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Leaving Spanish Expressions
The Spanish verb dejar, “to leave” or “to allow,” is found in many idiomatic expressions, including to stand up, to give up, and to leave it at that. Learn these and dozens of other Spanish expressions featuring dejar.
Dejar translations
- to leave
- to abandon, desert, forsake
- to forget, leave out
- to give up
- to lend
- to let, allow, permit
- to yield, produce
Dejar expressions
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 | ||
to fail/neglect to | |||
dejar mucho que desear | to leave a lot to be desired | ||
dejar plantado | to stand up | ||
dejar que las cosas vayan de mal en peor | to let things go from bad to worse | ||
no dejar piedra por (sin) mover | to leave no stone unturned | ||
no puedo dejar de + infinitive | I can't help being/doing/thinking… | ||
Así que lo dejamos | So we gave it up | ||
Como dejo dicho | As I’ve 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. | ||
dejarse | to neglect oneself, let oneself go | ||
dejarse de + infinitive | to let oneself be + past participle | ||
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. | ||
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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