deja de mirarme
/dexa de miɾaɾme/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "stop looking at me" is expressed as deja de mirarme.
This phrase is used as a request or command for someone to cease directing their gaze toward the speaker.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of deja (stop/leave), de (from) and mirarme (to look at me).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word mirarme is formed by attaching the pronoun me to the end of the infinitive mirar. To address a group of people instead of a single person, change deja to dejen to form dejen de mirarme.
Did you know?
- If you feel someone is staring you down intensely, you can use the more vivid phrase clavar la mirada, which literally translates to 'to nail the gaze'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, staring is often perceived as a direct social aggression. Because of this, saying deja de mirarme can escalate a situation into a serious confrontation rather than a polite request for privacy.
- The word mirar shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'mirror', as both relate to the act of looking or wondering at a reflection.
Examples in context
- Por favor, deje de mirarmePlease, stop looking at me
- Deja de mirarme, me pones nerviosa.Stop looking at me, you make me nervous.
- ¡Deja de mirarme así!Stop looking at me like that!
- Por favor, deja de mirarme mientras como.Please, stop looking at me while I eat.
Example conversation
Lucía is staring at Daniel while he tries to work.
- DanielLucía, deja de mirarme.Lucía, stop looking at me.
- LucíaNo estoy haciendo nada.I am not doing anything.
- DanielPero no puedo concentrarme.But I cannot concentrate.
- LucíaEstá bien, lo siento.Okay, I am sorry.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
