leave around in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd] ADV Around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures (come around, look around, turn around etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc.).
go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions. For translations see the entries go around, and get around.

3. around (in circulation):

to be around product, technology, phenomenon:
exister
to be around person:
être là
to be around again fashion, style:
revenir à la mode
CDs have been around for years
ça fait des années que les CD existent
I wish I'd been around 50 years ago
j'aurais aimé être là il y a 50 ans
I'm glad I won't be around when
heureusement je ne serai pas là quand
+ future not to be around long enough to do
ne pas rester assez longtemps pour faire
is he still around?
est-ce qu'il est encore là?
she's been around fig
elle a vécu, elle a roulé sa bosse inf
one of the most gifted musicians around
un des musiciens les plus doués du moment
there is far less money around
les gens ont beaucoup moins d'argent
there's a lot of corruption around
il y a beaucoup de corruption

II.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd] PREP a. Brit round

III.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd]

See also turn, look, go around, get round, get around, come

I.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] N

1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

turn
tour m
to wait one's turn
attendre son tour
it's my turn (gen)
c'est mon tour
it's my turn (in game)
c'est à moi de jouer
whose turn is it? (gen)
c'est à qui le tour?
whose turn is it? (in game)
c'est à qui de jouer?
‘miss a turn’
‘passez votre tour’
to be sb's turn to do
être à qn or au tour de qn de faire
it's your turn to make the coffee
c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café
it was his turn to feel rejected
il se sentait rejeté à son tour
to have a turn on or at or with the computer
utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour
to have a turn at driving
prendre son tour de conduite
to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do
faire qc à tour de rôle
to do sth turn and turn about
faire qc à tour de rôle
take it in turns!
chacun son tour!
by turns
tour à tour
to feel happy and depressed by turns
être tour à tour heureux et malheureux
to speak out of turn fig
commettre un impair
I hope I haven't spoken out of turn
j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair

III.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB trans

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IV.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB intr

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V.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn]

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I.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] N

1. look (glance):

look
coup m d'œil
to have or take a look at sth (briefly)
jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qc
to have or take a look at sth (closely)
examiner qc
to have or take a good look at car, contract, patient
examiner [qc] soigneusement
to have or take a good look at suspect, photo
regarder [qc] de près
I didn't get a good look at the thief
je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur
to have a look inside/behind sth
regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qc
to have a look round house, town
faire un tour de
I had a quick look round (in town)
j'ai fait un petit tour
I had a quick look round (in shop)
j'ai jeté un coup d'œil
to have a look round the shops
faire le tour des magasins
to have a look through (peer) telescope
regarder dans
to have a look through crack, window
regarder par
to have a look through (scan) archives, files
chercher dans
to have a look through essay, report
parcourir
she took one look at him and screamed
elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier
I took one look at him and knew that he was ill
j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade
let's have a look at that grazed knee
voyons ce genou écorché
to take a long hard look at sth fig
étudier sérieusement qc

4. look (appearance):

look (of person)
air m
look (of building, car, design, scenery)
aspect m
to have a look of weariness/sadness about one
avoir l'air abattu/triste
the car has a dated look
la voiture ne fait pas très moderne
she has a look of her father about her
elle a quelque chose de son père
to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller
avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté
I like the look of it
ça a l'air bien
I like the look of the new computer/car
j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture
I like the look of him
il a l'air sympa inf
I like the look of him
il a une bonne tête inf
I don't like the look of him
il ne m'inspire pas confiance
I don't like the look of the weather
le ciel n'annonce rien de bon
I don't like the look of that rash
ces rougeurs m'inquiètent
by the look(s) of him he must be about 40
à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine
by the look(s) of the barometer
à en juger par le baromètre

III.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB trans

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IV.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] VB intr

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3. look (appear, seem):

look
avoir l'air, paraître
he looks happy
il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux
it's nice to see you looking happy
ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux
you look hot/cold
tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid
he doesn't look French
il n'a pas l'air français , il ne fait pas français
he looks young for his age
il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge
she's 40 but she doesn't look it
elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas
he looks about 50
il doit avoir la cinquantaine
that dress makes you look younger
cette robe te rajeunit
how do I look?
comment me trouves-tu?
you look well
tu as bonne mine
you don't look well
tu as mauvaise mine
you look good in that hat
ce chapeau te va bien
you look good enough to eat!
tu es mignon à croquer! inf
that cake looks good
ce gâteau a l'air bon
the picture will look good in the study
le tableau ira bien dans le bureau
how does my tie look?
comment est ma cravate?
it doesn't look straight
il n'est pas droit, il est de travers
it doesn't look right
ça ne va pas
how does it look to you?
qu'est-ce que tu en penses?
it looks OK to me
ça m'a l'air d'aller
does the meat look cooked to you?
est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite?
things are looking good
les choses se présentent bien
things aren't looking too good
ça ne se présente pas très bien
it looks to me as if or though
j'ai l'impression que
this looks to me like the right street
j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue
it looks as if or though it will rain/snow
on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger
it looks likely that …
il semble probable que …
+ subj it looks certain that …
il semble certain que …
+ indic he looks to be the strongest
il semble être le plus fort
it looks to be a question of time/money
ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent

5. look:

to look like (show likelihood of) it looks like being funny/interesting
cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant
you look like being the only man there
il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent
she looks like being the first to finish
il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir
it looks like he's dying
tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant
it looks like rain/snow
on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger
it certainly looks like it
ça en a tout l'air
‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron
‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron
what does it look like to you? murder?
qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre?
it looks like cancer to me
je pense que c'est un cancer
you look like you could do with a drink/bath
j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal
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I.go around VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go around)

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II.go around VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go around [sth])

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get round → get around

II.get round VB Brit (get round [sth])

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get round → get around

III.get round VB Brit (get round inf [sb])

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1. get around (move, spread) → get about

II.get around VB (get around [sth]) (circumvent)

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I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

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IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

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1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:
venir
come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:
arriver
the letter came on Monday
la lettre est arrivée lundi
your turn will come
ton tour arrivera
to come after sb (chase)
poursuivre qn
to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane
prendre
I came on foot/by bike
je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette
to come down stairs, street
descendre
to come up stairs, street
monter
to come down from Scotland/from Alaska
venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska
to come from airport, hospital
venir de
to come into house, room
entrer dans
the train came into the station
le train est entré en gare
to come past car, person:
passer
to come through person: town centre, tunnel
passer par
to come through water, object: window etc
traverser
to come to school, telephone
venir à
to come to the door
venir ouvrir
to come to the surface
remonter à la surface
to come to the company as apprentice, consultant
entrer dans l'entreprise comme
to come to do
venir faire
to come running
arriver en courant
to come limping down the street
descendre la rue en boitant
to come crashing to the ground structure:
s'écraser au sol
to come streaming through the window light:
entrer à flots par la fenêtre
lunch is ready, come and get it!
le déjeuner est prêt, à table!
when the time comes
lorsque le moment sera venu
the time has come to do
le moment est venu de faire
I'm coming!
j'arrive!
come to mummy
viens voir maman
to come and go
aller et venir
you can come and go as you please
tu es libre de tes mouvements
fashions come and go
les modes vont et viennent
come next week/year
la semaine/l'année prochaine
come Christmas/Summer
à Noël/en été
there may come a time or day when you regret it
tu pourrais le regretter un jour
for some time to come
encore quelque temps
there's still the meal/speech to come
il y a encore le repas/discours

12. come (be situated):

come
venir
to come after
suivre, venir après
to come before (in time, list, queue)
précéder
to come before (in importance)
passer avant
to come within terms
faire partie de
to come first/last athlete, horse:
arriver premier/dernier
where did you come?
tu es arrivé combien? inf
where did you come?
tu es arrivé à quelle place?
my family comes first
ma famille passe avant tout
nothing can come between us
rien ne peut nous séparer
don't let this come between us
on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça
to try to come between two people
essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes
nothing comes between me and my football!
pour moi le foot c'est sacré!
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leave around in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leave around in the English»French Dictionary

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I.around [əˈraʊnd] PREP Am, Aus

around → round

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

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

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We miss everything from the calls asking for lifts to the traces of fake tan she used to leave around the house.
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