leaving in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.leaving [Brit ˈliːvɪŋ, Am ˈlivɪŋ] N

I.leave aside VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -] (leave [sth] aside, leave aside [sth])

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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.leave about VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -], leave around VB (leave [sth] around)

leave go VB [Brit liːv -, Am liv -], leave hold VB usage critiqué

leaving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leaving 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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leaving Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she's leaving tomorrow
elle part demain
to be on the verge of resigning/leaving sb
être sur le point de démissionner/quitter qn
I understand that you're leaving
j'ai cru comprendre que tu partais
my mind's made up, I'm leaving
je suis décidé à partir
she's not unhappy about leaving the town
elle n'est pas mécontente de quitter la ville
to be on the point of leaving
être sur le départ
he's terrified at the idea of leaving
il est effrayé à l'idée de partir
those coming in and those leaving
les entrants et les sortants
there's no question of anyone leaving
hors de question que quiconque sorte
to feel not at all like leaving
n'avoir aucunement envie de partir
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This will prevent the paint from smearing or leaving unwanted smudge marks.
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In general, employment at these employers are bound to a church membership, so in cases of leaving the church, the employment relationship shall be repealed.
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He attacks her, hitting her in the head with a spanner and leaving her to die.
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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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On cooking, the batter separates, leaving a pool of lemon curdy sauce at the base of the dish and a tender, light sponge on top.
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Peel the pears top to bottom with a sharp vegetable peeler, leaving them whole, with stems attached and the core intact.
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Scrunch up the foil around it, leaving it loose.
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He informed the councillors that they were stripping the poor their city of their dignity and leaving them naked.
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Within a week of leaving the nest the young birds are capable of hunting for mice on their own.
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Each 128 byte sector used the last 3 bytes for housekeeping data (bytes used, file number, next sector), leaving 125 bytes for data.
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