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al salir

when leaving

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phrase Uncommon #12,758
when leaving Used before an infinitive to mean 'upon doing' or 'when doing' something.
SP: Apaga la luz al salir.
EN: Turn off the light when you leave.

Él me hizo una reverencia al salir de mi cuarto.

He bowed to me as he left my room.

Al salir del cuarto, apagó la luz.

As she left the room, she turned off the light.

Puedes pasar con el sargento de recepción al salir.

You can check out with the sergeant at the front desk when you leave.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Por favor, deja la puerta abierta al salir.

Please leave the door open when you leave.

Pierrot, no respires al salir.

Pierrot, don't breathe on your way out.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Me los puse al salir de la tienda.

I put them on when I left the store.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Por favor, apaga las luces al salir.

Please turn off the lights when you leave.

Cierra la puerta con llave al salir.

Lock the door when you leave.

Sujeta mi bolsillo al salir.

Hold my pocket as we leave.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Lo veremos al salir.

We'll see it when we leave.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Al salir de la estación vi a un hombre.

As I left the station I saw a man.

Asegúrate de apagar la luz al salir.

Make sure to turn off the light when you leave.

Eche usted la llave al salir.

Please lock the door when you leave.

No te olvides de apagar la luz al salir.

Don't forget to turn off the light when you leave.

Valerka, al salir de clase iremos a buscarlos.

Valerka, we'll go look for them after class.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Cuidado al salir.

Be careful when leaving.

Al salir del teatro estaba hecho polvo.

When I left the theater, I was exhausted.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

No olvide cerrar al salir.

Don't forget to lock up when you leave.

— Tres colores. Azul (1993)

Al entrar no se abre, al salir no se cierra.

When you go in, it doesn’t open; when you come out, it doesn’t close.

— Pinocho (2019)

Me encontré al profesor justo al salir de la tienda.

I ran into the professor just as I was leaving the store.

Terminó justo cuando empezaba a llover y no se mojó ni una gota al salir.

It ended just as it started to rain, and he didn't get a single drop wet when he came out.

Soo-kyoung, al salir en libertad averiguó donde trabajaba Baek.

Soo-kyoung, upon being released, found out where Baek worked.

— Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)