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abandon [ə'bændən]∎ Nautical to abandon ship abandonner ou quitter le navire;∎ we had to abandon the car in the snow nous avons dû abandonner la voiture dans la neige;∎ they were abandoned to their fate on les abandonna à leur sort;∎ figurative to abandon oneself to despair se laisser aller ou s'abandonner au désespoir(b) (give up → search) abandonner, renoncer à; (→ studies, struggle) renoncer à; (→ idea, cause) laisser tomber; Computing (file, routine) abandonner;∎ we abandoned the struggle nous avons renoncé à lutter;∎ several runners abandoned the race plusieurs coureurs ont abandonné;∎ the match was abandoned because of bad weather on a interrompu le match en raison du mauvais temps;∎ to abandon all hope (of doing something) abandonner tout espoir (de faire qch);∎ Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here laissez tout espoir vous qui entrez (phrase tirée de l'Enfer de Dante, parfois utilisée ironiquement pour signaler un lieu prétendu dangereux)∎ they abandoned the car to the insurance company ils ont cédé la voiture à la compagnie d'assurances2 noun∎ in a state of abandon laissé à l'abandon(b) (lack of inhibition) désinvolture f, laisser-aller m;∎ they leapt about with wild or gay abandon ils sautaient de joie sans aucune retenue
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