abandonner

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).

transitive verb

Antoine a abandonné sa famille et s'est installé en Argentine.Antoine abandoned his family and moved to Argentina.

Les gens abandonnent souvent des chiens agressifs dans ce refuge et nous les rééduquons.People often leave aggressive dogs at this shelter, and we rehabilitate them.

c. to desert

Heureusement, les villageois avaient abandonné leurs maisons avant l’inondation.Luckily, the villagers had deserted their homes before the flood.

2. (to stop)

a. to abandon

L’équipe doit abandonner ce projet avant de perdre plus de temps.The team needs to abandon this project before any more time is wasted.

b. to give up

Bertrand abandonne toutes ses activités du week-end pour se concentrer sur ses devoirs scolaires.Bertrand is giving up all his weekend activities to focus on his schoolwork.

3. (to give up on)

a. to abandon

Les partisans de Clara ne l’ont jamais abandonnée pendant l'élection politique tumultueuse.Clara's supporters never abandoned her during the tumultuous political election.

4. (to capitulate)

a. to give up

Mon partenaire de tennis s’est senti malade, alors il a abandonné le match et est rentré chez lui.My tennis partner felt sick, so he gave up the match and went home.

b. to abandon

Après trois ans sans remporter aucune médaille, la gymnaste a finalement abandonné sa carrière sportive.After three years without earning any medals, the gymnast finally abandoned her athletic career.

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).

(figurative)

(to leave behind)

a. to abandon

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).

(figurative)

David avait abandonné son rêve d’acheter une nouvelle maison jusqu’à ce qu’il ait trouvé l’endroit parfait.David had abandoned his dream of buying a new home until he found the perfect place.

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