No. 1,499 in Portuguese
deixando
"Deixando" means "leaving" or "letting."
In a sentence
Ele está deixando os papéis em cima da mesa.
He is leaving the papers on the table.
In this sentence, 'deixando' is used to indicate the act of placing or leaving an object somewhere.
Ela está deixando claro que não concorda.
She is making it clear that she does not agree.
Here, 'deixando' is used in the sense of expressing or saying something in a way that is clear to others.
Eles estão deixando o trabalho para outro dia.
They are postponing the work to another day.
In this sentence, 'deixando' is utilized to express the act of postponing or deferring something to a later time.
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