maternity leave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for maternity leave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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

maternity [Am məˈtərnədi, Brit məˈtəːnɪti] N U

maternity leave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for maternity leave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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maternity [məˈtɜ:nəti, Am -ˈtɜ:rnət̬i] N no pl

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

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She left on maternity leave in late 2006 and has since announced she will not return.
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This structure is reflected, for example, in societies which legislate maternity leave but do not have corresponding paternity leave.
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Despite some localized employees' access to maternity leave, there was growing pressure for national maternity leave legislation in the early 1990s.
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This structure is enforced, for example, in societies which legislate maternity leave but do not have a corresponding paternity leave.
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Segregated from other lawyers in the firm, we go uninvited to attorney-only firm functions and are not provided jury duty or maternity leave.
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The legislation also provided for paid maternity leave and outlawed dismissal for pregnancy.
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The teacher soon takes maternity leave, and for some time the team is on hiatus.
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She took time off from running for maternity leave from late 2008 onwards, returning to competition in 2011.
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In 2008, she took maternity leave and appeared off-screen for weeks.
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Female teachers faced two years of mandatory unpaid maternity leave after giving birth.
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