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dejar

to leave

verb deh-HAHR Common

Also means

to let

Usage Note

Dejar covers two core senses: to leave something behind (dejó las llaves en casa — she left her keys at home) and to allow/let (déjame hablar — let me speak). The reflexive dejarse can mean to let oneself go (se ha dejado barba — he's grown a beard) or to allow something to be done to oneself. Dejar de + infinitive means 'to stop doing something' (dejó de fumar — he stopped smoking) — a very high-frequency construction.

Examples

"Deja las llaves sobre la mesa."

Natural Translation

Leave the keys on the table.

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