leaving in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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leaving [Am ˈlivɪŋ, Brit ˈliːvɪŋ] ADJ attr

school-leaving age [ˌskuːlˈliːvɪŋ ˌeɪdʒ] N Brit

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

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

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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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leaving in the PONS Dictionary

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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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leaving 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)
she's leaving tomorrow
se va mañana
to be driven to the extremity of leaving the country
tener que llegar al extremo de abandonar el país
don't leave it for the last minute
hazlo con tiempo
to be on leave for three days
estar tres días de licencia
to give sb a leaving party
despedir a alguien con una fiesta
to leave a lot to be desired
dejar mucho que desear
school-leaving certificate equivalent to A-levels in the UK and High School graduation in the USA
diploma de bachiller(ato)
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Within a week of leaving the nest the young birds are capable of hunting for mice on their own.
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When not needed, the opening could be covered over leaving the fire to smolder gently.
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He attacks her, hitting her in the head with a spanner and leaving her to die.
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After leaving school he trained as an architect but gave it up after six months, feeling he was not skilled enough.
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Her husband takes revenge by leaving her to romance a talking male horse, whom the man persuades to penetrate her in the rear-end.
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They thereupon confiscate his canoe and take off down river, leaving him to face the vengeance of the approaching humans alone.
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But he soon left to work in Burma for two years, leaving her with her in-laws.
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On cooking, the batter separates, leaving a pool of lemon curdy sauce at the base of the dish and a tender, light sponge on top.
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Due to the shortage of willing vampire donors, human drainers attack vampires and drain their entire blood supply, either staking the vamps or leaving victims to die in the sun.
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Sweet potatoes show clear lesions that grow rapidly leaving a recognizable watery and soft, oozy tissue where only the peel remains intact.
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