deixar a desejar in Portuguese

Forms: deixo a desejar [first-person, present, singular], deixei a desejar [first-person, preterite, singular], deixado a desejar [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to leave (someone) desiring"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to leave (someone) desiring"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “to leave (someone) desiring”",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to leave (someone) desiring”.",
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      "form": "deixo a desejar",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "deixado a desejar",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        {
          "english": "The film was worse than expected.",
          "text": "O filme deixou a desejar.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to leave much to be desired, to be underwhelming; to be worse than expected; not to live up to expectations"
      ],
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          "live up to",
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        "(idiomatic) to leave much to be desired, to be underwhelming; to be worse than expected; not to live up to expectations"
      ],
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "deixar a desejar"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to leave (someone) desiring"
      },
      "expansion": "“to leave (someone) desiring”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to leave (someone) desiring"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to leave (someone) desiring”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to leave (someone) desiring”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "deixo a desejar",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deixei a desejar",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deixado a desejar",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "deixar a desejar (first-person singular present deixo a desejar, first-person singular preterite deixei a desejar, past participle deixado a desejar)",
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          "english": "The film was worse than expected.",
          "text": "O filme deixou a desejar.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to leave much to be desired, to be underwhelming; to be worse than expected; not to live up to expectations"
      ],
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        [
          "leave much to be desired",
          "leave much to be desired"
        ],
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          "underwhelming",
          "underwhelming"
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          "live up to",
          "live up to"
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"deixar a desejar" meaning in Portuguese

Verb