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For the verb: "to leave"

Simple Past:	left
Past Participle:	left

leave1 /li:v/ sustantivo

uncountable or countable (authorized absence) permiso m, licencia f (esp AmL);
(Mil) licencia f;
to be/go on ~ estar^(conj.⇒)/salir^(conj.⇒) de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia

uncountable (permission) (frml) permiso m

uncountable (departure) (frml): to take ~ of sb despedirse^(conj.⇒) de algn;
have you taken ~ of your senses? ¿te has vuelto loco?

leave2 (past & past p left) verbo transitivo

1. (go away from): she ~s home at 6 sale de casa a las 6;
  I left her reading a book la dejé leyendo un libro;
  to ~ school terminar el colegio;
  she left home at the age of 17 se fue de casa a los 17 años
1. (withdraw from) ‹profession/organization/politics› dejar

(abandon) dejar;
she left her husband for another man dejó a su marido por otro (hombre)

1. (deposit in specified place) dejar;
  to ~ sth FOR sb dejarle algo a algn
1. (not take — deliberately) dejar;
  (— inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarse
1. (not eat) ‹food› dejar

(allow, cause to remain) dejar;
please ~ the window open por favor dejen la ventana abierta

(have as aftereffect) ‹stain/scar› dejar

1. (not attend to) dejar
1. (not disturb) dejar;
  ~ her to finish on her own déjala terminar sola

(entrust): ~ it to me! ¡déjalo por mi cuenta!;
we must ~ nothing to chance no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar

(after deduction, elimination): 6 from 10 ~s 4 si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4;
there isn't much time left no queda mucho tiempo

(bequeath) to ~ sth TO sb/sth dejar(le) algo a algn/algo

verbo intransitivo
irse^(conj.⇒), marcharse (esp Esp);
the train ~s at 5 o'clock el tren sale a las 5 en punto

Phrasal Verbs
leave behind v + o + adv, v + adv + o

(not take or bring — deliberately) dejar;
(— inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarse

‹worries/cares› dejar atrás

leave on v + o + adv, v + adv + o

‹light/machine/television› dejar encendido or (AmL tb) prendido

(keep wearing) no quitarse

leave out

v + o + adv, v + adv + o v + o + adv (+ prep + o)
1. (omit) omitir
1. (exclude) excluir^(conj.⇒)

v + o + adv
1. (leave outside) dejar fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
1. (not put away) ‹clothes/toys› no guardar
1. (leave available) dejar preparado

leave over v + o + adv, v + adv + o (usu pass): tomorrow we can eat what's left over mañana podemos comer lo que sobre or quede

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leave [lɪ:v]

I	nombre 1 (ausencia) licencia, permiso, vacaciones leave of absence, excedencia 2 frml (autorización) permiso 3 frml despedida to take one's leave, despedirse [of, de]
II	vtr (ps & pp left) 1 (un sitio) dejar, irse de, salir de: he left home in 1976, se marchó de casa en 1976 2 (a una persona) dejar, abandonar: she's left her husband, abandonó a su marido leave me alone!, ¡déjame en paz! 3 poner, dejar: leave it there, déjalo ahí 4 legar: she left me her furniture in her will, me dejó sus muebles en el testamento 5 dejarse, olvidarse: I've left my wallet at home, me he dejado la cartera en casa ➣ Ver nota en olvidar 6 to be left, quedar: she has no friends left, no le quedan amigos there is no wine left, no queda vino to be left over, sobrar
III	verbo intransitivo 1 irse, marcharse 2 (tren, avión) salir: the train leaves at three o'clock, el tren sale a las tres en punto Puedes acompañar to leave de un infinitivo o de off más gerundio. El infinitivo indica la finalidad: he left to make a phone call, se marchó para hacer una llamada. El gerundio le da el significado de dejar de hacer algo: He left (off) calling her. Dejó de llamarla.

Compound Forms:
beg leave			pedir permiso vt
by-your-leave	n		permiso nm
go on leave			ir de vacaciones v
leave alone			dejar tranquilo algo o a alguien vt
leave alone			dejar en paz algo o a alguien vt
leave aside		(shelve temporarily)	dejar de lado vt
leave aside		(cooking)	reservar vt
leave behind			dejar atrás vt
leave home			irse de casa vi
leave me alone			déjame tranquilo vt
leave me alone			déjame en paz vt
leave much to be desired			dejar mucho que desear vt
leave no stone unturned			remover cielo y tierra vt
leave no trace			no dejar huella vt
leave off			dejar de vi
leave off			parar de vi
leave one's mark			dejar alguien su huella vt
leave out		(exclude)	dejar a alguien fuera de vt
leave out		(exclude)	excluir a alguien de vt
leave out		(omit)	omitir vt
leave over			quedar, sobrar vt
leave sb aside		(give the cold shoulder)	dar de lado a alguien vt
leave sb in a weakened condition			dejar a alguien en una situación de debilidad vt
leave taking			despedida nf
leave the country			abandonar el país vt
leave the door open for		figurately figuradamente	dejar la puerta abierta a vt
leave the ground		(plane) avión	despegar vi
leave the nest			dejar el nido vt
leave the scene of			abandonar el escenario de vt
maternity leave	n		baja por maternidad nf
on leave			de pase
on sabbatical leave			en sabática
paternity leave	n		baja por paternidad nf
paternity leave	n		licencia de paternidad nf
paternity leave	n		permiso por paternidad nm
shore leave			permiso para bajar a tierra nm
sick leave	n	recursos humanos España	baja por enfermedad
sick leave	n	recursos humanos PR	licencia por enfermedad
sick leave	n		permiso por enfermedad

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English:

about - AWOL - be - blank - caller - capable - check out - cold - compelling - device - do - door - fight out - gap - gear - impulse - last - leave behind - leave on - leave out - lentil - mark - may - misconduct - pasture - pigeonhole - reluctant - rest - sick - sick-leave - simmer - stone - stuff - suggest - umpteenth - unattended - usual - well - wherever - alone - better - by - come - dash - deposit - desire - get - go - helpless - home

Spanish:

abandonar - albedrío - amanecer - ausentarse - baja - cabida - cabo - campo - colgada - colgado - comecome - Cristo - dejar - descontar - despedirse - despegarse - despeluchar - efectuar - egresar - entornar - ser - estar - estacada - excedencia - francés - francesa - franquicia - huella - irse - mano - marcharse - marginar - menester - miel - olvidar - omitir - pánico - para - partir - paz - permiso - pieza - plantarse - prenda - primera - primero - remojo - reposo - resolución - retener

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