abandon

abandonner

Laisser quelqu’un ou quelque chose sans intention de revenir ni de s’en occuper.

En anglais simple : To leave someone or something behind without intending to return or care for them.

• They had to abandon their home.
• He abandoned his family and moved abroad.
• The car was abandoned beside the road.

Synonymes : desert, leave behind

Expressions courantes : abandon a house, abandon someone, abandon a vehicle, abandon ship

s’abandonner, se livrer

Cesser de se contrôler et se laisser entièrement emporter par un sentiment ou une expérience.

En anglais simple : To give up control, especially by allowing a feeling or experience to take over completely.

• She abandoned herself to joy.
• He abandoned himself to grief after the funeral.
• They abandoned control and let the current carry the boat.

Comment l'utiliser : abandon oneself to something (She abandoned herself to the music.)

Synonymes : surrender, give oneself over

Expressions courantes : abandon oneself to something, abandon control

renoncer, abandonner

Abandonner un droit, une revendication ou une position sans intention de les reprendre.

En anglais simple : To give up a right, claim, or position without intending to take it back.

• She decided to abandon her claim.
• The owner formally abandoned all rights to the property.
• He abandoned his position as director last month.

Synonymes : relinquish, waive, give up

Contraires : retain

Expressions courantes : abandon a claim, abandon your rights, abandon a position

abandon, insouciance

Manière de faire quelque chose librement et avec enthousiasme, sans se soucier des limites ou du résultat.

En anglais simple : A way of doing something freely and eagerly, without worrying about limits or results.

• The children danced with abandon.
• She spent money with reckless abandon.
• We sang with wild abandon all night.

Synonymes : freedom, uninhibitedness

Contraires : restraint

Expressions courantes : with abandon, reckless abandon, wild abandon

abandon, insouciance

Manière d’agir librement et avec intensité, sans se soucier des règles, des limites ou des conséquences.

En anglais simple : A way of behaving freely and strongly, without worrying about rules, limits, or consequences.

• They danced with abandon.
• She laughed with joyful abandon.
• He spent his savings with reckless abandon.

Comment l'utiliser : with abandon (The children danced with abandon.)

Synonymes : freedom, lack of restraint

Contraires : restraint

Expressions courantes : with abandon, reckless abandon, with joyful abandon