deixar escapar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, to let escape.

Verb

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deixar escapar (first-person singular present deixo escapar, first-person singular preterite deixei escapar, past participle deixado escapar)

  1. (literally) to, accidentally or not, allow a confined person or animal to escape
    Não deixe as galinhas escaparem.
    Do not let the chickens escape.
  2. (idiomatic) to let slip (to accidentally divulge a secret)
    Deixou escapar o que realmente havia acontecido.
    He let slip what had really happened.

Conjugation

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