leave off

leave off
transitive verb
1) (cease to wear) auslassen (ugs.); nicht anziehen
2) (discontinue) aufhören mit; abs. aufhören

has it left off raining? — hat es aufgehört zu regnen?

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◆ leave off
I. vt
1. (omit)
▪ to \leave off sb/sth off jdn/etw auslassen [o SCHWEIZ weglassen]
to leave sb/sb's name off a list jdn/jds Namen nicht in eine Liste aufnehmen
2. (not put on)
to \leave off a lid off sth keinen Deckel auf etw akk geben, etw offen lassen
3. (not wear)
to \leave off one's coat off seinen Mantel nicht anziehen
4. (not turn on)
to \leave off the radio off das Radio aus[gestellt] [o abgedreht] [o SCHWEIZ abgestellt] lassen
II. vi (fam)
1. (stop) aufhören
▪ to \leave off off sth mit etw dat aufhören
▪ to \leave off off doing sth (dated) aufhören, etw zu tun
▪ to \leave off off sb jdn in Ruhe lassen fam
2. (dated: stop bothering) Ruhe geben fam
hey, \leave off off! I hate people touching my hair he, lass das! ich mag es nicht, wenn Leute meine Haare anfassen fam
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1. vt sep
clothes nicht anziehen; lid nicht darauf tun, ablassen (inf); radio, lights auslassen; umlaut weglassen

you can leave your coat off — du brauchst deinen Mantel nicht anzuziehen

don't leave the top off your pen — lass den Füllhalter nicht offen or ohne Kappe liegen

you left her name off the list — Sie haben ihren Namen nicht in die Liste aufgenommen

2. vi +prep obj (inf)
aufhören

we left off work after lunch — wir haben nach dem Mittagessen Feierabend gemacht

leave off doing that, will you! — hör auf damit, ja?

3. vi (inf)
aufhören

leave off! — lass das!

he picked up where he left off last year — er machte weiter, wo er letztes Jahr aufgehört hatte

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leave off
A v/t
1. einstellen, aufhören mit:
leave off work die Arbeit einstellen;
leave off crying zu weinen aufhören
2. eine Gewohnheit etc aufgeben
3. ein Kleidungsstück ablegen, nicht mehr tragen oder anziehen
B v/i aufhören
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transitive verb
1) (cease to wear) auslassen (ugs.); nicht anziehen
2) (discontinue) aufhören mit; abs. aufhören

has it left off raining? — hat es aufgehört zu regnen?


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