"deixar a desejar" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Portuguese]

Forms: deixo a desejar [first-person, present, singular], deixei a desejar [first-person, preterite, singular], deixado a desejar [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to leave (someone) desiring”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to leave (someone) desiring}} “to leave (someone) desiring”, {{lit|to leave (someone) desiring}} Literally, “to leave (someone) desiring” Head templates: {{pt-verb}} deixar a desejar (first-person singular present deixo a desejar, first-person singular preterite deixei a desejar, past participle deixado a desejar)
  1. (idiomatic) to leave much to be desired, to be underwhelming; to be worse than expected; not to live up to expectations Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-deixar_a_desejar-pt-verb-lv8QC-4F Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

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