How to Say ‘To ditch them’ in Spain Spanish
Dejarlas tiradas
deh-HAR-lahs tee-RAH-dahs
[deh-HAR-lahs tee-RAH-dahs]
💬 Usage Tip: Tiradas ends in -as because it agrees with las, meaning female friends. For a mixed or male group it would be dejarlos tirados.
🇪🇸 In Spain: Walking away from the friends you came with is frowned upon in Spain. Saying you don't want to leave them stranded shows good manners.
Phrase Breakdown
Dejarlas
[deh-HAR-lahs]
leave them
'Dejar' (to leave) plus 'las' (them, feminine).
No quiero dejarlas solas.
I don't want to leave them alone.
tiradas
[tee-RAH-dahs]
stranded / abandoned
Colloquial: 'dejar tirado' means to leave someone in the lurch.
Nos dejó tiradas en la fiesta.
She ditched us at the party.
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