dejar

/deˈxaɾ/, [d̪eˈxaɾ]

leave, let

Examples

Debes dejar de jugar.

You need to stop playing.

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No puedo dejar de aceptar su invitación.

I cannot but accept his invitation.

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La modestia es el arte de dejar a los demás descubrir cuán importante eres.

Modesty is the art of allowing others to discover how important you are.

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Tuve que dejar a Tom en la escuela.

I had to drop Tom off at school.

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Al dejar el colegio, fue para África.

On leaving school, he went to Africa.

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Tiene que dejar de beber.

You must quit drinking.

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¿Puedes dejar de decir eso?

Will you stop saying that?

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No puedes dejar atrás a Tom.

You can't leave Tom behind.

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Solo quería dejar eso claro.

I just wanted to make that clear.

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Desapareció sin dejar rastro.

He disappeared without a trace.

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Tom fue muy descuidado al dejar su cámara en el autobús.

Tom was so careless as to leave his camera in the bus.

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Tom decidió dejar el patinaje después de su accidente.

Tom decided to give up skateboarding after his accident.

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Deberías dejar eso.

You should stop that.

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No debes dejar pasar una oportunidad tan buena.

You mustn't miss such a good opportunity.

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Me gusta dejar las cosas en el aire.

I like to leave things up in the air.

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Yo convencí a mi padre de dejar de fumar.

I talked my father out of smoking.

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Tom pasa a dejar a sus hijos al colegio todos los días de camino al trabajo.

Tom drops his kids off at school on his way to work every day.

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No puedo dejar de escribir.

I can't stop writing.

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Se había sentado un momento a dejar descansar a sus piernas cansadas y de repente miró hacia arriba y vio a una anciana ante él.

He'd sat down for a moment to rest his weary legs and suddenly looked up and saw an elderly woman before him.

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Deberías hacer un esfuerzo en dejar de fumar.

You should make an effort to stop smoking.

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