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dejaba que

let …

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phrase Rare #49,409
let … Used for allowing or not allowing someone to do something in the past; it is followed by a verb in the subjunctive.
SP: Mi madre no dejaba que saliera solo.
EN: My mother wouldn’t let me go out alone.

En realidad, dijo que dejaba que Autodoc tomara las decisiones médicas.

Actually, he said he was letting Autodoc make the medical decisions.

No dejaba que nadie lo notara.

He/She didn’t let anyone notice it.

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

Ella no dejaba que sus hijos salieran en la lluvia.

She wouldn’t let her children go out in the rain.

La neblina no dejaba que uno viera el camino.

The fog made it impossible to see the road.

Su padre no la dejaba que me viera.

Her father wouldn't let her see me.

— El Perfecto Asesino (1994)