dejar
Translation
v.
› (permitir)
⇨ to let
■ constr. to let + do sthMe dejaron entrar They let me in
Dejó que lo eligiera ella He let her choose
⇨ to allow
■ constr. 1. to allow sb + to do sth 2. to allow + to do sthNo dejan fumar Smoking is not allowed
› (poner en un lugar)
⇨ to leave
⇨ to stick inform
Déjalo sobre la cama Stick it on the bed
⇨ to put
› (no mover)
⇨ to leave
No lo muevas, déjalo ahí Don't move it, leave it there
›¡Déjame en paz!
Leave me alone!
› (abandonar)
⇨ to leave
Lo dejó después de tres años de relación She left him after three years of being together
⇨ to dump inform
› (abandonar un hábito)
⇨ to pack in inform
› (abandonar un empleo)
⇨ to vacate form
› (descuidar)
⇨ to neglect
›dejar caer
to drop
›Me llevaron en coche y me dejaron en la estación
They gave me a lift and dropped me off at the station
›dejar algo claro
to make something plain
› (prestar)
⇨ to lend
Déjame el libro Lend me the book
› (legar en un testamento)
⇨ to will
¡déjalo!
⇨ forget it!
⇨ stop it!
dejar de
⇨ to cut out
⇨ to give up
⇨ to quit
Mi padre ha dejado de fumar My dad has quit smoking
(Definition of dejar v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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