No. 15,111 in German
stehenlassen
"Stehenlassen" means "to leave standing" or "to abandon."
In a sentence
Ich habe meinen Kaffee auf dem Tisch stehenlassen.
I left my coffee on the table.
Here, 'stehenlassen' means to leave an object standing in its place.
Er wollte den Streit klären, aber sie hat ihn einfach stehenlassen.
He wanted to resolve the argument, but she just left him standing there.
In this example, 'stehenlassen' refers to leaving someone behind in a conversation or situation.
Das Auto ist kaputt, daher haben wir es stehenlassen.
The car is broken, so we left it behind.
In this sentence, 'stehenlassen' indicates abandoning an object due to practical reasons.
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