dejar
/deˈxaɾ/ verb A2- to leave (to place) · Dejé la cerveza arriba. I left the beer upstairs.· Deja las llaves sobre la mesa. Leave the keys on the table.
- to leave, to keep (to allow to continue) · Me gusta dejar la luz encendida. I like to keep/leave the light on.· Supongo que podríamos dejar el restaurante abierto un poco más. I suppose we could keep the restaurant open a little bit longer.
- to leave (to cause, result in) · Su respuesta nos dejó convencidos. His answer left us convinced.· Nos dejaste sorprendidos. You surprised us.
- to let, allow · Deja que se explique. Let him/her/it explain himself/herself/itself.· Después de asear el área afectada, déjela secar. After you clean the affected area, allow it to dry.
- to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp)
- to drop off · Ayer dejé un paquete muy importante. Yesterday I dropped off a very important package.
- to leave, to abandon, to dump · Su madre la dejó cuando tenía tres años. Her mother left her when she was three.· La invitó a una cita muy agradable, y de repente de la nada, él la dejó. He took her on a really nice date, and then suddenly out of nowhere, he dumped her.
- to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial) · Van a dejar la bebida. They're going to lay off drinking.· Estoy pensando en dejar el chocolate para la Cuaresma. I am thinking of giving up chocolate for Lent.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- dejar
- Gerund
- dejando
- Past participle
- dejado
- Present (yo)
- dejo
- Preterite (yo)
- dejé
From the library
Dejad la angosta senda
Lleva quien deja y vive el que ha vivido.
Dejé la luz á un lado, y en el borde
Dejar quisiera
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