dejan

leave


Verb dejan

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) present indicative form of dejar.
  2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of dejar.

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Examples
  • Los árboles no le dejan ver el bosque.

    He can't see the forest for the trees.

  • ¿Me dejan la goma?

    May I borrow your eraser?

  • ¿Nos dejan solos, por favor?

    Would you leave us alone, please?

  • Algunas personas engordan cuando dejan de fumar.

    Some people gain weight when they quit smoking.

  • La vida no se mide por las veces que respiramos, sino por aquellos momentos que nos dejan sin aliento.

    Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

  • Los árboles no dejan ver el bosque.

    You can't see the forest for the trees.

  • Me dejan nadar en el río.

    I am allowed to swim in the river.

  • No dejan entrar a nadie sin permiso especial.

    They don't let anyone enter without special permission.

  • Los hechos no dejan de existir por ser ignorados.

    Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

  • Dejan a los animales en jaulas muy pequeñas.

    The animals are kept in very small cages.

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