leave2

/liːv/

Translation

n [u]

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⇨ permiso

I've got two days' leave so that I can sit the exams

Tengo un permiso de dos días para poder examinarme

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⇨ baja

maternity leave

baja por maternidad

Véase tb: absent without leave; compassionate leave; sick leave

(Definition of leave n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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