No. 363 in Italian

lasciare

"Lasciare" means "to leave" or "to let" in English.

In a sentence

Ho dovuto lasciare la festa presto.
I had to leave the party early.
In this context, 'lasciare' means 'to leave' or 'to depart from' a place or event.
Puoi lasciare il libro sul tavolo?
Can you leave the book on the table?
Here, 'lasciare' is used to mean 'to leave' or 'to place an object' somewhere.
Non voglio lasciare i miei compiti incompleti.
I don't want to leave my homework incomplete.
In this usage, 'lasciare' refers to 'not completing' or 'leaving something in a particular state, unfinished'.

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