was leaving, used to leave, was letting, used to let
Vestiva bene, mangiava bene, quello che gli lasciava il padrone.
He dressed well, he ate well, what his master left him.
— Malcolm X (1992)
Tom si lasciava influenzare facilmente.
Tom was easily influenced.
Il primo era di mia moglie, mi diceva che mi lasciava.
The first was from my wife, she was telling me she was leaving me.
— Il quinto elemento (1997)
Se lasciava una bottiglia a metà, era successo qualcosa di serio.
If he left a bottle half-finished, something serious had happened.
— Central do Brasil (1998)
La bambina non mi lasciava vedere il giocattolo.
The little girl wouldn’t let me see the toy.