drop out
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drop out(
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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.).
a. abandonar
The runner was forced to drop out of the race on the first mile when he sprained his ankle.El corredor se vio obligado a abandonar la carrera en la primera milla al torcerse el tobillo.
b. dejar
I was about to graduate, but then I had to drop out of school when my mother got sick.Estaba para graduarme, pero tuve que dejar los estudios cuando mi madre se enfermó.
c. dejar los estudios (of school or college)
Janis dropped out after her first year in college.Janis dejó los estudios después de su primer año en la facultad.
d. retirarse (of a contest or competition)
After his failure at the California primary, the congressman decided to drop out of the presidential race.Después de su fracaso en las elecciones primarias de California, el congresista decidió retirarse de la carrera presidencial.
a. marginarse
After ten grueling years as a lawyer, I decided to drop out of the whole scene to go live off-grid.Tras diez años agotadores trabajando como abogado, decidí marginarme de todo ese ámbito y desconectarme.
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