What does abandon in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word abandon in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abandon in French.

The word abandon in French means abandonment, desertion, withdrawal, state of neglect, abandon, debt write-off, debt waiver, write-off, abandoning your family, unauthorized absence, unjustified absence, dropping of charges, marital abandonment, without holding back, be abandoned, abandon. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word abandon

abandonment

nom masculin (action de laisser [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'abandon de chiens augmente l'été.
Abandonment of dogs increases in the summer.

desertion

nom masculin (action de quitter [qch]) (place, duty)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le soldat est condamné pour abandon de poste.
The soldier was sentenced for desertion of his post.

withdrawal

nom masculin (se retirer d'une compétition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'abandon de la tête de série me laisse de bonnes chances de gagner le tournoi.
The top seed's withdrawal leaves me with a good chance of winning the tournament.

state of neglect

nom masculin (sans entretien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce jardin est à l'abandon.
This garden is in a state of neglect.

abandon

nom masculin (littéraire (sans réserve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il lui parle avec abandon.
He is speaking to him with abandon.

debt write-off, debt waiver, write-off

nom masculin (annulation de dette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

abandoning your family

nom masculin (renoncement, délaissement de la famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce père a été jugé pour abandon de famille.

unauthorized absence, unjustified absence

nom masculin (absence injustifiée au travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Frédéric a une une sanction disciplinaire pour abandon de poste.

dropping of charges

nom masculin (renonciation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

marital abandonment

nom masculin (fait de ne plus habiter chez soi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son avocat lui a reproché l'abandon du domicile conjugal.

without holding back

locution adverbiale (soutenu (sans se retenir)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ils rentrèrent dans l'eau avec abandon.

be abandoned

locution verbale (être abandonné, laissé sans soin)

Cette maison est à l'abandon depuis 5 ans.

abandon

locution verbale (ne pas s'occuper de [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le propriétaire de la maison avait laissé son jardin à l'abandon et celui-ci était envahi par les herbes hautes et les mauvaises herbes.

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