dejar caer

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to let fall”.

Verb

dejar caer (first-person singular present dejo caer, first-person singular preterite dejé caer, past participle dejado caer)

  1. (idiomatic) to fall, to drop, to plop
  2. (idiomatic) to let slip (mention)
    • 2023 July 24, Carlos E. Cué, “La resistencia del PSOE y Sumar frustra la mayoría del PP y Vox y deja abiertas todas las posibilidades”, in El País‎, retrieved 2023-07-24:
      Feijóo gana, pero Sánchez crece en votos y escaños y deja caer que intentará volver a gobernar[.]
      [Alberto Núñez] Feijóo wins, but [Pedro] Sánchez grows in votes and seats and lets slip that he will try to govern again[.]

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