stage left in the Oxford-Hachette 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.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.stage [Brit steɪdʒ, Am steɪdʒ] N

1. stage (phase):

stage (of illness, career, life, development, match)
stade m (of, in de)
stage (of project, process, plan)
phase f (of, in de)
stage (of journey, negotiations)
étape f (of, in de)
the first stage of our journey
la première étape de notre voyage
the first stage in the process
la première phase or le premier stade du procédé
the next stage in the project/his research
la prochaine phase du projet/de ses recherches
a difficult stage in the negotiations
une étape difficile des négociations
the next stage of a baby's development
le prochain stade du développement d'un bébé
the baby has reached the talking/walking stage
le bébé commence à parler/marcher
what stage has he reached in his education?
il en est à quel stade dans ses études?
a/the stage where
un/le stade où
I've reached the stage where I have to decide
je suis arrivé au stade où il faut que je décide
we're at a stage where anything could happen
nous sommes arrivés à un stade où tout est possible
at this stage (at this point)
à ce stade
at this stage (yet, for the time being)
pour l'instant
I can't say at this stage
pour l'instant je ne peux rien dire
that's all I can say at this stage
c'est tout ce que je peux dire pour l'instant
at this stage in or of your career
à ce stade de votre carrière
at a late stage
à un stade avancé
at an earlier/later stage
à un stade antérieur/ultérieur
at an early stage in our history
vers le début de notre histoire
at every stage
à chaque étape
she ought to know that by this stage
ça fait longtemps qu'elle devrait le savoir
by stages
par étapes
stage by stage
étape par étape
in stages
en plusieurs étapes
in easy stages
par petites étapes
the project is still in its early stages
le projet en est encore à ses débuts
we're in the late stages of our research
nous arrivons à la fin de nos recherches
the project is at the halfway stage
le projet est à mi-chemin
the project is entering its final stage
le projet touche à sa fin or entre dans sa phase finale
she's going through a difficult stage
elle traverse une période difficile
it's just a stage! (in babyhood, adolescence)
ça passera!

9. stage HISTORY, TRANSP → stagecoach

II.stage [Brit steɪdʒ, Am steɪdʒ] VB trans

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See also stagecoach

stage left in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stage left in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for stage left in the English»French Dictionary

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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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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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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A high backed chair, for instance, when placed stage right, could create a blind spot in the stage left action.
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Off to the viewers stage left was a grand piano that had set unused until the last song.
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One example is, which can be read in three different ways: "jzu" (skilled), "uwate" (upper part), or "kamite" (stage left/house right).
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The actors entrance is stage left, though actors can also enter down the centre aisle through the auditorium.
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On the syndicated version, the play area and house shared the same set, with the house built stage left and the play area stage right.
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The stage is brick-built and has its dressing-rooms set in a small building to stage left.
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Unions, part of the chorus to stage left, shouldn't be exempt from critical scrutiny of their role in partisan affairs.
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The puppets make their appearance and then leave the stage through the small black curtains (komaku) at both stage left and stage right.
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The cello section, in standard orchestral seating, is located on stage left (the audience's right) in the front, opposite the first violin section.
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A minimalist set is used, including a bar in center stage with chairs lining stage left and right.
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