verb🔗ShareAbandonner, renoncer à, se livrer àTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions."He abandons himself to sleep as soon as his head hits the pillow. "Il s'abandonne au sommeil dès que sa tête touche l'oreiller.actionmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbandonner, renoncerTo desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue."The hiker abandons the trail when he realizes it's getting dark and he's lost. "Le randonneur abandonne le sentier lorsqu'il réalise qu'il fait sombre et qu'il est perdu.actionattitudetendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbandonne, déserte, renonceTo leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility."Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."De nombreuses petites filles ont été abandonnées dans les rues de Pékin.actionnauticalmilitarymoraldisastersailingwarnegativeattitudesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMaîtriser, dominerTo subdue; to take control of."The rising flood abandons the levee's resistance, surging into the town. "La crue abandonne la résistance de la digue, déferlant dans la ville.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbandonne, rejette, renonceTo cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject."The city abandons its old buildings, preferring to build new ones. "La ville abandonne ses vieux bâtiments, préférant en construire de nouveaux.actionsocietygovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbandonne, renonceTo no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish."He abandons his attempt to learn French after struggling for a month. "Il abandonne sa tentative d'apprendre le français après avoir lutté pendant un mois.rightpropertylawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbandonnerTo surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss."After the car was completely submerged in the flood, the owner abandons it to the insurance company, claiming a total loss. "Après que la voiture ait été complètement submergée par l'inondation, le propriétaire l'abandonne à la compagnie d'assurance, déclarant une perte totale.insurancebusinessfinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAbandon, laisser-allerA yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences."Her laughter during the game showed a joyful abandons that the strict rules of the classroom usually suppressed. "Son rire pendant le jeu montrait un abandon joyeux que les règles strictes de la salle de classe réprimaient habituellement.mindcharacterattitudetendencyactionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAbandonAbandonment; relinquishment."Example Sentence: The dog's sudden abandons on its toys after only a few minutes was a strange behavior. "L'abandon soudain des jouets par le chien après seulement quelques minutes était un comportement étrange.actionsituationlawrightpropertybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnfants abandonnés(British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings."The orphanage took in many abandons, children left without families. "L'orphelinat a recueilli de nombreux enfants abandonnés, des enfants laissés sans famille.personfamilysocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProstituées, putains(British slang) Prostitutes."Contextualized Sentence: "The police were called to deal with a group of abandons causing a disturbance near the pub." "La police a été appelée pour gérer un groupe de prostituées qui causaient des troubles près du pub.personsexsocietyjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
