leave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for leave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.leave¹ <pt & pp left> VB trans

1.1. leave (go away from):

she leaves home/the office at 6

sale de casa/la oficina a las 6

what time did you leave their house?

¿a qué hora te fuiste de su casa?

what time did you leave their house?

¿a qué hora te marchaste de su casa? Spain

the plane left Rome at 10

el avión salió de Roma a las 10

I left her reading a book

la dejé leyendo un libro

may I leave the table?

¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?

may I leave the room? euph

¿puedo ir al baño?

what are you going to do when you leave school?

¿qué vas a hacer cuando termines el colegio?

he left school at 16

dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años

she left home at the age of 17

se fue de casa a los 17 años

she's left that address

ya no vive ahí

he never left her side

no se apartó de su lado en ningún momento

the train left the rails

el tren descarriló

1.2. leave (withdraw from):

leave profession/organization/politics

dejar

to leave sth for sth

dejar algo por algo

2. leave (abandon):

leave wife/family

dejar

she left her husband for another man

dejó a su marido por otro (hombre)

I left the car and continued on foot

dejé el coche y continué a pie

he was left for dead

lo dieron por muerto

they left him to die in the desert

lo abandonaron a su suerte en el desierto

3.1. leave (deposit in specified place):

leave

dejar

I'm sure I left it on the table

estoy segura de que lo dejé sobre la mesa

she left the child with her mother

dejó al niño con su madre

leave your key at reception

deje la llave en recepción

3.2. leave (leave behind for sb):

leave

dejar

would you like to leave a message?

¿quiere dejar un recado?

to leave sth for sb

dejarle algo a alguien

I left a note for him

le dejé una nota

I left my card with his secretary

le dejé mi tarjeta a su secretaria

3.3. leave (not take):

leave

dejar

3.4. leave (forget):

leave

olvidarse de

leave

dejar

leave

dejarse inf

I left my money at home!

¡dejé el dinero en casa!

3.5. leave (not eat):

leave food

dejar

if you don't like it, leave it

si no te gusta, déjalo

4.1. leave (allow, cause to remain):

leave

dejar

leave it in the oven a little longer

déjalo en el horno un poco más

you left the phone off the hook

dejaste el teléfono descolgado

please leave the window open/door closed

por favor dejen la ventana abierta/la puerta cerrada

she leaves her things all over the place

deja or va dejando sus cosas por todas partes

he left me waiting there for an hour

me tuvo ahí una hora esperando

she left her meal untouched

no probó la comida

they left the work half finished

dejaron el trabajo a medio hacer

some things are better left unsaid

es mejor callar or no decir ciertas cosas

let's leave it at that for now

dejémoslo así por ahora

where did we leave things last time we talked?

¿en qué quedamos la última vez que hablamos?

4.2. leave (cause to be, have):

leave

dejar

it left me/I was left with nothing to do

me dejó/me quedé sin nada que hacer

5.1. leave (have as aftereffect):

leave stain/scar

dejar

she left a bad impression on him

le causó (una) mala impresión

the hurricane left a trail of devastation

el huracán dejó la mayor desolación a su paso

5.2. leave (as evidence, sign):

leave

dejar

6.1. leave (not attend to, postpone):

leave

dejar

leave the dishes for later

deja los platos para más tarde

6.2. leave (not disturb or interfere):

leave

dejar

leave me alone/in peace!

¡déjame tranquilo/en paz!

I was about to start cooking — I'll leave you to it, then

iba a ponerme a cocinar — bueno, pues te dejo

I didn't want to interfere, so I left them to it

no quise meterme, así que dejé que se las arreglaran or se las compusieran solos

I'll leave you to your book

te dejo con tu libro

to leave sth/sb to + infin

dejar algo/a algn +  infin or que  +  subj

leave her to finish on her own

déjala terminar or que termine sola

7.1. leave (entrust):

to leave sth to sb/sth I always leave the driving to someone else

siempre dejo que otro maneje

to leave sth to sb/sth I always leave the driving to someone else

siempre dejo que otro conduzca Spain

leave it to me!

¡déjalo por mi cuenta!

I'll leave it up to you to choose the color

te dejo a ti la elección del color

I'll leave it up to you to choose the color

el color corre por tu cuenta

now it is left to them to take the lead

ahora les toca a ellos tomar la iniciativa

we must leave nothing to chance

no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar

7.2. leave (allow, cause sb to do):

leave

dejar

the teacher left us with a lot to do

el profesor nos dejó mucho trabajo

he left us with all the cleaning to do

nos dejó toda la limpieza a nosotros

to leave sb to + infin

dejar que algn +  subj

he left his secretary to make the arrangements

dejó que su secretaria hiciera los preparativos

8.1. leave MATH:

6 from 10 leaves 4

si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4

8.2. leave (after deduction, elimination):

that only leaves you and me

con eso solo quedamos tú y yo

there's only me left at home

en casa solo quedo yo

to be left

quedar

there isn't much food/money/time left

no queda mucha comida/mucho dinero/mucho tiempo

how much money/time do I/we have left?

¿cuánto dinero/tiempo me/nos queda?

to leave much/a lot to be desired

dejar mucho/bastante que desear

8.3. leave (make available):

leave

dejar

leave a space

deja un espacio

leave some cake for me

déjame un poco de pastel

I was left with only $200

me quedaron solo 200 dólares

you leave me no alternative but to resign

no me deja otra alternativa que dimitir

there's nothing left for it but to give in

no queda más remedio que ceder

9.1. leave (bequeath):

to leave sth to sb/sth money/property

dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo

9.2. leave (after bereavement):

leave

dejar

he leaves a wife and two sons

deja esposa y dos hijos

II.leave¹ <pt & pp left> VB intr

leave

irse

leave

marcharse esp Spain

we'll leave when the rain stops

nos iremos cuando pare de llover

the train/plane leaves at 5 o'clock

el tren/avión sale a las 5 en punto

to leave for sth

salir para algo

he's already left for the airport

ya ha salido para el aeropuerto

See also alone

I.alone [Am əˈloʊn, Brit əˈləʊn] ADJ

1.1. alone (without others):

alone

solo

at last we're alone

por fin solos

I want to be alone with you

quiero estar a solas contigo

I felt all alone

me sentí muy solo

1.2. alone:

to leave or Brit also let sth/sb alone

dejar algo/a alguien en paz

just leave me alone

déjame en paz

to leave or let well (enough) alone it's a big job: I'd leave well alone if I were you

es mucho trabajo, yo que tú no me metería (en camisa de once varas)

1.3. alone:

let alone I can't afford beer, let alone champagne

no puedo comprar ni cerveza, para qué hablar de champán

she can't sew a button on, let alone make a dress

no sabe ni pegar un botón, menos aún hacer un vestido

2. alone (unique):

to be alone in sth/-ing am I alone in finding the novel a bore?

¿soy la única que encuentra la novela aburrida?

we're not alone in this opinion

no somos los únicos que opinamos así

II.alone [Am əˈloʊn, Brit əˈləʊn] ADV

1. alone (without others):

alone

solo

to go it alone if you don't get their support, are you prepared to go it alone?

si no te apoyan ¿estás dispuesto a hacerlo por tu cuenta?

after ten years in the partnership, he decided to go it alone

después de diez años en la sociedad decidió establecerse por su cuenta

2. alone (exclusively):

the choice is yours alone

la elección es solo tuya

you and you alone are responsible

tú eres el único responsable

3. alone (without addition):

alone

solo

their kitchen alone is bigger than my apartment

ya solo la cocina es más grande que todo mi apartamento

their kitchen alone is bigger than my apartment

la cocina nomás es más grande que todo mi apartamento LatAm

that one book alone sold two million copies

solo de ese libro se vendieron dos millones de ejemplares

leave² [Am liv, Brit liːv] N

1. leave U or C (authorized absence):

leave

permiso m

leave

licencia f esp LatAm

leave MIL

licencia f

leave MIL

permiso m

he asked for one year's leave of absence

pidió un año de permiso

he asked for one year's leave of absence

pidió un año de licencia LatAm

he asked for one year's leave of absence

pidió un año de excedencia Spain

maternity/paternity leave

permiso (or licencia etc.) por maternidad/paternidad

to take a week's leave

tomarse una semana de permiso

to take a week's leave

tomarse una semana de licencia esp LatAm

to be/go on leave

estar/salir de permiso

to be/go on leave

estar/salir de licencia esp LatAm

2. leave U (permission):

leave form

permiso m

she begged leave to speak

pidió la palabra

she begged leave to speak

pidió licencia or la venia para hablar form

without so much as a by your leave inf

sin ni siquiera pedir permiso

3. leave U (departure) form:

to take leave of sb

despedirse de alguien

have you taken leave of your senses?

¿te has vuelto loco?

sick leave N U

sick leave

permiso m por enfermedad

sick leave

baja f por enfermedad Spain

sick leave

licencia f por enfermedad RioPl

shore leave N U

shore leave

permiso m para bajar a tierra

I.leave off VB (v + adv, v + prep + o) (discontinue)

leave off

dejar

I just carried on where she had left off

lo que hice fue continuar con su trabajo

this book continues where the last one left off

este libro retoma el hilo del anterior

where did we leave off last time?

¿dónde quedamos la última vez?

leave off! inf

¡basta ya!

we left off work at four

dejamos or interrumpimos el trabajo a las cuatro

to leave off -ing

dejar or parar de  +  infin

he never left off nagging all day

no dejó or paró de rezongar en todo el día

II.leave off VB (v + o + prep + o) (not include)

leave off

no incluir

his name was left off the list

no se incluyó su nombre en la lista

III.leave off VB (v + o + adv)

1. leave off (not switch on):

leave off light

dejar apagado

2. leave off (not wear):

leave off sweater/vest

no ponerse

leave over VB usu pass (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) usu pass

tomorrow we can eat what's left over

mañana podemos comer lo que sobre or quede

leave a bit of cloth over for the pocket

deja or guarda un trozo de tela para el bolsillo

we have some fireworks left over from last year

tenemos or nos quedaron algunos fuegos artificiales del año pasado

she's like something left over from the sixties

es como una reliquia or un fósil de los años sesenta hum

I.leave out VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o, v + o + adv (+ prep + o))

1. leave out (omit):

leave out

omitir

she left out all reference to her mother

omitió toda alusión a su madre

it won't taste right if you leave out the garlic

no va a quedar bien si no le pones ajo

2. leave out (exclude):

leave out

excluir

leave out

no incluir

he was left out of her will

lo excluyó de su testamento

she feels left out

se siente excluida

3. leave out (not involve):

to leave sb out of sth

no meter a alguien en algo

leave her/Mary out of this!

¡no la metas/no metas a Mary en esto!

II.leave out VB (v + o + adv)

1. leave out (leave outside):

leave out

dejar fuera

leave out

dejar afuera esp LatAm

2. leave out (not put away):

leave out clothes/toys

no guardar

3. leave out (leave available):

leave out

dejar preparado

I've left some work out for him

le he dejado trabajo preparado

leave in VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

leave in sentence/scene:

leave in

no omitir

leave behind VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. leave behind (not take or bring):

leave behind

dejar

2. leave behind (forget):

leave behind

olvidarse de

leave behind

dejarse

3. leave behind:

leave behind (abandon) worries/cares

dejar atrás

leave behind (pass) suburbs/valley

dejar atrás

I've left all that behind (me)

todo eso ya es cosa del pasado

I've left all that behind (me)

ya he superado todo eso

4. leave behind (in race, at school):

leave behind opponent/classmate

dejar atrás

slow learners get left behind

los niños con problemas de aprendizaje se quedan atrás or rezagados

leave aside VB (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

leave aside

dejar de lado

leaving aside for the moment the question of …

dejando de lado de momento la cuestión de …

leave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.leave¹ [li:v] left, left left, left VB trans

1. leave (depart from):

leave

salir de

leave school, university

abandonar

leave work

dejar

to leave home

irse de casa

2. leave:

leave (not take away with)

dejar

leave (forget)

olvidar(se)

to leave sth to sb

dejar algo a alguien

to leave sth at home

dejar(se) algo en casa

to leave a note/message (for sb)

dejar una nota/un mensaje (para alguien)

to leave stains

dejar manchas

3. leave (put in a situation):

to leave sb alone

dejar a alguien en paz

to be left homeless

quedarse sin hogar

to leave sth open

dejar algo abierto

Phrases:

to leave a lot to be desired

dejar mucho que desear

to leave it at that

dejarlo

II.leave¹ [li:v] left, left left, left VB intr

leave

marcharse

leave

despabilarse LatAm

III.leave¹ [li:v] left, left left, left N

leave

partida f

to take (one's) leave (of sb)

despedirse (de alguien)

Phrases:

to take (complete) leave of one's senses

perder la cabeza (completamente)

leave² [li:v] N

leave

permiso m

to have/get sb's leave (to do sth)

tener/obtener el permiso de alguien (para hacer algo)

with/without sb's leave

con/sin el permiso de alguien

to go/be on leave MIL

salir/estar de permiso

sick leave

baja f por enfermedad

leave VB

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to leave sth to the last minute idiom

dejar algo para el último momento

leave-taking [ˈli:vˌteɪkɪŋ] N

leave-taking

despedida f

leave on VB trans

leave on

dejar(se) puesto

leave on light

dejar encendido

leave behind VB trans

1. leave behind (not take along):

leave behind

dejar

2. leave behind (forget):

leave behind

olvidar

3. leave behind (progress beyond):

leave behind

dejar atrás

I.leave off VB trans

1. leave off (give up):

leave off

dejar de

2. leave off (omit):

leave off

omitir

II.leave off VB intr

leave off

acabar

paternity leave N

paternity leave

permiso m de paternidad

sick leave [ˈsɪkli:v] N

sick leave

baja f por enfermedad

to be on sick leave

estar de baja por enfermedad

shore leave N

shore leave

permiso m para ir a tierra

leave Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to leave a note/message (for sb)

dejar una nota/un mensaje (para alguien)

to leave a lot to be desired

dejar mucho que desear

to take (complete) leave of one's senses

perder la cabeza (completamente)

to leave the phone off the hook

dejar el teléfono descolgado

to have/get sb's leave (to do sth)

tener/obtener el permiso de alguien (para hacer algo)

don't leave it for the last minute

hazlo con tiempo

don't leave it till the last minute

no lo dejes para última hora

to be on leave for three days

estar tres días de licencia

to leave a lot to be desired

dejar mucho que desear

to leave a lot to be desired

dejar mucho que desear

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She harshly instructs the comic to just keep telling jokes and leave the business end to her.

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The system allowed convicted felons to leave prison for short periods.

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Many merchants were hit hard by crippling financial losses and had to leave in search for a better way of life.

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After they leave, the Prince Regent appears, in disguise, dressed as a tattered vagabond.

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Priests are never to leave the altar to collect alms from the faithful.

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The motions for leave to file petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied.

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He overstayed his leave, lost his government post, and the decision to become a full-time actor was effectively made for him.

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He is prone to giving others cold looks if they are not willing to leave him alone.

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Women were allowed three days of annual leave in case of illness within the family.

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Since many of those who leave are highly educated, there are shortages of skilled personnel in the government, teaching, and other professional areas.

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