leave behind | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)Toabandon.Weleft behindour luggage at the hotel.How could youleavemebehindlike that?2010,BioWare,Mass Effect 2(Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts,→OCLC, PC, scene: Collector Base:Dr. Chakwas: Shepard? You... you came for us.Shepard: No one getsleft behind.2020April 3,Chappell Roan,Dan Nigro, “Pink Pony Club”‎[1]performed by Chappell Roan:Don't think I'veleftyou allbehindStill love you and TennesseeYou're always on my mind2023August 23, Malcolm Holmes tells Paul Stephen, “A mission to develop GCR's legacy”, inRAIL, number990, page38:That's because, havingleft behindhis senior position on the national network at the West Midlands Rail Executive in mid-March[…], the energetic but mild-mannered Holmes has brought a distinctly forward-looking agenda to the Leicestershire heritage operation he now leads.; (transitive,idiomatic)Toforgetabout.We (accidentally)left behindour bags at the airport.Justleaveyour caresbehindyou and enjoy the party.; (transitive,idiomatic)To notlivelongerthan; tobesurvivedby.Mrs Johnston died at thirty, andleft behindthree young daughters.; (transitive,idiomatic)Toleave(atraceof something).The wound I got in my car accidentleft behinda massive scar.Unfortunately, this cleaning productleaves behinda noticeable residue.; (transitive,idiomatic)Tooutdo; toprogressfaster than (someone or something else).This productleaves behindall its competitors in the market.; (transitive)Topass.As soon as we made our way onto the highway, weleftthe skyscrapersbehindus.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeleave,‎behind.

Examples:

EN: Who did you leave behind?
ES: ¿A quién has abandonado?
EN: Now my life's coming to a close. I want this business and this money that I leave behind to mean something.
ES: He llegado al ocaso de mi vida, quiero que mi negocio y mi dinero signifiquen algo.
EN: I have a feeling that if we got together, collaborated on a note to leave behind, and really worked on it, it would not only be a very fine piece of literature, but it might save me a black eye.
ES: Creo que si nos juntáramos... y tratáramos de crear algo inmortal, con mucho esfuerzo... no sólo sería una buena obra literaria... sino que tal vez me ahorraría una golpiza.
EN: Myself, I can leave behind everything.
ES: Solo, lo dejaría todo.
EN: § In every port you leave behind a heartache inside §
ES: En cada puerto deja un corazón deshecho de tristeza
EN: It would be a grave error to leave behind... the implements for building another canoe, wouldn't it?
ES: Sería un gran error dejar aquí... las herramientas necesarias para construir otra canoa, ¿verdad?
EN: And now that you are leaving us. Each of you will carry away, something of ourselves. And will leave behind a vacancy ..
ES: Y ahora que nos dejan... cada una de Uds. llevará algo de nosotros mismos... y dejará detrás un espacio vacío... pequeño o grande, dependiendo de nuestro interés en Uds... que jamás podrá rellenarse.
EN: For time, you cannot leave behind
ES: No se puede frenar el tiempo
EN: For time you cannot leave behind...
ES: "No se puede frenar el tiempo..."
EN: I had hoped, in prison you would lose conceit of yourself a little for prison's very quiet. Be content to reign with me so we could leave behind us a legacy to our people of peace and happiness.
ES: Esperaba que la prisión te haría perder algo de esa necesidad de poder absoluto y que te contentarías con reinar conmigo para poder dejar a nuestra gente un legado de paz y prosperidad.
EN: Don't you have anything you could leave behind for me?
ES: ¿No tienes nada que puedas dejarme?
EN: # May we never leave behind us #
ES: Para que nunca olvidemos
EN: And I know it's a strange request, But if you'll help me, and I do need help desperately, I promise to make up to you everything you have to leave behind.
ES: Y sé que es una extraña petición, pero si me ayuda, y necesito ayuda desesperadamente, le prometo que voy a compensarla por todo lo que tiene que dejar atrás.
EN: But what do you suppose the girls you leave behind think of after you've gone?
ES: ¿Qué crees que piensan las chicas que dejas atrás cuando te marchas?
EN: They represent everything you must leave behind you. Don't you realize that?
ES: Es que hace mucho que tengo estos revólveres.

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