left in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for left in the English»French Dictionary

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I.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] VB pt VB pp

left → leave

II.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] N

III.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADJ

IV.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADV

V.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft]

See also leave

I.leave [Brit liːv, Am liv] N

II.leave <pret, pp left> [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB trans

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1. leave (depart from):

leave (gen) house, station etc
partir de
leave (more permanently) country, city etc
quitter
leave (by going out) room, building
sortir de
he left home early
il est parti tôt de chez lui
to leave school (permanently)
quitter l'école
the plane/train leaves Paris for Nice at 9.00
l'avion/le train pour Nice part de Paris à 9 heures
to leave the road/table
quitter la route/table
to leave France to live in Canada
quitter la France pour aller vivre au Canada
to leave the track train:
dérailler
to leave the ground plane:
décoller
to leave one's seat
se lever
I left him cleaning his car
quand je suis parti, il nettoyait sa voiture
the smile left her face fig
son sourire s'est effacé
as soon as the words left her lips…
à peine eut-elle fini de parler…

3. leave (let remain):

leave food, drink, gap, choice
laisser
he left his vegetables/wine
il a laissé ses légumes/son vin
you leave me no choice or alternative but to…
vous ne me laissez pas d'autre choix que de…
he left us in no doubt as to or about his feelings
il ne nous a laissé aucun doute quant à ses sentiments
to leave sth lying around
laisser traîner qc
to leave sth tidy/open/in ruins
laisser qc en ordre/ouvert/en ruines
to leave sb homeless
laisser qn sans domicile
to be left homeless
se retrouver sans domicile
there are/we have five minutes left
il reste/il nous reste cinq minutes
he was left short of money/time
il ne lui restait plus beaucoup d'argent/de temps
he stared at what was left of the house
il a regardé longuement ce qui restait de la maison
ten minus seven leaves three MATH
sept ôtés de dix, il reste trois
the accident left him an orphan/a cripple
l'accident a fait de lui un orphelin/un invalide
the attack left her with a scar/a broken nose
elle garde une cicatrice de/elle a le nez cassé depuis l'agression
where does that leave me?
qu'est-ce que je vais devenir?

4. leave (allow to do):

to leave sth to sb job, task
laisser [qc] à qn
to leave it (up) to sb to do
laisser à qn le soin de faire
it will be left to him to do it
on lui laissera le soin de le faire
to leave the decision/choice (up) to sb
laisser à qn le soin de décider/choisir
to leave it up to sb where/how etc to do
laisser qn décider où/comment etc faire
to leave sb to do
laisser qn faire
leave him to sleep
laisse-le dormir
to leave sb to it (to do something)
laisser qn se débrouiller
to leave sb to it (to be alone)
laisser qn tranquille
to leave sb to himself, to leave sb be inf
laisser qn tranquille
leave him/me alone
laisse-le/-moi tranquille
leave it to or with me
je m'en occupe, je m'en charge
leave everything to me!
je m'en occupe, je me charge de tout!

III.leave <pret, pp left> [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB intr

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IV.leave <pret, pp left> [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB refl

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I.ultra-left [Brit ˌʌltrəˈlɛft, Am ˌəltrəˈlɛft] N

II.ultra-left [Brit ˌʌltrəˈlɛft, Am ˌəltrəˈlɛft] ADJ

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left-hand [Brit lɛftˈhand, Am ˌlɛftˈhænd] ADJ

left in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for left in the English»French Dictionary

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4. left inf → left-hander

See also left-hander

left pt, pp of leave

See also leave2, leave1

I.leave1 <left, left> [li:v] VB trans

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II.leave1 <left, left> [li:v] VB intr

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left Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the far left/right of a party
l'extrême gauche/droite d'un parti
he is late although he left early
il est en retard bien qu'il soit parti à temps
not much of the money is left
il ne reste pas grand-chose de l'argent
to be left twisting in the wind
être laissé dans l'incertitude
to play (on the) left/right wing
être ailier gauche/droit
to leave one's bags in the left luggage Brit
consigner ses bagages
to have left sb out of [or forgotten sb in] one's will
avoir oublié qn dans son testament
we have no bread left at all
nous n'avons plus du tout de pain
to double-click on the left mouse button
double-cliquer sur le bouton gauche de la souris
that's all we have left in stock
c'est tout ce qu'il me reste en rayon
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A natural left-hander, he possessed one-punch knockout power in his left hook.
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During the rescue attempts, a petrol tank exploded and the wreckage was left to burn itself out.
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The initial launch left users confused with the application's user interface and purpose.
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In this format, the animator can create a domain where the player chooses to go right or left, or pick up objects, and so forth.
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Childhood poverty and ill health, aggravated by a bout of rickets, had left him with badly stunted legs.
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From the left two strands stray onto the forehead, and from the right three strands, a hairstyle first found on this statue.
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In 1973 their cause was taken up by a much larger group of heterogeneous activists, predominantly left wing, and numbering up to 100,000.
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Each one has demonstrated a ruthless skill in their chosen crime fields of expertise and no compunctions about picking up where they left off.
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But he soon left to work in Burma for two years, leaving her with her in-laws.
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The championships banners have been replaced by small pennants that fly on masts at the back of the left field upper deck.
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