dejar plantado a alguien
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USAGE NOTE
The indefinite pronoun "alguien" ("someone") can be replaced in this phrase with a noun, a pronoun, a phrase, etc., as shown in the examples.
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)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.).
1. (colloquial) (to fail to meet or keep an appointment with somebody)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to stand up somebody
¿Alguna vez dejaste plantado a alguien? - No. Me parece una falta de respeto.Have you ever stood somebody up? - No. I think it's disrespectful.
¿Cómo fue tu cita? - El tipo no vino. Me dejó plantada.How was your date? - The guy didn't show up. He stood me up.
2. (colloquial) (to abandon somebody)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to ditch somebody
Dejé plantado a alguien y me siento mal.I ditched somebody and I feel bad.
Mis amigos me dejaron plantado y me dejaron aquí solo.My friends ditched me and left me here alone.
b. to dump somebody (in a relationship)
Si vas a dejar plantado a alguien, hazlo en persona y no por teléfono.If you're going to dump somebody, do it in person and not over the phone.
Mi hermano está triste porque su novia lo dejó plantado.My brother is sad because his girlfriend dumped him.
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