensaje en su buzón de voz explicando la situación.
2.4
dejar, confiar
to let someone deal with something in one's place
Ditransitive: to leave a task to sb
Ejemplos
Please leave the decision-making to the experts in this matter.
Por favor, deje la toma de decisiones a los expertos en este asunto.
2.5
dejar, hacer permanecer
to cause something to remain as a result
Transitive: to leave sth on sb/sth
Ejemplos
The muddy shoes left tracks on the freshly cleaned carpet.
Los zapatos embarrados dejaron huellas en la alfombra recién limpiada.
2.6
dejar, quedar
(in mathematics) to have a certain amount remaining
Transitive: to leave a number
Ejemplos
If you remove six from fifteen, you have nine left.
Si quitas seis de quince, te queda nueve.
2.7
dejar, abandonar
to refrain from doing or dealing with something
Transitive: to leave a task or issue
Ejemplos
My son leaves studying for tests until the night before.
Mi hijo deja el estudio para los exámenes hasta la noche anterior.
Leave
01
permiso
permission or authorization to do something
Ejemplos
The manager granted leave for early departure.
02
a period of authorized absence from work, duty, or service
Ejemplos
He used his remaining leave days before retirement.
Árbol Léxico
leaved
leaver
leaving
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