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dejar helado(
deh
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hahr
eh
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lah
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doh
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. to dumbfound (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Me dejó helado cuando leí lo que escribió el gobernador en el chat.I was dumbfounded when I read what the governor wrote in the chat.
b. to amaze
Después de todo lo que pasamos, me dejó helado su actitud hacia mí.After all we went through, I was amazed by his attitude towards me.
c. no direct translation (from surprise)
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
La noticia lo dejó helado.He couldn't believe the news.
Me dejó helado saber que había muerto algunas horas antes.I couldn't believe it when they told me he had died just a few hours before.
d. no direct translation (from fear)
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me dejó helado cuando escuché que alguien me llamaba, pero no había nadie allí.I was scared stiff when I heard someone calling my name but there was no one there.
Anoche vi un fantasma y me dejó helado.Last night I saw a ghost and I was scared stiff.
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