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abandonner

[abɑ̃dɔne]
verbe transitif

1.	[quitter - enfant, chien] to abandon [ - épouse] to leave, to desert [ - lieu] to abandon, to leave [ - poste] to desert, to abandon abandonné de tous forsaken by all

2.	[faire défaut à] to fail, to desert, to forsake mes forces m'abandonnent (littéraire) my strength is failing me

[renoncer à - projet, principe] to discard, to abandon
[ - hypothèse] to abandon
[ - course] to drop out of
[ - études] to give up
[ - carrière] to give up, to leave
[ - droit, privilège] to relinquish, to renounce
abandonner le pouvoir to leave ou to retire from ou to give up office
elle abandonne la géographie she's dropping geography

abandonner la partie
a. (sens propre) to give up
b. (figuré) to throw in the sponge ou towel

4.	[livrer] abandonner quelqu'un à to leave ou to abandon somebody to il vous a abandonné à votre triste sort he's left you to your unhappy fate (sens propre & humoristique)

5.	(en usage absolu) [dans une lutte, une discussion] to give up il ne comprendra jamais, j'abandonne he'll never understand, I give up

s'abandonner

verbe pronominal intransitif

1.	[se laisser aller] to let (oneself) go elle s'abandonna dans ses bras she surrendered herself to him

2.	[s'épancher] to open one's heart

verbe pronominal plus préposition
[désespoir] to give way to
[rêverie] to drift off into
[plaisirs] to give oneself up to