El Significado de "...se dejaba caer..."

Question

Hola a todos!

Desde principios de marzo se dejaba caer una o dos veces por semana por la tienda.

¿Qué significa el "se dejaba caer" en la frase de arriba?
¿Es algo como "bajarse del bus por la tienda"?

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¿Además de eso, puede alguien ayudarme con esta frase también?

La primera vez que la había visto estaba muy pálida y flaca, tan flaca que rayaba el límite de lo preocuopante.

No entiendo porque se usó el "lo" en esa frase.
¿Se usó para referir el cuerpo de la mujer ?

¡Muchas Gracias!

Answer 1

The second sentence is obviously referring to the health of a woman.

The first time that I had seen her she was very pale and thin, so thin that it underlined (literally "scratched") the limit of worrying (or concern). "Lo" really has no meaning here.

A similar use of "lo" is the following. "Lo interesante" del cantante fue que tenía un registro de cuatro octavos. "The interesting part (or thing)" about the singer was that he had a four octave range.

With that in mind and assuming the context of the health of the woman, your first sentence to me means:

From (or since) the first of March she would fall down twice a week by/for/at the store.

Literally "let herself fall down"

Thank you so much Daniela! "Lo interesante" example made everything clear! :) - AndréYuhai, Feb 13, 2016

By the way, could we create the sentence in the same type without using "lo" ? - AndréYuhai, Feb 13, 2016

Sería muy interesante escribir una frase sobre lo interesante es la palabra 'lo' en la frase de Por Favor... - annierats, Feb 13, 2016

I think that works, Dani? - annierats, Feb 13, 2016

"sobre lo interesante Q U E es la palabra 'lo'----" Now it works. :) - Daniela2041, Feb 13, 2016

So can we translate it like "It would be interesting to write a sentence about the interesting thing which is the word "lo" in the sentence of PorFavor... - AndréYuhai, Feb 13, 2016

Daniela ? :/ - AndréYuhai, Feb 14, 2016

Answer 2

Is the "lo" here used in the same way as "lo bueno" or "lo mejor"?

Yes I think so. Lo bueno, the good thing... the best thing... - AndréYuhai, Feb 13, 2016