deixar quieto

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “leave quiet”.

Verb

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

1. to forget (to stop worrying or arguing about something)

   Ela queria discutir, mas preferi deixar quieto.

   She wanted to argue, but chose to forget about it.

2. not to interfere; to leave alone

   Os países vizinhos deixaram quieto nossa guerra civil.

   The neighbouring countries didn’t interfere in our civil war.

   Encontramos um leão dormindo, mas deixamo-lo quieto.

   We found a sleeping lion, but we left it alone.