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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) deixar2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) deixar3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) deixar4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) deixar5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) deixar6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) deixar•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) licença2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) licença•- take one's leave of- take one's leave* * *leave1[li:v] n 1 licença, permissão. 2 partida, despedida. by your leave com (sua) licença. leave of absence permissão para ausentar-se do trabalho, licença do trabalho. maternity leave licença-maternidade. on leave de licença. to ask for leave of absence pedir licença (para ausentar-se do trabalho). to take leave despedir-se, partir.————————leave2[li:v] vt+vi (ps and pp left) 1 partir. 2 abandonar. 3 retirar-se, sair. 4 cessar. 5 desistir. 6 deixar, deixar ficar. 7 legar. 8 submeter à aprovação. 9 depositar, confiar à guarda de. 10 sobrar. there is nothing left nada sobrou. to leave about deixar jogado de qualquer maneira. to leave alone não incomodar, não interferir, deixar em paz. to leave be deixar estar, não interferir. to leave behind deixar para trás, esquecer. to leave cold deixar indiferente. to leave for partir para. to leave go/ hold of largar, soltar. to leave it lay deixar para lá. to leave much to be desired deixar muito a desejar. to leave no stone unturned não deixar pedra sobre pedra. to leave off a) desistir, descontinuar. b) deixar de vestir. to leave out omitir. to leave out in the cold deixar de lado, ignorar. to leave over deixar para considerações futuras. to leave something up to somebody deixar alguma coisa por conta de alguém.————————leave3[li:v] vi cobrir-se de folhas. -
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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) forlade2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) efterlade3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) forlade4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) lade5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) overlade6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) efterlade•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) tilladelse2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) orlov•- take one's leave of- take one's leave* * *I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) forlade2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) efterlade3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) forlade4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) lade5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) overlade6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) efterlade•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) tilladelse2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) orlov•- take one's leave of- take one's leave -
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1. I1) it was dawn, before men began to leave рассвело, прежде чем люди стали расходиться; it is time [for us] to leave, it is time we left [нам] пора [уже] уходить2) I decided to leave я решил уйти (бросить работу, учебу и т. п.); the cook has threatened to leave кухарка угрожала уйти /бросить работу/; my secretary is leaving мой секретарь уходит с работы2. IIleave in some manner leave willingly (unwillingly, surreptitiously, etc.) охотно и т. д. уходить или уезжать; leave at some time leave late (early, this week, etc.) уходить или уезжать поздно и т. д.,3. III1) leave some place leave Moscow (the village, one's country, etc.) уезжать из Москвы и т.д., покидать Москву и т. д.; leave harbour выходить из гавани; leave the room! выйди из комнаты!; leave one's bed (the table) вставать с постели (из-за стола); leave the road съехать с дороги; leave the rails (the track) сойти с рельсов2) leave smth. leave a book (a parcel, etc.) оставлять книгу и т.д., he has left a note он оставил записку; did he leave a message? он просил передать что-нибудь ?; take it or leave it как хотите, воля ваша3) leave smb. leave one's wife (a wife and three children, all one's friends, etc.) бросать жену и т. д. ; I must leave you я должен вас оставить /покинуть/; leave smth. leave a party выйти из партии; leave one's job бросить работу; leave the service оставить службу; he left all and followed her он бросил все и последовал за ней; the boy left home and went to sea мальчик ушел из дому и стал матросом; can I leave the table? можно мне встать из-за стола?; he left his post он покинул свой пост /ушел со своего поста/; he was a fool to leave school (that job, etc.) он дурак, что бросил школу и т. д., let's leave the subject давай оставим эту тему, давай больше не будем об этом говорить4) leave smb., smth. leave a wife and two sons (a widow with three children, a large family, a large fortune, nothing but debts, etc.) оставлять после себя жену и двух сыновей и т. д.5) leave smth. three from seven (two from five, etc.) leaves four (three, etc.) если вычесть три из семи и т. д. остается /останется/ четыре и т. д., семь минус три и т. д. будет четыре /равняется четырем/ и т. д.4. IVleave тоже place т some manner leave the village hastily (permanently, secretly, for good, etc.) (поспешно и т. д. покидать деревню; leave smb. , smth. at some time she left the conference ( the meeting, the station, etc.) late (early, immediately, at once, etc.) она поздно и т. д. ушла с конференции и т. д.; his eyes never left her его глаза неотступно следили за ней5. Vleave smb. smth.1) leave smb. L 100 (a big fortune, a large estate, all one's money, nothing, etc.) завещать /оставлять/ кому-л. сто фунтов и т. д. [в наследство]; leave him a legacy оставлять ему наследство; leave him bread to eat оставлять ему хлеб; the payment of his debts left him nothing to live upon после уплаты долгов у него ничего не осталось на жизнь2) malaria left him a wreck после малярии он стал развалиной; leave a woman a widow оставлять / делать/ женщину вдовой6. VIleave smth., smb. in some state1)leave a door open (a house empty, etc.) оставлять дверь открытой и т. д.; leave a page blank оставлять чистую страницу; leave the question open оставлять вопрос открытым; his acting leaves me cold его игра меня не трогает /не волнует/; his illness has left him weak после болезни он ослабел; the insult left him speechless от оскорбления он [буквально] онемел /потерял дар речи/; leave this poor creature alive пощадите эту бедняжку; leave the books (a knife, a box, a car, etc.) alone не трогать книги и т. д., не прикасаться к книгам и т. д.; I should leave that question alone if I were you на вашем месте я бы не касался этого вопроса; leave her alone не приставайте к ней; leave us alone, please оставьте нас, пожалуйста, в покое2)7. VII1) leave smth. to do smth. he left the breakfast to answer the telephone он бросил завтракать и пошел к телефону; this leaves much to be desired это оставляет желать много лучшего2) leave smb. to do smth. leave smb. to settle up (to judge, to do it, to attend to the matter, etc.) предоставлять кому-л. расплатиться и т. д.; leave smth. for smb. to do I shall leave the work for him to complete я оставлю /предоставлю/ ему закончить работу8. VIIIleave smb. doing smth. leave smb. waiting (guessing, standing there, etc.) заставлять кого-л. ждать и т. д.9. IXleave smth., smb. т some state leave the letter unfinished (doors and windows firmly fastened, a cheque unpaid, some things unsaid, etc.) оставлять письмо неоконченным и т. д.; leave smb. stranded покинуть кого-л. в беде10. XIbe left how many are left? сколько остается или осталось? be left with smth., smb. be left alone with smth., smb. остаться наедине с чем-л., кем-л., I am left with no alternative but... мне не остается никакого выбора, креме как...; be left to smb., smth. it was left to me to decide этот вопрос пришлось решать мне; it was left to chance все оставили на волю случая; nothing is left to me but to go мне ничего не остается, кроме как идти; be left till some time this parcel is to be left till called for нужно оставить эту бандероль до тех пор, пока за ней не придут; there is smth. left there are three bottles (strawberries, etc.) left остались три бутылки и т. д.; there is no coffee (no food, etc.) left кофе и т. д., не осталось; have smth. left I have very little money (two roubles, an hour, no time, etc.) left у меня осталось очень мало денег и т. д.; how much time have we got left? сколько осталось времени?; be left in some state some things are better left unsaid о некоторых вещах лучше не говорить11. XVI1) leave for some place leave for Moscow (for London, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ в Москву и т. д.; leave for smth. leave for one's holidays (for one's honeymoon, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ в отпуск и т. д.; I was just leaving for work я как раз собирался идти на работу; leave for some time leave for three weeks (for a month, etc.) уезжать на три недели и т. д.; leave at some time leave on Monday (at Christmas, at the end of next term, at noon, at three o'clock, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ в понедельник и т. д.; leave after dinner уехать /уйти, отправиться/ после обеда; the bus (the plane, the train, the flight, the ship, etc.) leaves at twelve o'clock (at eight, on Mondays only, etc.) автобус и т. д. отходит /отправляется/ в двенадцать часов и т. д., leave by smth. leave by the 4 o'clock train (by plane, etc.) уехать четырехчасовым поездом и т. д., leave by the door уйти через дверь; leave in smth. leave in groups (in twoes and threes, etc.) уходить группами и т. д.; leave on smth. leave on business уехать по делам; leave on a trip to Europe отправиться в путешествие по Европе2) leave at some time leave on Monday (at the end of the week, etc.) уходить /бросать работу/ с понедельника и т. д.12. XVIIleave without doing smth. leave without seeing her (without giving one's address, without saying goodbye, etc.) уезжать /уходить/, не повидавшись с ней и т. д.13. XXI11) leave one place for another leave London for Oxford (England for Japan, etc.) переезжать из Лондона в Оксфорд и т. д.; leave тоже place for smth. leave England for a tour of the world (for a trip to America, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ из Англии в кругосветное путешествие и т. д.; leave the trenches for rest billets mil. оставить окопы и отойти на отдых; leave some place at some time leave the house at eight o'clock (at noon, in the afternoon, etc.) выходить из дома в восемь часов и т. д.; he left the country in 1907 он уехал из страны /покинул страну/ в тысяча девятьсот седьмом году; he leaves work (school, his office, etc.) at five он уходит с работы и т. д. в пять часов; they leave school at 16 они оканчивают школу в шестнадцать лет; leave some place for some time leave home for a year уехать на год из дома2) leave smth. for smb. leave a note for one's husband (a message for one's friend, nothing for me, etc.) оставлять мужу записку и т. д.; leave smth., smb. with smb. leave a card (a book, a parcel, a baby, etc.) with smb. оставлять визитную карточку и т. д. у кого-л.; leave a message with smb. просить кого-л. /поручить кому-л./ передать /сообщить/ (кому-л.) что-л.; leave word with smb. оставлять у кого-л. указания /инструкции/; leave it with me оставьте это у меня; leave smth. in /at/ some place leave one's hat in the hall (a book on the table, one's fountain-pen in the bag, one's bag at the station, one's coat in the cloakroom, etc.) оставлять шляпу в прихожей и т. д.; leave one's things out in the rain оставлять свой вещи под дождем; leave smb., smth. at (on, etc.) smth. leave one's horse at the door (her at the corner, the children on the porch, etc.) оставлять лошадь у входа и т. д., leave a forest (a turning, a place, an object, etc.) on one's right (on one's left) оставлять лес и т. д. справа (слева); leave the church on your left and go up the hill церковь останется справа, а вы поднимитесь по холму, у церкви поверните направо и поднимитесь по холму; let's leave it at that давай на этом остановимся, давай больше не будем это обсуждать; leave smth. till /until/ some time I shall leave this homework till /until/ tomorrow я оставлю это задание на завтра3) leave smth. to /with/ smb., smth. leave all the work (all the responsibility, etc.) to her свалить всю работу и т. д. на нее; leave the choice to him (the decision with them, the matter to time, the solution to chance, the ending to the imagination of the reader, etc.) предоставлять выбор ему и т. д., leave that to me предоставьте это мне; I'll leave it to you я оставляю это на ваше усмотрение; I leave it to you whether I am right or wrong предоставляю вам решить, прав я или нет; leave it to him to discover the truth предоставьте ему самому узнать всю правду; leave smth. out of smth. leave a point (a fact, an event, etc.) out of account /out of consideration/ не учитывать какой-л. момент и т. д.; leave smb. out of smth. leave him out of the match (out of the conversation, out of an agreement, etc.) не включать его в матч и т. д.; leave smth. in smb.'s hands /charge/ leave the matter (the question, the decision, etc.) in his hands /charge/ предоставьте ему решать этот вопрос и т. д., оставьте это дело и т.д. в его ведении; leave smb. in charge of smth., leave smth. in smb.'s charge he left his servant in charge of the house, he left the house in his servant's charge он оставил дом на слугу4) leave smth., smb. at some place leave a book (one's things, an umbrella, a letter, a coat, one's bags, a puppy, a child, etc.) on a bench (in the park, at the station, in the train, etc.) забывать /оставлять/ книгу и т. д. на скамейке и т. д.5) leave smb. for smb. leave one's wife for another woman бросить жену ради другой женщины /и уйти к другой/; leave smth. for smth. leave the army for the law (business for literary work, one occupation for another, etc.) бросить армию /уйти из армии/ и стать юристом и т. д., leave smb. in smth. leave one's friends (one's family, etc.) in trouble (in the lurch, in the dark about the case, etc.) оставлять /бросать, покидать/ своих друзей и т. д. в беде и т. д.; leave smb. to smth. leave smb. to his fate (to himself, to his own fortune, to his own resources, to his own thoughts, to his own devices, etc.) предоставлять кого-л. своей судьбе и т. д.6) leave smth. to smb., smth. leave a house to him (all his money to charity, etc.) оставлять /завещать/ ему дом и т.д., leave no heir to one's property не оставить после себя наследников; leave smth. behind smb. he left a great name behind him он оставил по себе память7) || leave an impression upon smb. произвести на кого-л. впечатление14. XXIV1leave smth. as smth. leave a few guineas (a letter, etc.) as a guarantee (as one's security, as a retainer, etc.) оставлять несколько гиней и т. д. в качестве залога и т. д. -
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Ⅰ.leave1 [li:v]partir ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) quitter ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (d) laisser ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d)-(h), 2 (j), 2 (l) oublier ⇒ 2 (g) léguer ⇒ 2 (n) congé ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c) permission ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b)(pt & pp left [left])∎ my flight leaves at ten mon avion part à dix heures;∎ when did you leave? quand est-ce que vous êtes partis?;∎ we're leaving for Mexico tomorrow nous partons pour le Mexique demain;∎ which station do you leave from? vous partez de quelle gare?;∎ he's just left for lunch il vient de partir déjeuner;∎ if you'd rather I left... si vous voulez que je vous laisse...∎ half of the staff have left la moitié du personnel est partie;∎ fewer schoolchildren are now leaving at sixteen les élèves sont aujourd'hui moins nombreux à quitter l'école à seize ans∎ Charles, I'm leaving! Charles, je te quitte!(a) (depart from → place) quitter;∎ she left London yesterday elle est partie de ou elle a quitté Londres hier;∎ he left the room il est sorti de ou il a quitté la pièce;∎ I leave home at 8 o'clock every morning je pars ou je sors de chez moi tous les matins à 8 heures;∎ she never leaves the house elle ne sort jamais de la maison;∎ to leave the table se lever de table;∎ may I leave the table? est-ce que je peux sortir de table?;∎ the boat finally left port at 6 o'clock le bateau quitta finalement le port à 6 heures;∎ his brakes failed and the car left the road ses freins ont lâché et la voiture a quitté la route;∎ the train left the rails le train a déraillé;∎ his eyes never left her il ne la quittait pas des yeux(b) (quit → job, institution) quitter;∎ she left the firm last year elle a quitté l'entreprise l'année dernière;∎ I left home at eighteen je suis parti de chez moi ou de chez mes parents à dix-huit ans;∎ to leave school quitter l'école;∎ he left Oxford without finishing his studies il a quitté Oxford sans avoir terminé ses études;∎ Military to leave the service quitter le service(c) (in specified place or state) laisser;∎ you can't leave them alone for a minute on ne peut pas les laisser seuls une minute;∎ he left her asleep on the sofa elle était endormie sur le canapé lorsqu'il la quitta;∎ I left him to his reading je l'ai laissé à sa lecture;∎ I left him to himself je l'ai laissé seul;∎ left to himself, who knows what he'd do? qui sait ce qu'il ferait s'il était livré à lui-même?;∎ just leave me alone! laissez-moi tranquille!;∎ let's leave it at that, we'll leave it at that (not do any more work) arrêtons-nous là; (not argue any more) n'en parlons plus∎ she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre;∎ the prisoners were left to die les prisonniers furent abandonnés à une mort certaine;∎ it's getting late, I must leave you now il se fait tard, je dois vous laisser;∎ you may leave us now vous pouvez disposer maintenant(e) (deposit, set down) laisser;∎ it's no trouble to leave you at the station ça ne me dérange pas de vous laisser ou déposer à la gare(f) (for someone's use, information etc) laisser;∎ I've left your dinner in the oven for you je t'ai laissé de quoi dîner dans le four;∎ leave your name with the receptionist laissez votre nom à la réception;∎ he's out, do you want to leave (him) a message? il n'est pas là, voulez-vous (lui) laisser un message?;∎ she left word for you to call her back elle a demandé que vous la rappeliez∎ I must have left my gloves at the café j'ai dû oublier mes gants au café(h) (allow or cause to remain) laisser;∎ leave some cake for your brother laisse du gâteau pour ton frère;∎ if you don't like your dinner, then leave it si tu n'aimes pas ton dîner, laisse-le;∎ leave enough space for the address laissez assez de place pour l'adresse;∎ leave the stew to cook for two hours laissez mijoter le ragoût pendant deux heures;∎ leave yourself an hour to get to the airport prévoyez une heure pour aller à l'aéroport;∎ I only left myself £20 a week to live on je n'avais plus que 20 livres par semaine pour me nourrir;∎ don't leave things to the last minute n'attendez pas la dernière minute (pour faire ce que vous avez à faire);∎ he left his work unfinished il n'a pas terminé son travail;∎ he left his dinner untouched il ne toucha pas à son dîner;∎ please leave the windows closed veuillez laisser les fenêtres fermées;∎ to leave sth unsaid passer qch sous silence;∎ their behaviour leaves a lot to be desired leur conduite laisse beaucoup à désirer;∎ her words left me curious to know more le peu qu'elle a dit m'a donné l'envie d'en savoir plus;∎ the decision leaves me in a bit of a quandary cette décision me place devant un dilemme;∎ I want to be left on/off the list je veux que mon nom reste/je ne veux pas que mon nom figure sur la liste;∎ I was left with the bill c'est moi qui ai dû payer l'addition;∎ she had been left a widow at thirty elle s'était retrouvée veuve à l'âge de trente ans;∎ the flood has left thousands homeless les inondations ont fait des milliers de sans-abri∎ we finished what was left of the cake on a fini ce qui restait du gâteau;∎ there's nothing left il ne reste (plus) rien;∎ there wasn't enough left to go round il n'en restait pas assez pour tout le monde;∎ I've got £10/10 minutes left il me reste 10 livres/10 minutes;∎ there's no doubt left in my mind il n'y a plus le moindre doute dans mon esprit;∎ he had nothing left to do but lock up the house il ne lui restait (plus) qu'à fermer la maison(j) (mark, trace) laisser;∎ the wine left a stain le vin a fait une tache∎ can I leave you to deal with it, then? vous vous en chargez, alors?;∎ she leaves me to get on with things elle me laisse faire;∎ to leave sb in charge of sth confier la responsabilité de qch à qn;∎ right then, I'll leave you to it bon, eh bien, je te laisse∎ can I leave my suitcase with you for a few minutes? puis-je vous confier ma valise quelques instants?;∎ she left the detailed arrangements to her secretary elle a laissé à sa secrétaire le soin de régler les détails;∎ you should leave such tasks to a specialist vous devriez laisser ou confier ce genre de travail à un spécialiste;∎ nothing was left to chance on avait paré à toutes les éventualités;∎ I'll leave it to you to finish it off je vous laisse (le soin de) finir;∎ leave it to me! je m'en occupe!, je m'en charge!;∎ leave it with me laissez-moi faire, je m'en charge∎ 9 from 16 leaves 7 16 moins 9 égale 7;∎ what does 29 from 88 leave? 29 ôté de 88 égale combien?(n) (bequeath) léguer;∎ she left all her money to charity elle légua toute sa fortune à des œuvres de charité∎ he leaves a wife and two children il laisse une femme et deux enfants3 noun(b) (permission) permission f, autorisation f;∎ he asked leave to address the meeting il a demandé la permission de prendre la parole devant l'assemblée;∎ by or with your leave avec votre permission;∎ without so much as a by your leave sans même en demander la permission(c) (farewell) congé m;∎ to take one's leave (of sb) prendre congé (de qn);∎ to take leave of sb prendre congé de qn;∎ figurative to take leave of one's senses perdre la tête ou la raison►► leave of absence congé m (exceptionnel); (without pay) congé m sans solde; Military permission f exceptionnellelaisser traîner;∎ he leaves his stuff around everywhere il laisse traîner ses affaires partoutlaisser de côté;∎ leaving aside the question of cost for the moment si on laisse de côté pour le moment la question du coût(a) (not take) laisser;∎ it's hard to leave all your friends and relations behind c'est dur de laisser tous ses amis et sa famille derrière soi;∎ they left me behind ils sont partis sans moi∎ somebody left their watch behind quelqu'un a laissé ou oublié sa montre(c) (leave as trace) laisser;∎ the cyclone left behind a trail of destruction le cyclone a tout détruit sur son passage(d) (outstrip) distancer, devancer;∎ she soon left the other runners behind elle a vite distancé tous les autres coureurs;∎ if you don't work harder you'll soon get left behind si tu ne travailles pas plus, tu vas vite te retrouver loin derrière les autres(word, paragraph) garder, laisser(stop) s'arrêter;∎ we'll carry on from where we left off nous allons reprendre là où nous nous étions arrêtés;∎ to leave off doing sth arrêter de faire qch□ ;∎ if it leaves off raining, we'll go for a walk s'il s'arrête de pleuvoir ou si la pluie cesse, nous irons nous promener(a) (not put on) ne pas remettre;∎ who left the top of the toothpaste off? qui a laissé le tube de dentifrice débouché?;∎ you can leave your jacket off ce n'est pas la peine de remettre ta veste(b) (not switch or turn on → tap, gas) laisser fermé; (→ light) laisser éteint; (not plug in → appliance) laisser débranché;∎ we left the heating off while we were away nous avons arrêté ou coupé le chauffage pendant notre absence∎ don't leave the price tag on enlève l'étiquette(b) (not switch or turn off → tap, gas) laisser ouvert; (→ light) laisser allumé; (not unplug → appliance) laisser branché;∎ I hope I didn't leave the gas on j'espère que j'ai éteint le gaz∎ several names have been left out plusieurs noms ont été omis;∎ leave out any reference to her husband in your article dans votre article, évitez toute allusion à son mari∎ I felt completely left out at the party j'ai eu le sentiment d'être totalement tenu à l'écart ou exclu de leur petite fête;∎ leave her out of this! laissez-la en dehors de ça!, ne la mêlez pas à ça!∎ he left a meal out for the children il a laissé un repas tout prêt pour les enfants;∎ leave the disks out where I can see them laisse les disquettes en évidence;∎ who left the milk out overnight? qui a oublié de mettre le lait au frigo hier soir?(d) (leave outdoors) laisser dehors;∎ to leave the washing out to dry mettre le linge à sécher (dehors)∎ leave it out! arrête!(allow or cause to remain) laisser;∎ to be left over rester;∎ there are still one or two left over il en reste encore un ou deuxⅡ.Botany (produce leaves) feuiller -
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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) zapustiti, odpotovati2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) pustiti3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) pustiti4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) pustiti5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) prepustiti6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) zapustiti•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) dovoljenje2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) dopust•- take one's leave of- take one's leave* * *I [li:v]noundovoljenje, privoljenje; dopust; slovoII [li:v]1.transitive verbpustiti, zapustiti, prepustiti; opustiti, prenehati; pustiti, na cedilu, iti preko česa; American dovoliti, dopustiti;2.intransitive verboditi, odpotovati ( for kam)colloquially to get left — ostati na cedilucolloquially it leaves me cold ( —ali cool) — ne zanima me, ne vznemirja mecolloquially leave it at that — naj ostane pri temto leave things as they are — pustiti stvari kot so, pustiti stvari pri miruto leave no stone unturned — obrniti vsak kamen, vsestransko se truditito leave s.o. wondering whether — pustiti koga v dvomu oto leave s.o. in the dark — zamolčati komu kaj, ne povedati komu česavulgar to leave go of — spustiti kaj iz rokto leave word — sporočiti, pustiti sporočiloto leave card on s.o. — pustiti vizitko pri komIII [li:v]intransitive verbozeleneti -
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n. vakantie; permissie, (het) toestaan; afwezig zijn met permissie; afscheid; weggaan--------v. uitkomen, bloeien--------v. verlaten; achterlaten; weggaan; het erbij laten zitten; ophouden; stopzetten; uitwissenleave1[ lie:v] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 toestemming ⇒ permissie, verlof2 verlof ⇒ vrij 〈in het bijzonder met betrekking tot overheid/leger〉; 〈 voornamelijk enkelvoud〉 vakantie♦voorbeelden:1 leave of absence • verlof, vakantieleave of absence without pay • onbetaald verloftake leave to • (het) wagen/de vrijheid nemen teby/with your leave • met uw permissie〈 informeel〉 without a ‘by your leave’ or a ‘with your leave’ • zo maar, ongevraagdtake (one's) leave (of someone) • (iemand) gedag/vaarwel zeggen; weggaan (bij/van iemand)→ French French/————————leave2♦voorbeelden:it's time for you to leave/time you left • het wordt tijd dat je weggaatleave one's wife • bij zijn vrouw weggaanleave for work • naar zijn werk vertrekken→ leave off leave off/1 laten liggen/staan ⇒ achterlaten, vergeten♦voorbeelden:leave about/around • laten (rond)slingerenleave for • vaarwel zeggen voor, in de steek laten voorleave (something) undone • (iets) ongedaan latenleave (something) unsaid • over iets zwijgenbe left with • (blijven) zitten met, opgescheept worden met3 leave much/a lot/something/nothing to be desired • veel/een hoop/iets/niets te wensen over latenfour from six leaves two • zes min vier is tweeleave (someone) a fortune • (iemand) een vermogen nalatenbe well left • goed verzorgd achterblijven¶ leave (someone/something) be • (iemand) met rust laten, (iets) laten rustenleave someone/something standing • beter zijn dan iemand/iets, iemand/iets in de schaduw stellenleave it at that • het er (maar) bij latenleave aside • buiten beschouwing latenleave in • op zijn plaats latenI'll leave it entirely up to you • ik laat het helemaal aan jou overleave (people) to themselves • zich niet bemoeien met (mensen)leave someone to it • iemand aan zijn lot overlaten→ leave behind leave behind/, leave on leave on/, leave out leave out/, leave over leave over/, luggage luggage/ -
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/li:v/ * danh từ - sự cho phép =by your leave+ xin phép ông, xin phép anh =to ask leave+ xin phép =to get leave+ được phép =to give leave+ cho phép =to refuse leave+ từ chối không cho phép =without a "by (with) your leave "+ không thèm xin phép - sự được phép nghỉ =to be on leave+ nghỉ phép =leave of absence+ phép nghỉ; thời gian nghỉ có phép =absent without leave+ (quân sự) nghỉ không phép - sự cáo từ, sự cáo biệt =to take leave+ cáo từ !to take French leave - (xem) French !to take leave of one's senses - (xem) sense * ngoại động từ - để lại, bỏ lại, bỏ quên - để lại (sau khi chết), di tặng =our ancesters left us a great cultural legacy+ cha ông chúng ta để lại một gia tài văn hoá lớn - để, để mặc, để tuỳ =leave it at that+ (thông tục) thôi cứ để mặc thế =to leave something to somebody to decide+ để tuỳ ai quyết định cái gì =leave him to himself+ cứ để mặc nó - bỏ đi, rời đi, lên đường đi =to leave Hanoi for Moscow+ rời Hà nội đi Mát-xcơ-va - bỏ (trường...); thôi (việc) =to leave school+ thôi học; bỏ trường * nội động từ - bỏ đi, rời đi =the train leaves at 4 p.m.+ xe lửa đi vào lúc 4 giờ chiều - ngừng, thôi, nghỉ !to leave about - để lộn xộn, để bừa bãi !to leave alone - mặc kệ, bỏ mặc, không dính vào =leave him alone+ để mặc nó, đừng có chòng nó !to leave behind - bỏ quên, để lại =to leave a good name behind+ lưu danh, để lại tiếng thơm !to leave off - bỏ không mặc nữa (áo) - bỏ, ngừng lại, thôi =to leave off work+ nghỉ việc, ngừng việc !to leave out - bỏ quên, bỏ sót, để sót - xoá đi =leave that word out+ xoá từ ấy đi !to leave over - để lại về sau (chưa giải quyết ngay) !to leave the beaten track - không đi vào con đường mòn ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)) !to leave go !to leave hold of - buông ra !to leave much to be desired - chưa tốt, còn nhiều điều đáng chê trách !to leave no means untried !to leave no stone unturned - dùng đủ mọi thủ đoạn, dở đủ mọi cách !to leave the rails - (xem) rail !to leave room for - nhường chỗ cho !to leave someone in the lurch - (xem) lurch !to leave to chance - phó mặc số mệnh !to leave word - dặn dò, dặn lại !to get left - (thông tục) bị bỏ rơi =to have no strength left+ bị kiệt sức !this leaves him indifferent - việc ấy cũng chẳng làm cho nó quan tâm; nó thờ ơ với việc ấy -
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[liːv] left vb: pt, pp1. vt1) (go away from: town) lasciare, andarsene da, (room) lasciare, uscire da, (station) partire da, (hospital) uscire da, (person) lasciareto leave school — (complete studies) finire la scuola, (prematurely) lasciare la scuola
to leave home — uscire di casa, (permanently) andarsene di casa
may I leave the room? Scol — (euph: to go to the lavatory) posso uscire?
2) (forget) lasciare, dimenticare, (give: in will, as tip) lasciare3) (allow to remain) lasciareleave it to me! — ci penso io!, lascia fare a me!
I'll leave it to you to decide — decidi tu, lo lascio decidere a te
leave me alone or in peace! — lasciami in pace!
take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!
4)to be left (over) — rimanere, restare, avanzareall the money I have left (over) — tutti i soldi che mi restano or che mi sono avanzati
how many are (there) left? — quanti ne restano?, quanti ce ne sono ancora?
nothing was left for me (to do) but to sell it — non mi rimaneva or restava altro (da fare) che venderlo
2. vi(plane, train) partire, (person) uscire, andarsene3. n1) (permission) permesso, autorizzazione fwithout so much as a "by your leave" — senza nemmeno chiedere il permesso
2) (permission to be absent) permesso, (of public employee) congedo, Mil licenzaon leave of absence — in permesso, (public employee) in congedo, Mil in licenza
3)to take (one's) leave of sb — accomiatarsi da qn, congedarsi da qn
have you taken leave of your senses? — ma sei uscito di senno?, ma sei impazzito?
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I[li:v] n թույլտվություն. by your leave ձեր թույլտվությամբ. (արձակուրդ) (նաև leave of absence) be on leave արձակուրդում լինել. without pay/unpaid leave անվճար արձակուրդ. sick leave հիվանդության արձակուրդ. maternity leave հղիու թյան և ծննդաբերության արձակուրդ. (հրաժեշտ) take leave հրաժեշտ տալ. take French leave առանց հրաժեշտ տալու հեռանալ. take leave of one’s senses փխբ. խելքը կորցնելII[li:v] v գնալ, մեկնել, հեռանալ. It’s time we left Մեր գնալու ժամանակն է. leave it to me Դա ինձ թողեք. leave all alone լրիվ մենակ թողնել. leave the question open հարցը բաց թողնել. Let’s leave it at that Եկեք դա այդպես էլ թողնենք. leave much to be desired բավարար լինելուց հեռու լինել. Some things are better left unsaid Որոշ բաների մասին ավելի լավ է չխոսել. Take it or leave it Ինչպես կուզեք. leave it undone/unsaid այդպես էլ չանել/չասել. (ժառան գություն թողնել) He left everything to his son Նա ամեն ինչ թողեց իր որդուն. He left an unfinished novel Նրանից հետո մնաց մի անավարտ վեպ. (մնալ) How many are left? Քանի՞սն են մնացել. We have an hour left Մեզ մի ժամ է մնացել. I have no money left Ինձ մոտ փող չի մնացել. (թողնել. լքել) They leave school at 16 Դպրոցն ավարտում են 16 տարեկան հասակում. He left his wife Նա լքեց իր կնոջը. The train left the rails Գնացքը ռելսերից դուրս եկավ. (գնալ, հեռանալ) The train leaves at 3 am Գնացքը մեկնում է ժամի երեքին. The flight leaves Ինքնաթիռը (թռիչքը) թռչում է … leave about/around չորս կողմը թափել/գցել. leave the toys around խաղալիքները գցել որտեղ պա տա հի. leave behind թողնել, մոռանալ. leave off դա դա րել, վերջ տալ սովորությանը. The rain has left off Անձրևը կտրվել է. leave off arguing Վերջ տվեք վեճին. leave out բաց թողնել. feel left out իրեն ավելորդ զգալ -
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[liːv] 1. pt, pp left, vtplace ( on foot) wychodzić (wyjść perf) z +gen; ( in vehicle) wyjeżdżać (wyjechać perf) z +gen; place, institution ( permanently) opuszczać (opuścić perf), odchodzić (odejść perf) z +gen; person, thing, space, time zostawiać (zostawić perf); mark, stain zostawiać (zostawić perf), pozostawiać (pozostawić perf); husband, wife opuszczać (opuścić perf), odchodzić (odejść perf) od +gen, zostawiać (zostawić perf) (inf)2. viperson ( on foot) odchodzić (odejść perf); ( in vehicle) wyjeżdżać (wyjechać perf); ( permanently) odchodzić (odejść perf); bus, train odjeżdżać (odjechać perf), odchodzić (odejść perf); plane odlatywać (odlecieć perf)to leave sth to sb — zostawiać (zostawić perf) coś komuś
you have/there was ten minutes left — zostało ci/zostało (jeszcze) dziesięć minut
to be left over — food, drink zostawać (zostać perf)
Phrasal Verbs:- leave on3. nurlop m* * *I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) opuścić, wyjść2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) (po)zostawić3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) (po)zostawić4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) zostawić5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) zostawić6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) (po)zostawić•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) zezwolenie2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) urlop•- take one's leave of- take one's leave -
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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) fara, yfirgefa2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) skilja eftir3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) fara frá4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) fara frá e-u, skilja einan eftir5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) láta (e-m e-ð) eftir6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) láta eftir sig, erfa•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) leyfi2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) frí•- take one's leave of- take one's leave -
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búcsú, eltávozás, engedély, szabadság to leave: elmegy, örökül hagy, átad, hagy, hátrahagy, ráhagy* * *I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) elmegy; elutazik2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) otthagy3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) félbehagy4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) hagy5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) rábíz6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) vkire hagy•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) engedély2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) szabadság•- take one's leave of- take one's leave -
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n. müsaade, izin, ruhsat; veda————————v. ayrılmak, bırakmak, terketmek; yola çıkmak; kalkmak; kalmak; unutmak (eşya); vazgeçmek, caymak* * *1. ayrıl 2. bırak (v.) 3. izin (n.)* * *I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) ayrılmak, terketmek2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) bırakmak3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) bırakmak4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) bırakmak, terketmek5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) bırakmak6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) bırakmak•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) izin, müsade2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) izin, tatil•- take one's leave of- take one's leave -
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• painua• häipyä• jättää jälkeensä• jättää pois• heittää• hylätä• virkavapaa• virkavapaus• virkaloma• vetäytyä• erota• antaa• unohtaa• testamentata• jättää• jäähyväiset• mennä pois• mennä• käydä• lakata• lahjoittaa• poismuuttaa• poistua• lähteä jostakin• lähteä• loma• lopettaa• lomautus• luopua• lupa• luovuttaa* * *I li:v past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) lähteä2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) jättää3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) jättää4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) jättää5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) jättää6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) jättää•- leave out
- left over II li:v noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) lupa2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) loma•- take one's leave of- take one's leave -
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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) aiziet; aizbraukt2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) atstāt; pamest3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) atstāt (kādā noteiktā stāvoklī)4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) atstāt (paša ziņā)5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) atstāt (kāda ziņā)6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) novēlēt; atstāt mantojumā•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) atļauja2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) atvaļinājums•- take one's leave of- take one's leave* * *atļauja; atvaļinājums; īpašs atvaļinājums; aizbraukšana, aiziešana; atvadīšanās; pamest, atstāt; aizbraukt, aiziet, doties; atstāt kādā stāvoklī; novēlēt, atstāt mantojumā -
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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) išeiti, išvykti, mesti2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) palikti3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) pamesti, palikti4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) palikti5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) palikti6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) palikti•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) leidimas2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) atostogos•- take one's leave of- take one's leave -
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n. lov; tillåtelse, tillstånd; permission; farväl, avsked--------v. lämna; lämna kvar; gå ifrån, separera; lämna ifred; spara; skona; sluta; utelämna, förbigå* * *I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) lämna, ge sig av2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) lämna, glömma3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) lämna4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) låta, lämna5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) överlåta6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) efterlämna•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) lov, tillåtelse2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) permission•- take one's leave -
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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) odejít; opustit2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) nechat3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) (za)nechat4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) nechat5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) nechat6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) odkázat•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) dovolení2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) dovolená•- take one's leave of- take one's leave* * *• vynechat• volno• odcházet• opustit• odjet• opouštět• odjíždět• odejít• leave/left/left• nechávat• nechat• dovolená -
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I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) odísť2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) nechať3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) nechať4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) nechať5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) nechať6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) odkázať•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) dovolenie2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) dovolenka•- take one's leave of- take one's leave* * *• zanedbat• dovolenka• rozlúcenie• rozlúcka• opustit• opúštat• lúcenie• nechávat• nechat• odchod• odchádzat• odíst
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