leave off

s’interrompre, s’arrêter

S’arrêter à un point précis d’une activité pour la reprendre plus tard.

En anglais simple : To stop an activity at a particular point, expecting to continue later.

• Where did we leave off?
• She left off reading halfway through the chapter.
• We’ll pick up tomorrow where we left off today.

Comment l'utiliser : where someone left off (Let’s continue where we left off yesterday.)

Synonymes : pause, stop

Contraires : resume, continue

Expressions courantes : leave off reading, leave off work

omettre, ne pas mettre

Ne pas inclure un élément qui pourrait ou devrait figurer dans une liste ou un ensemble.

En anglais simple : To not include something that could or should be included.

• You can leave off the sauce.
• They left my name off the list.
• Did you leave the date off your application?

Comment l'utiliser : leave something off something (She left her address off the form.)

Synonymes : omit, leave out

Contraires : include, add

Expressions courantes : leave off a name, leave something off

cesser de, arrêter de

Cesser de faire quelque chose, surtout si cela agace quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To stop doing something, especially something that annoys another person.

• Leave off shouting!
• He finally left off bothering his sister.
• Will you leave off complaining for a minute?

Comment l'utiliser : leave off doing something (Leave off making that noise!)

Synonymes : stop, quit, desist

Contraires : continue

Expressions courantes : leave off teasing, leave off complaining