leave Significado & definición

Significado de leave en español

• 0 to go away from a place -- salir (de), irse (de)

  • I leave work at five o’clock.

  • They left for Paris last night.

  • She left school at 16.

• 1 to not take something with you when you go away from a place -- dejar

  • I left my jacket in the car.

  • She left a letter for me in the kitchen.

• 2 to not use all of something -- dejar

  • They drank all the juice but they left some food.

• 3 to put something in a place where it will stay -- dejar

  • You can leave your bags at the station.

• 4 to put something somewhere for another person to have later -- dejar

  • I left some sandwiches for them.

• 5 to end a relationship with a husband, wife, or partner and stop living with him or her -- dejar

  • I’ll never leave you.

  • She left him for a younger man.

• 6 to give something to someone after you die -- dejar

  • His aunt left him a lot of money.

  • He left the house to Julia.

• 7 to stop speaking to someone -- dejar a alguien en paz

  • Leave me alone! I’m trying to work.

• 8 to make something stay open, on, off, etc. -- dejar algo abierto, encendido, apagado, etc.

  • Who left the window open?

• 9 time when you do not go to work -- permiso

  • She’s on sick leave.

• 10 to go away from a place -- salir

  • I’m leaving in ten minutes. Me voy en diez minutos.

  • He left last night for Spain. Él se fue anoche a España.

  • She left home at 16. Ella se fue de casa a los 16 años.

• 11 to stop working at a place or going to school permanently -- abandonar

  • He left the company last month. Él abandonó la empresa el mes pasado.

  • She’s leaving after 15 years. Ella se lo deja después de 15 años.

  • She left school at 16. Ella dejó los estudios a los 16 años.

• 12 to forget to bring sth with you -- dejarse

  • I left my credit card at the store. Yo dejé mi tarjeta de crédito en la tienda.

• 13 to put sth in a place and go away from it -- dejar

  • Leave the package on the front porch. Deja el paquete en el porche delantero.

• 14 to cause a particular condition or emotion to remain after going away -- dejar

  • Don’t leave the light on. No dejes la luz encendida.

  • He left the business a complete mess. Él dejó el negocio hecho un completo desastre.

  • The storm left thousands of people homeless. La tormenta dejó a miles de personas sin hogar.

  • I was left with the feeling that he was mad at me. Me quedé con la sensación de que él estaba enfadado conmigo.

  • The experience left me worrying about my health. La experiencia me dejó preocupada por mi salud.

  • There was no food left. No había comida de sobra.

  • We looked at what was left of our house. Miramos lo que quedaba de nuestra casa.

  • There was only a little cake left over. Solo sobraba un poquito de pastel.

• 15 to not do sth, in order to do it later or so that sb else does it -- procrastinar

  • I left that to do last. Me dejé eso para hacerlo después.

  • Leave it to me to figure that out. Déjame que yo lo descubra.

• 16 to end a relationship in which you live with sb -- dejar

  • She left him for another man. Ella le dejó por otro hombre.

• 17 to indicate who will get your money or property when you die -- dejar

  • She left everything to her sons. Ella le dejó todo a sus hijos.

• 18 indicates sth is not very good -- dejar mucho que desear

  • His acting left a lot to be desired. Su actuación dejó mucho que desear.

• 19 time when you are allowed to be away from work -- permiso [ masculine, singular ]

  • the policy for sick leave el permiso por enfermedad

  • soldiers on leave soldados de permiso