leaves in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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leaves [Am livz, Brit liːvz] pl of leaf

See also leaf

I.leaf <pl leaves> [Am lif, Brit liːf] N

II.leaf [Am lif, Brit liːf] VB intr Am

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I.leave1 <pt & pp left> VB trans

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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

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?

II.leave1 <pt & pp left> VB intr

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See also alone

I.alone [Am əˈloʊn, Brit əˈləʊn] ADJ

II.alone [Am əˈloʊn, Brit əˈləʊn] ADV

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

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

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III.leave off VB (v + o + adv)

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

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

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II.leave out VB (v + o + adv)

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

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

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leaves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leaves in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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leaves pl of leaf

See also leaf

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

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

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

leave-taking [ˈli:vˌteɪkɪŋ] N

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leaves Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sth leaves sb unsatisfied
algo deja a alguien descontento
choked with leaves
atascado de hojas
a tree bare of leaves
un árbol sin hojas
the whisper of the leaves
el rumor de las hojas
tamale (dish made of cornmeal, meat or chicken, and chili wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves)
tamal
find out (at) what time the train leaves
averigua a qué hora sale el tren
the leaves on the trees are sprouting again
los árboles vuelven a echar hojas
this child leaves a trail of destruction in his wake
este niño es un destrozón
the wind sweeps away the leaves
el viento arrastra las hojas
my blushing face leaves me no choice but to confess
lo confieso con el rubor de mi cara
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It consists of a stem with leaves and a male inflorescence.
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Sometimes, orangutans will strip leaves from a branch and hold them in front of their mouth when making the sound.
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This includes planting seeds according to the lunar cycle and using homoeopathic potions on the leaves of plants.
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Then she transforms into a stream of spiders which crawls into one of the gutters and leaves the building.
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It is the reaction which occurs when a neutron enters a nucleus and a proton leaves the nucleus simultaneously.
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The flowers of scented-leaf pelargoniums tend to be pretty but not showy; the real stars are the leaves, which conceal tiny sacs of oil.
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The dried-up leaves that appeared on your plants later in the season are indicative of a fungal issue called powdery mildew.
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Typical symptoms include the chlorosis of leaves, stunting, and distorted and lumpy fruiting structures.
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If the leaves that shade a fruit die, the fruit will be exposed and in danger of sun scald.
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Underneath the living rosettes, the plants typically produce nonphotosynthetic material or allow previous leaves to die, creating an insulating effect.
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