Dejar literally means "to leave"
or "to allow"
and is used in a number of common expressions.
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| dejar |
to leave |
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to abandon, desert, forsake |
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to forget, leave out |
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to give up |
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to lend |
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to let, allow, permit |
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to yield, produce |
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| dejar aparte |
to leave aside |
| dejar atrás |
to leave behind, outdistance, surpass |
| dejar a uno + infinitive |
to let someone do something |
| dejar a uno de la mano |
to abandon someone |
| dejar a uno entrar |
to let someone in |
| dejar a uno pasar |
to let someone in/through/pass |
| dejar a uno muy atrás |
to leave someone far behind |
| dejar a uno salir |
to let someone out |
| dejar algo para después |
to leave something until later |
| dejar algo para mañana |
to leave/postpone something until tomorrow |
| dejar algo por imposible |
to give something up as impossible |
| dejar algo por muy difícil |
to give something up as too hard |
| dejar así las cosas |
to leave things as they are |
| dejar caer |
to drop |
| dejar de existir |
to come to an end |
| dejar de + infinitive |
to stop / give up doing |
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to fail/neglect to |
| dejar mucho que desear |
to leave a lot to be desired |
| dejar plantado |
to stand up |
| dejar que las cosa vayan de mal en peor |
to let things go from bad to worse |
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| no dejar piedra por (sin) mover |
to leave no stone unturned |
| no puedo dejar de + infinitive |
I can't help being/doing/thinking... |
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| Así que lo dejamos |
So we gave it up |
| como dejo dicho |
as I have said |
| ¡Deja eso! |
Stop that! Drop that! |
| dejémoslo así |
let's leave it at that |
| Eso no deja de tener gracia |
It's not without its funny side |
| ¿Me dejas 5 dólares? |
Can you lend me 5 dollars? |
| ¿Me dejas el auto? |
Will you let me borrow the car? |
| No deja de ser algo raro |
All it's same it's rather strange |
| Quiero pero no me dejan. |
I want to but they won't let me. |
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| dejarse |
to neglect oneself, let oneself go |
| dejarse de + infinitive |
to let oneself be + past participle |
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to stop + gerund |
| dejarse caer |
to let oneself go/fall |
| dejarse decir que |
to let slip that |
| dejarse persuadir |
to let oneself be persuaded |
| dejarse vencer |
to give in, allow oneself to be defeated |
| ¡Déjate de eso! |
Stop it! Cut it out! |
| ¡Déjate de bromas! |
Stop joking around! |
| No se dejó engañar |
He was not to be deceived. |
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| la dejación |
(law) |
abandonment, relinquishment |
| la dejada |
(tennis) |
let |
| la dejadez |
untidiness, abandon, carelessness |
| dejado |
(adj) |
untidy, abandoned, careless |
| el dejo |
aftertaste, tang
touch, tinge, hint
trace of an accent |
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Dejar is a
regular -AR verb
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Dejar
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