| dejé |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of dejar | |
| dejar |
| 1. v. to leave (to place) | |
| Dejé la cerveza arriba. - I left the beer upstairs. | |
| 2. v. to leave, to keep (to allow to continue) | |
| Me gusta dejar la luz encendida. - I like to keep/leave the light on. | |
| Supongo que podríamos dejar el restaurante abierto un poco más. - I suppose we could keep the restaurant open a little bit longer. | |
| 3. v. to leave (to cause, result in) | |
| Su respuesta nos dejó convencidos. - His answer left us convinced. | |
| 4. v. to let, allow | |
| Deja que se explique. - Let her explain herself. | |
| Después de asear el área afectada, déjela secar. - After you clean the affected area, allow it to dry. | |
| 5. v. to let go, put down (to release from one's grasp) | |
| 6. v. to drop off | |
| Ayer dejé un paquete muy importante. - Yesterday I dropped off a very important package. | |
| 7. v. to leave, to abandon, to dump | |
| Su madre la dejó cuando tenía tres años. - Her mother left her when she was three. | |
| La invitó a una cita muy agradable, y de repente de la nada, él la dejó. - He took her on a really nice date, and then suddenly out of nowhere, he dumped her. | |
| 8. v. to give up, to lay off, to kick (colloquial) | |
| Van a dejar la bebida. - They're going to lay off drinking. | |
| Estoy pensando en dejar el chocolate para la Cuaresma. - I am thinking of giving up chocolate for Lent. | |
| Espero dejar ese hábito terrible para siempre. - I hope to kick that terrible habit for good. | |
| 9. v. to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases) | |
| Quería dejar las cosas claras. - I wanted to set the record straight. | |
| Usted tiene que dejar atrás el pasado. - You've got to put the past behind you. | |
| El político emergente estaba decidido a dejar su huella. - The emerging politician was determined to make his mark. | |
| 10. v. (Spain, transitive, colloquial) to cut out (stop) | |
| 11. v. to leave off | |
| 12. v. (indtr, intr=1) to cease, stop (doing something) | |
| Hace dos años dejaron de fumar. - Two years ago they stopped smoking. | |
| Mi pareja no deja de sorprenderme. - My partner never ceases to amaze me. | |
| 13. v. (indtr, a, .reflexive) to be left, to be left to | |
| 14. v. to let (oneself), to let oneself go (gloss, cease to care about one's appearance) | |
| la |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal) | |
| 3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this | |
| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
| No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
| 4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale) | |
| 5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key) | |
| ventana |
| 1. n-f. window (opening for light and air) | |
| 2. n-f. window frame | |
| 3. n-f. (computing) window (area on a computer screen) | |
| 4. n-f. nostril | |
| 5. n-f. small gap or opening; forest clearing | |
| abierta |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of abierto | |
| 2. Participle. feminine singular of abierto | |
| abierto |
| 1. adj. open, unlocked (not closed, accessible) | |
| La puerta está abierta. - The door is open. | |
| 2. adj. open (actively conducting business) | |
| A ver si el banco está abierto todavía. - Let's see if the bank is still open. | |
| 3. adj. open, open-minded (receptive) | |
| Un buen profesor estará abierto a las sugerencias de sus alumnos. - A good professor will be open to their students' suggestions. | |
| 4. adj. open, overt, outspoken, candid (not subtle in character) | |
| 5. adj. open-ended (i.e. unrestricted) | |
| Estas negociaciones son un proceso abierto cuyo resultado no puede garantizarse de antemano - These negotiations are an open-ended process, the outcome of which cannot be guaranteed beforehand. | |
| 6. adj. (phonetics) open (uttered with a wide opening of articulators) | |
| 7. n-m. (sports) open (event in which anyone can compete) | |
| 8. Participle. past participle of abrir | |
