quit

arrêter, abandonner

Cesser de faire une activité ou abandonner une habitude.

En anglais simple : To stop doing an activity or give up a habit.

• I want to quit smoking.
• She quit playing tennis last year.
• Are you going to quit now?

Comment l'utiliser : quit doing something (He quit drinking coffee at night.)

Synonymes : stop, give up

Contraires : continue

Expressions courantes : quit smoking, quit doing something, quit the game

démissionner

Quitter volontairement son emploi ou son poste.

En anglais simple : To choose to leave your job or position.

• He quit his job yesterday.
• She plans to quit at the end of May.
• Why did three employees quit last week?

Synonymes : resign, leave

Expressions courantes : quit your job, quit work, quit a position

quitter

Partir d’un endroit, surtout de façon définitive.

En anglais simple : To leave a place, especially permanently.

• They quit the city before dawn.
• The army quit the occupied territory.
• He had already quit the country when the letter arrived.

Synonymes : leave, depart from

Contraires : enter

Expressions courantes : quit the country, quit the city, quit the premises