deixar a desejar
Portuguese, verb
deixar a desejar is spelled D-E-I-X-A-R-A-D-E-S-E-J-A-R (14 letters). Deixar a desejar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to leave a lot to be desired, to be underwhelming; to be worse than expected; to be found wanting; not to live up to expectations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does deixar a desejar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to leave a lot to be desired, to be underwhelming; to be worse than expected; to be found wanting; not to live up to expectations
O filme deixou a desejar.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. decepcionar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of deixar a desejar
- deixo a desejar first-person present singular
- deixei a desejar first-person preterite singular
- deixado a desejar participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).