D'abandonner (en. To give up)

/d‿abɑ̃dɔne/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To cease providing support or taking care of something.

He decided to abandon his project after several failures.

Il a décidé d'abandonner son projet après plusieurs échecs.

To let oneself go, to give up fighting.

She almost gave up in the final laps of the race.

Elle a failli abandonner dans les derniers tours de la course.

To leave someone or something behind.

The sailors had to abandon the ship during the storm.

Les marins ont dû abandonner le navire lors de la tempête.

From Old French 'abandoner', derived from Latin 'abandonare'.

to lay down arms

To cease fighting.

abandonner les armes

to give up the game

To withdraw from a competition or a game.

abandonner la partie

to leave someone to their fate

To stop caring for someone in a difficult situation.

abandonner quelqu'un à son sort

abandon

Action of leaving someone or something.

abandon

abandoned

Someone or something that has been left behind.

abandonné

To drop it

I'm going to drop this project because it's too complicated.

Je vais laisser tomber ce projet parce qu'il est trop compliqué.

To bail

He decided to bail and go on a trip.

Il a décidé de se casser et de partir en voyage.