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141 dejar
Multiple Entries: dejar dejar algo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo 1 dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school; dejar un recado to leave a message; dejar propina to leave a tip; deja ese cuchillo put that knife down; déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone, it wasn't her fault; dejar mucho que desear to leave a great deal to be desired◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!2 3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹ familia› to leave, abandon; ‹ trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹ lugar› to leave; 4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave; me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside; ¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!; me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos; See also→ lado 3 5◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now( permitir)◊ dejara algo/algn hacer algo to let sth/sb do sth;déjalo entrar let it/him in; deja correr el agua let the water run; ¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?; dejar que algo/algn haga algo to let sb/sth do sth; déjame que te ayude let me help you; See Also→ caer 1, See Also→ paso 1 b verbo intransitivo dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;◊ dejar de fumar to give up o to stop smoking;no dejes de escribirme make sure you write to me dejarse verbo pronominal 1b)◊ dejarse hacer algo: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him;se deja influir fácilmente he's easily influenced; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; dejarse estar (AmL); ( descuidarse) to be careless; ( abandonarse) to let oneself go 2 ‹barba/bigote› to grow 3 dejarse de hacer algo to stop doing sth; 4 (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave
dejar
1 verbo transitivo
1 (poner en un sitio una cosa) to leave: déjalo donde estaba, leave it where it was
no sé dónde dejé las llaves, I don't know where I left my keys (a una persona en un lugar) to drop off
2 (prestar) to lend: ¿me dejas tu blusa?, may I borrow your blouse?
3 (abandonar a un niño) to abandon (romper relaciones con) to leave: Carmen dejó a su novio, Carmen broke up with her boyfriend (una actividad) to give up: dejó de bailar, she gave up dancing
dejar el trabajo, to leave one's job (desistir) to give up: lo dejé por imposible, I gave it up
4 (autorizar, dar permiso) to let, allow: no sé si le dejarán viajar solo, I don't know if they'll let her travel unaccompanied
dejar entrar/salir, to let in/out ➣ Ver nota en let 5 (no molestar) to leave sb alone: deja a mamá, que está descansando, leave mummy alone, she's having a rest
6 (producir beneficios) to produce
7 (aplazar) dejaron la visita para otro día, they put the visit off for another day
8 (+ adjetivo: en un estado) to make
dejar cansado, to make (sb) tired
dejar preocupado/satisfecho, to worry/satisfy
II v aux ( dejar de + infinitivo) to stop, give up: no deja de hablar de él, she never stops talking about him
no dejes de llamar para avisarme, don't forget to call me
de pronto dejó de respirar, suddenly he stoped breathing ➣ Ver nota en give y stop
Locuciones: déjame en paz, leave me alone
dejar dicho, to leave a word o a message
dejar fuera, (excluir, no tener en cuenta) to leave out, omit
dejar mucho que desear, to leave a lot to be desired: su examen dejó mucho que desear, his exam performance left a lot to be desired ' dejar' also found in these entries: Spanish: agotar - aplanar - aturdir - barbecho - betún - cabida - cabo - caer - callar - clara - claro - colgada - colgado - consistir - Cristo - dejarse - descendencia - descolgar - desconectarse - despedirse - desplumar - destartalar - destilar - desvelar - deteriorarse - enseñar - entrever - estacada - estampar - franquear - hoy - huella - imprimir - miel - olvidar - palmo - petrificar - piedra - pieza - plantar - plantificar - poltrona - prenda - rastro - reñir - reposo - respirar - sabor - salirse - señal English: abandon - admit - advance - advise - allow - astound - black out - blind - boggle - bowl over - break off - brew - brush aside - burner - butt out - cease - chuck in - cold - come off - consider - cripple - cut - cut off - cut out - dangle - dent - device - disable - dismiss - drop - drop off - drop out - dump - end - fool - forward - fox - free - gear - give - give up - gripping - imprint - jack in - jilt - keep - keep in - keep out - knock out - lay down
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give somebody the run of something — give sb/get/have the ˈrun of sth idiom to give sb/get/have permission to make full use of sth • Her dogs have the run of the house. Main entry: ↑runidiom … Useful english dictionary
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give have the run of something — give sb/get/have the ˈrun of sth idiom to give sb/get/have permission to make full use of sth • Her dogs have the run of the house. Main entry: ↑runidiom … Useful english dictionary
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