La palabra del día: dejar

Question

dejar - to leave, to abandon, to drop off; to let; to stop, to give up

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.

And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested.

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Ay, ¡déjame en paz! Todo lo que quiero hacer ahora es aprender Español, aunque mi gramática todavía deje mucho que desear.

Oh, leave me alone! All I want to do now is learn Spanish, though my grammar still leaves a lot to be desired.

Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Apr 10, 2010

gramática - Fidalgo, Apr 10, 2010

gracias - Issabela, Apr 10, 2010

deje - 00494d19, Apr 10, 2010

Answer 1

El presidente de Polonia hoy dejó el mundo. Que él y todos los que estaban en el avión descansen en paz.

Today the Polish president left the world. May he and all others who were in the plane rest in peace.

Today the Polish... others who were... - AKgal, Apr 10, 2010

Thanks. - swing, Apr 10, 2010

todos los que estaban - 00494d19, Apr 10, 2010

Answer 2

Su esposa no le deja aprender castellano porque dedica más tiempo en la computadora a contestar a las preguntas en Spanishdict.com que hacer las tareas domésticas.

His wife doesn't allow him to learn Spanish because he spends more time on the computer answering questions at Spanishdict.com than doing the housework.

English fixes: ...Spanish because he spends too much time on the computer answering questions at Spanishdict.com. - AKgal, Apr 10, 2010

Thank you, Akgal - Fidalgo, Apr 10, 2010

your welcome :-) but I missed one! 'Her wife" should be "His wife" - AKgal, Apr 10, 2010

Oh, no, why did I have such a serious mistake?;) - Fidalgo, Apr 10, 2010

Possibly because you worked very hard on the more difficult parts of your very impressive sentences Fidalgo, it's easy in that situation to make a mistake you normally wouldn't. No te preoccupes! - galsally, Apr 10, 2010

and here I am putting 2 'c' s in 'preocupes' once again, following an English spelling. jeje - galsally, Apr 10, 2010

It it very kind of you, Galsally :) - Fidalgo, Apr 10, 2010

Answer 3

Quiero viajar por muchas partes del mundo pero mi presupuesto no me deja.

I want to travel to many parts of the world but my budget won't let me.

...my budget - AKgal, Apr 10, 2010

Thank akgal5 - Krama, Apr 10, 2010

Answer 4

I have to leave for a few days this site,are things of work

Tengo que dejar por unos días este foro,son cosas del trabajo.

for work related reasons - nizhoni1, Apr 10, 2010

I have to leave this site for a few days - galsally, Apr 11, 2010

Answer 5

Amiga, me dejaste con las ganas y ahora no puedo dejar de llorar.

Girl, you left me with the quickness and now I can't stop crying.

Sorry the English does not make sense and I don't know Spanish well enough to know what you meant :-) - AKgal, Apr 10, 2010

did you mean "you left me with a broken heart" ? - AKgal, Apr 10, 2010

or "you left me with desires / wishes / feelings - ian-hill, Apr 10, 2010

Maybe, you left me so suddenly? - Lise-Laroche, Apr 10, 2010

you left me suddenly, you left me eagerly, etc. I guess "the quickness" is more of a slang term, and if you're not familiar with i can understand why it might not sound right. - pescador1, Apr 10, 2010

I've never heard that term before! I had to check to see if you were a fluent english speaker jeje - galsally, Apr 11, 2010

Answer 6

Si no me quieres dejarme ir.

If you don't love me let me go.

Answer 7

Dije al despertador, "¡Déjame en paz!...quiero dormir una hora más...es sábado y no necesito ir a trabajar hoy."

I said to the alarm clock, "Leave me alone...I want to sleep another hour...it's Saturday and I don't have to work today." L.

Answer 8

Por Dios, no te deja caer esos platos, son mis favoritos.

For Heaven's sake, don't drop those plates, they're my favourites.

Edited because I have a hunch that there is an object pronoun needed, please correct as always!

Answer 9

¡Disfruten de la naturaleza y dejen de abusar a ella!

Enjoy nature and stop abusing it!

Enjoy nature... :-) - AKgal, Apr 10, 2010

thanks:) - luz_72, Apr 10, 2010

Answer 10

Deja las llaves del carro en la mesita! Estás castigada señorita y no puedes salir!

Leave the keys to the car on the small table.You are grounded Missy, and you can't go out! (Missy is a diminutive of Miss.)

Answer 11

Tengo dificultades dejando de los juegos de ordenador comenzar jugando.

I have a difficult time leaving computer games I start playing.

Answer 12

Entonces el diablo lo dejó, y unos ángeles acudieron a servirle.

Then the devil left, and some angles came and tended to him.

Answer 13

Deja de llorar o te daré algo para llorar.

Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about.

you sound like my father - nizhoni1, Apr 11, 2010

adding insult to injury. :( I used to hear it at home too. - galsally, Apr 11, 2010

Answer 14

Cuando fui a visitar mis padres, yo dejé a mi marido a cargo de los gatos.

When I went to visit my parents, I left my husband in charge of the cats.

should be ¨my parents¨ - scottdoherty, Apr 10, 2010

Thanks. - sanlee, Apr 10, 2010

Heh. I do the same thing. - CrazyDiamond, Apr 10, 2010

Answer 15

La mujer americana dejó a su hijo y e'l volvió a Rusia. The American woman abandoned her son and returned him to Russia.