La Palabra Del Dia: "dejar"

Question

dejar ( deh-hahr' )

verb ( to leave (behind); to allow, to let )

We are currently looking for a corrector for the Spanish sentences. If you are interested, please send me a pm. In the meantime, please help each other as you are able.

There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1. Samantha dejó sus llaves en la oficina y ahora no puede entrar a su casa.

Samantha left her keys at the office and now she can't get into her house.

2. Sofía está enojada porque sus padres no la están dejando ir a la fiesta.

Sofia is angry because her parents aren't letting her go to the party.

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Thanks, Annie! You, too, enjoy the weekend and sun! - bandit51jd, Jan 17, 2015

Hola amigas xx - ian-hill, Jan 17, 2015

Hola Bandita and Ian. :):) - rac1, Jan 17, 2015

Answer 1

Ella va a dejar a su novio.
She is going to leave her boyfriend.

Él se lo merece.
He deserves it.

I guess it's high time. :) - rac1, Jan 17, 2015

If only "boyfriend" meant boy friend, but alas it means so much more. - Jubilado, Jan 17, 2015

In spanish we do have a word for a boy who is our friend, you know it, "amigo."There are other more slangier ones that vary from region to region. - Daniela2041, Jan 17, 2015

Answer 2

Es hora de dejar de contestar esas preguntas ridículas que ponen algunos aquí para tomarnos el pelo.

It's time to stop answering those questions that some people post here to pull our leg.

Too true amiga. - ian-hill, Jan 17, 2015

Yes, apparently it is now forbidden to answer questions. - annierats, Jan 17, 2015

I love to answer questions but I have been duped so many times by some of these characters. Both Ian and Ray have had to correct my impulsiveness. You know me, Annie. - Daniela2041, Jan 17, 2015

I have also stopped answering thequestions.. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 17, 2015

No one is forbidden to answer a question. Please don't think that. - rac1, Jan 17, 2015

I've just been told to be careful. There are some who used to post their silly questions incessantly. I helped to expose them. - Daniela2041, Jan 17, 2015

Anyone who posts a question that is correctly spelled and politely asked gets an answer from me. That probably eliminates more than 50% of first-time (and only-time) posters. I don't try to guess what they are asking. If I don't know, I don't say. - Jubilado, Jan 17, 2015

I really don't know what to do now. I guess I have backed off from answering, too. - sanlee, Jan 18, 2015

The only issue I have are those questions that seems to come from students that just want to pass a test. - Sassette, Jan 18, 2015

Well, those are usually easy to tell. Let them answer first before you give them an answer. - sanlee, Jan 18, 2015

That is the way to go Sandy. xx - ian-hill, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 3

Si de todos modos dejarás huellas donde vayas es mejor dejar algo bonito.

If anyway you leave footprints everywhere you go it is better to leave something nice.

"If you leave"... :) - rac1, Jan 17, 2015

Amazing picture Porcu.. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 17, 2015

dejar huella=to leave a trace. Thanks for Spanish post (I love them) and lesson. - Sassette, Jan 18, 2015

Thanks my friends - porcupine7, Jan 18, 2015

Thanks Tipo Guy , but in this case I like the footprints better - porcupine7, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 4

A veces es mejor dejar de hacer las cosas que no son buenas para nosotros, aunque, si las hemos hecho por un tiempo largo, puede ser que hacer estas cosas haga que sintamos sentirnos cómodos, y dejar de hacerlas nos deje muy incómodos.

At times it is better to quit doing those things that are not good for us, even though, if we have done them for a long time, it can be that doing those things makes us feel comfortable, and stopping doing them leaves us very uncomfortable.

You hit the nail on the head, amigo. :) - rac1, Jan 17, 2015

Como ha dicho Amber, has dado en el clavo una vez más. - Daniela2041, Jan 17, 2015

I'm sure you realize how often wise teachers over the centuries have given this counsel. - Jubilado, Jan 17, 2015

que 'nos' sintamos cómodos...or 'haga sentirnos cómodos.. - Pablo064, Jan 18, 2015

Gracias, como siempre. :) - bosquederoble, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 5

La banda era tan ruidosa que por un rato casi nos dejó sordos.

The band was so loud that for a while it almost made us deaf. (almost left us deaf)

I used it this way because I just saw something similar in an email from my nuera venozolana. - jennysk, Jan 18, 2015

Aquí decimos lo mismo. :) - Cordobesa, Jan 18, 2015

It can make one deaf. - rac1, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 6

¡No es una buena idea para dejar calcetines sucios en su armario o debajo de su cama!

It's not a good idea to leave dirty socks in your closet or under your bed!

I agree :) - Raja-jani, Jan 17, 2015

Phew.....I agree. jeje - rac1, Jan 17, 2015

¡Fuchi! - Daniela2041, Jan 17, 2015

why? - aocroc, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 7

El verano pasado dejéme disfrutar una hamburguesa que hice una parrillada el verano pasado (se muestra en la foto debajo).

Last summer I let myself enjoy a hamburger that I barbecued (shown in photo below).

As always, I'm open to any suggested corrections to my sentences or ways to improve it. - Sassette, Jan 18, 2015

Mi amor por las hamburguesas le conseguirá un voto, pero ¿por qué edad hamburguesas? - jrschenk, Jan 18, 2015

Good heavens! That's an old hamburger! Hehehe. You should probably start with "Last summer...." Thanks for the correction to my second post! - Jubilado, Jan 18, 2015

I see your point, people! I did freeze some patties for winter but this one was fresh. I barbecued it, put it together, got my tripod out and took a picture of it and ate it right away last summer. - Sassette, Jan 18, 2015

Una opción para esa magnífica hamburguesa: "me permití disfrutar de una hamburguesa que hice/preparé a la parrilla/barbacoa". :) - Cordobesa, Jan 18, 2015

Algo coloquial: "me di el gustazo de disfrutar" (no es exactamente lo mismo, pero se usa bastante aquí). - Cordobesa, Jan 18, 2015

Thanks, Cordobesa, for the input. This really helps expand my knowledge. "Gustazo" is a new word for me. - Sassette, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 8

Su novia acaba de dejarle.

His girlfriend has just finished with him.

Mis padres no me dejan salir por la noche.

My parents won’t let me go out at night.

Dos frases muy correctas. An alternative English translation for the first one is "His girlfriend has just left him. - Daniela2041, Jan 17, 2015

True Dani but it could have another meaning - :) - ian-hill, Jan 17, 2015

Geezzz thanks Ian. - rac1, Jan 17, 2015

Answer 9

Déjame sola, estoy tratando de escribir una frase.

Leave me alone, I am tring to write a sentence.

¡Y tan joven! - Daniela2041, Jan 18, 2015

Jejejeje - rac1, Jan 18, 2015

:) - sanlee, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 10

Everywhere I go I leave something behind: my hat, my jacket, my sunglasses, my gloves. It's good that my head is attached to my body.

Donde quiera que voy, dejo algo atrás: mi sombrero, mi chaqueta, mi gafas de sol, mi guantes. Es bueno que la cabeza es unido al cuerpo.

Debemos compartir algunas adn (forum won't let me capitalize acronym adn. Arrgh!) - jrschenk, Jan 18, 2015

Oh dear....Maybe she just thinks it is. lol - rac1, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 11

Alguien pagó publicó una caracatura como esta en silueta hace un rato en español (o castillano):

¡Dejad de seguirme!

Someone posted a cartoon like this in silhouette a while ago in Spanish:

can I get verification that "pagar" can mean "to post"? I think I've seen "publicar" for post in my Spanish readings. - Sassette, Jan 18, 2015

No es correcto "pagar". Gracias, TipoGuy. - Jubilado, Jan 18, 2015

Me temo que les no sólo siguen , sino nos se adelantan - porcupine7, Jan 18, 2015

Interesting Jubilado. :) - rac1, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 12

Deja eso allí o te voy a dar un...

Leave that there or you're getting a...

A....what? lol - rac1, Jan 18, 2015

Una nalgada me parece. - Daniela2041, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 13

He terminado por hoy. Por favor déjame en paz!

I have finished for today. Please leave me in peace!

A perfectly understandable request. - rac1, Jan 17, 2015

Spanish-speakers say,"leave me in peace" whereas I hear English-speakers say, "leave me alone.' - Daniela2041, Jan 17, 2015

Answer 14

A veces no puedo decir más que "¡Deja me Déjame en paz!".

Sometimes the only thing I can say is "Leave me alone!"

Thank you 1Rajaji

The correct Spanish is: Déjame en paz! - Raja-jani, Jan 17, 2015

Hopefully they get the picture. lol - rac1, Jan 18, 2015

Answer 15

Espero que he dejado una buena impresión cuando hablé con la chica bonita .

I hope I left a good impression when I spoke to the lovely girl

Wow, you left one pretty late (at least where I'm located). I can't believe I'm still up. Got to go to bed. - Sassette, Jan 18, 2015

Doesn't look like it. jeje - rac1, Jan 18, 2015