jilt

[US]/dʒɪlt/
[UK]/dʒɪlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. abandonar a un amante o querido, dejar o descartar.
Word Forms
Tercera persona singularjilts
Gerundiojilting
Participio pasadojilted
Pasadojilted
Pluraljilts

Phrases & Collocations

get jilted

quedar plantado

jilted lover

amante plantado

feel jilted

sentirse plantado

jilt someone's affections

plantar a alguien

Example Sentences

When he lost his money she jilted him.

Cuando perdió su dinero, la dejó plantado.

she died of a broken heart after being jilted by her lover.

Murió de un corazón roto después de haber sido abandonada por su amado.

He jilted his girlfriend at the last minute.

Dejó plantada a su novia en el último minuto.

She felt jilted when he didn't show up for their date.

Se sintió abandonada cuando él no apareció en su cita.

Being jilted by her best friend hurt her deeply.

Ser abandonada por su mejor amiga la hirió profundamente.

The bride was jilted at the altar by her groom.

La novia fue abandonada en el altar por su novio.

He jilted his responsibilities and left the project unfinished.

Ignoró sus responsabilidades y dejó el proyecto inconcluso.

Feeling jilted, she decided to move on and focus on herself.

Sintiéndose abandonada, decidió seguir adelante y concentrarse en sí misma.

The actor was jilted for a more famous celebrity in the casting process.

El actor fue reemplazado por una celebridad más famosa en el proceso de casting.

She couldn't believe she was jilted by her long-time partner.

No podía creer que su pareja de larga data la hubiera abandonado.

He jilted his old habits and embraced a healthier lifestyle.

Dejó atrás sus malos hábitos y adoptó un estilo de vida más saludable.

The employee felt jilted when he was passed over for a promotion.

El empleado se sintió abandonado cuando no fue ascendido.

Real-world Examples

Being jilted at the alter? Yes, it is horrid, multiplied by about ten thousand million.

¿Ser abandonado en el altar? Sí, es horrible, multiplicado por unos diez mil millones.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

A little while ago, I was jilted at the altar.

Hace poco, fui abandonado en el altar.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

Ibis has a question about the word " jilted" (jilted).

Ibis tiene una pregunta sobre la palabra "abandonado" (abandonado).

Source: 2010 English Cafe

" Poor Kendra was jilted only two weeks before her wedding" .

"Pobre Kendra fue abandonada solo dos semanas antes de su boda".

Source: 2010 English Cafe

581--You're free to go off and be jilted yourself.

581--Eres libre de irte y ser abandonado tú mismo.

Source: Pride and Prejudice 2005

You're free to go off and be jilted yourself.

Eres libre de irte y ser abandonado tú mismo.

Source: My channel

The actor Ben Affleck jilted the actress and singer Jennifer Lopez right before they were going to get married.

El actor Ben Affleck abandonó a la actriz y cantante Jennifer Lopez justo antes de que fueran a casarse.

Source: 2010 English Cafe

It is too ridiculous that such a girl as Thomasin could so mortify us as to get jilted on the wedding day.

Es demasiado ridículo que una chica como Thomasin nos mortifique tanto como para ser abandonada el día de la boda.

Source: Returning Home

If you think you can jilt me, or in some way set me aside, I tell you now, you have given me the power to destroy you.

Si crees que puedes abandonarme, o de alguna manera dejarme de lado, te digo ahora, me has dado el poder de destruirte.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

Tears of indignation came to Lucy's eyes partly because Miss Lavish had jilted her, partly because she had taken her Baedeker.

Lágrimas de indignación llegaron a los ojos de Lucy, en parte porque Miss Lavish la había abandonado, en parte porque había tomado su Baedeker.

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

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