left in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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left1 [Am lɛft, Brit lɛft] pt & pt part leave

See also leave2, leave1

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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left-winger [Am ˈlɛft ˈˌwɪŋər, ˈlɛf(t)ˈˌwɪŋər, Brit ˌlɛftˈwɪŋə] N

left-footed [ˌlɛftˈfʊdəd] ADJ

I.left wing [Am ˈlɛf(t) ˈˌwɪŋ, Brit] N

left-click [ˌlɛftˈklɪk] VB intr

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left-hand [Am ˌlɛftˈhænd, Brit lɛftˈhand] ADJ attr

left-handed [Am ˌlɛftˈhændəd, Brit lɛftˈhandɪd] ADJ

left luggage [ˌleftˈlʌɡɪdʒ] N Brit

left in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for left in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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left pt, pp of leave

See also leave2, leave1

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

left-wing [ˌleftˈwɪŋ] ADJ POL

left Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to curve round to the left path
torcer a mano izquierda
to double-click on the left mouse button
hacer doble clic con el botón izquierdo del ratón
to pick up where one left off
reanudar donde uno lo dejó
the far left/right (of a party)
la extrema izquierda/derecha (de un partido)
he/she disappeared and left me standing
desapareció y me dejó plantado
he left hospital under his own steam
se marchó del hospital por su propio pie
the work has left me worn out
el trabajo me ha dejado molido
there's no honey left in the jar
el frasco ya no tiene miel
to be left to one's own devices
estar abandonado a sí mismo
there's not a drop of water left
no queda ni gota de agua
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Childhood poverty and ill health, aggravated by a bout of rickets, had left him with badly stunted legs.
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Aged 12 he left school (1892) and became an apprentice coach painter, from which he resigned on account of the scourge of lead poisoning.
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In 1973 their cause was taken up by a much larger group of heterogeneous activists, predominantly left wing, and numbering up to 100,000.
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During the rescue attempts, a petrol tank exploded and the wreckage was left to burn itself out.
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The left-handed spiral may have held religious significance because of its association with dance and ritual.
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In this format, the animator can create a domain where the player chooses to go right or left, or pick up objects, and so forth.
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A more accurate term for the left pedal on an upright piano is the half-blow pedal.
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In other words, every knit stitch is flanked on all four sides (left and right, top and bottom) by purl stitches, and vice versa.
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Some friends took him to a hotel, where he settled in and left to run an errand.
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The championships banners have been replaced by small pennants that fly on masts at the back of the left field upper deck.
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