desleixar

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Galician

Etymology

From des- +‎ Old Galician-Portuguese leixar (to leave).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deslejˈʃaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: des‧lei‧xar

Verb

desleixar (first-person singular present desleixo, first-person singular preterite desleixei, past participle desleixado)

  1. (transitive) to neglect
    Synonyms: descoidar, descurar, desilar

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ Old Galician-Portuguese leixar (to leave) (modern deixar), from Latin laxāre (to relieve), from laxus (loose).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧lei‧xar

Verb

desleixar (first-person singular present desleixo, first-person singular preterite desleixei, past participle desleixado)

  1. (transitive) to neglect
    Synonyms: descuidar, negligenciar
    • 2015 December 13, Jorge Almeida Fernandes, “Estratégia de Marine Le Pen: devorar a direita tradicional”, in Público:
      Rompeu com as provocações anti-semitas, moderou a linguagem, passou a combater o islão em termos de laicidade e "valores republicanos", deu prioridade aos temas económico-sociais e tratou de proceder à implantação territorial da FN, coisa que o pai sempre desleixou.
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  2. (pronominal) to neglect oneself

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