Translation of "leave" - English-Spanish dictionary

leave

verb uk ​ /liːv/ us ​ /liv/ present participle leaving, past tense and past participle left

A1 to go away from a place

salir (de), irse (de)
I leave work at five o’clock.
They left for Paris last night.
She left school at 16.

A2 to not take something with you when you go away from a place

dejar
I left my jacket in the car.
She left a letter for me in the kitchen.

A2 to not use all of something

dejar
They drank all the juice but they left some food.

A2 to put something in a place where it will stay

dejar
You can leave your bags at the station.

A2 to put something somewhere for another person to have later

dejar
I left some sandwiches for them.

B1 to end a relationship with a husband, wife, or partner and stop living with him or her

dejar
I’ll never leave you.
She left him for a younger man.

› to give something to someone after you die

dejar
His aunt left him a lot of money.
He left the house to Julia.
leave someone alone

› to stop speaking to someone

dejar a alguien en paz
Leave me alone! I’m trying to work.
leave something open, on, off, etc.

› to make something stay open, on, off, etc.

dejar algo abierto, encendido, apagado, etc.
Who left the window open?

Phrasal verb(s)

leave someone/something behind
leave someone/something out
be/feel left out
noun [ no plural ] uk ​ /liːv/ us ​ /liv/

› time when you do not go to work

permiso
She’s on sick leave.

(Translation of “leave” from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

leave

verb /liːv/ (past tense, past participle left /left/)

› to go away or depart from, often without intending to return

irse, marcharse
He left the room for a moment
They left at about six o’clock
I have left that job.

› to go without taking

dejar, abandonar
She left her gloves in the car
He left his children behind when he went to France.

› to allow to remain in a particular state or condition

dejar
She left the job half-finished.

› to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to

dejar
I’ll leave the meat to cook for a while.

› to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc

dejar
Leave that job to the experts!

› to make a gift of in one’s will

dejar
She left all her property to her son.
leave alone

› not to disturb, upset or tease

dejar a alguien en paz
Why can’t you leave your little brother alone?
leave out phrasal verb

› not to include or put in

omitir, excluir
You’ve left out a word in that sentence.
left over

› not used; extra

de más, de sobra
When everyone took a partner for the dance, there was one person left over
We shared out the left-over food.

(Translation of “leave” from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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