Galician edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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

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

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.le(j)ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [dez.le(ɪ̯)ˈʃa(h)], /d͡ʒiz.le(j)ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.le(ɪ̯)ˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.le(j)ˈʃa(ɾ)/ [dez.le(ɪ̯)ˈʃa(ɾ)], /d͡ʒiz.le(j)ˈʃa(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒiz.le(ɪ̯)ˈʃa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.le(j)ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.le(ɪ̯)ˈʃa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.le(j)ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.le(ɪ̯)ˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.le(j)ˈʃa(ɻ)/ [dez.le(ɪ̯)ˈʃa(ɻ)]
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧lei‧xar

Verb edit

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[1]:
      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. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to neglect oneself

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