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"Leave" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "irse de", and "abandon" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "abandonar". Learn more about the difference between "leave" and "abandon" below.
leave(
liv
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
c. salir de
The parents asked the child to leave the room so that they could speak privately.Los padres le pidieron al niño que saliera del cuarto para que pudieran hablar en privado.
2. (to abandon)
a. dejar
Do you want me to leave the door open, or should I close it?¿Quieres que deje abierta la puerta, o la cierro?
5. (to forget)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (to depart)
8. (to go away)
a. irse
He wasn't feeling well at the office, so he left.Él no se sentía bien en la oficina, así que se fue.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el permiso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I am on leave from September 7th to September 15th.Estoy de permiso desde el 7 hasta el 15 de septiembre.
10. (permission)
a. el permiso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
With your leave, I'll take a few soldiers and engage the raiding parties.Con su permiso, tomaré unos cuantos soldados y enfrentaré a los asaltantes.
abandon(
uh
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bahn
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dihn
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to desert)
a. entregarse a
Arturo abandoned himself to gambling when he moved to Las Vegas.Arturo se entregó al juego cuando se mudó a Las Vegas.
b. abandonarse a
When she was finally alone, she abandoned herself to tears.Cuando por fin estaba sola, se abandonó a las lágrimas.
3. (to give up)
a. renunciar a
The climbers have abandoned their attempt to reach the summit today.Los andinistas renunciaron al intento de llegar a la cima hoy.
b. abandonar
She abandoned hope for rescue, but still she felt compelled to survive.Abandonó la esperanza de que la rescataran, pero aún así se sentía compelida a sobrevivir.
c. perder
We never abandoned hope, and a year later we received news that my sister was getting better.Nunca perdimos la esperanza, y un año más tarde recibimos la noticia de que mi hermana se estaba mejorando.
d. suspender
After two weeks, they abandoned the search for the crew member who went overboard.Después de dos semanas, suspendieron la búsqueda del tripulante que cayó por la borda.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I'm sure my upstairs neighbor hates us for singing with abandon between 2 and 8 am.Estoy seguro de que mi vecina de arriba nos odia por cantar como locos entre las 2 y las 8 am.
Lucrecia danced with abandon on her wedding night.Lucrecia bailó desenfrenadamente en la noche de su boda.
