quitta in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for quitta in the French»English Dictionary

I.quitter [kite] VB trans

1. quitter (sortir de) personne:

quitter endroit, pays, ville, bureau, chaussée

to leave

il a quitté son domicile à 8 h

he left his house at 8

elle ne quitte plus sa chambre/son lit

she doesn't leave her bedroom/bed any more

quitter l'école à 16 ans

to leave school at 16

il faut quitter la nationale 7 à Valence

you have to come off the nationale 7 at Valence

2. quitter (se séparer de) personne:

quitter personne, famille

to leave

il nous a quittés vers 22 h

he left us at about 10 pm

sa femme l'a quitté il y a un an

his wife left him a year ago

il faut que je vous quitte, j'ai une réunion

I must go now, I have a meeting

3. quitter (abandonner) personne:

quitter travail, poste

to leave

quitter service, parti, organisation, entreprise

to leave

j'ai quitté mon emploi de serveur

I left my job as a waiter

quitter le confort de qc

to leave the comforts of sth

quitter le monde des affaires

to leave the world of business

quitter l'enseignement

to give up teaching

quitter la politique

to retire from ou to give up politics

quitter la scène fig acteur:

to give up acting

tout en cuisinant, elle ne quittait pas ses enfants des yeux

while cooking, she didn't let the children out of her sight

il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de tout le repas

he didn't take his eyes off her throughout the meal

ne quittez pas (au téléphone)

hold the line, please

4. quitter (déménager):

quitter personne: lieu

to leave

quitter entreprise: rue

to move from

quitter bâtiment

to move out of

l'ambassade quitte la place Vendôme

the embassy is moving from the place Vendôme

5. quitter (laisser en mourant) euph:

un grand homme nous a quittés

a great man has passed away euph

quand je vous aurai quittés…

when I've gone…

6. quitter (enlever) personne:

quitter vêtement, chapeau

to take off

quitter le deuil

to come out of mourning

7. quitter COMPUT:

quitter application, programme

to quit

II.se quitter VB refl

se quitter refl (se séparer):

se quitter personnes:

to part

nous nous sommes quittés bons amis/très fâchés

we parted the best of friends/on angry terms

ils ne se quittent plus

they're inseparable now

See also navire

navire [naviʀ] N m

navire

ship, vessel spec

navire amiral MIL

flagship

navire de commerce

merchant ship

navire espion

spy ship

navire de guerre

warship

navire marchand

merchant ship

les rats quittent le navire

rats leave a sinking ship

Translations for quitta in the English»French Dictionary

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deplane

quitter l'avion

vacate house, premises, job

quitter

move out (of camp) soldiers, tanks:

quitter les lieux

to move out of house, office, area

quitter

stand down

quitter la barre

to order sb off land, grass

ordonner à qn de quitter

duck out

quitter

to move away from area, accident scene

quitter

to make a graceful exit lit, fig

quitter dignement la scène

to make oneself intentionally homeless Brit LAW

choisir de quitter son domicile

quitta in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quitta in the French»English Dictionary

quitter [kite] VB trans

1. quitter (prendre congé de, rompre avec, sortir de, partir de):

quitter

to leave

ne quittez pas TELEC

hold the line

quitter l'école

to leave school

ils ont quitté Paris

they've left Paris

2. quitter (ne plus rester sur):

la voiture a quitté la route

the car went off the road

3. quitter COMPUT:

quitter un logiciel [ou un programme]

to quit a program

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définitivement s'installer, quitter

for good

porter/quitter le deuil

to be in/come out of mourning

Translations for quitta in the English»French Dictionary

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vacate

quitter

to leave off sb

quitter qn

relinquish post

quitter

storm out

quitter comme un ouragan

pull off road

quitter

depart

quitter

move out (leave home)

quitter la maison

to move out of sth

quitter qc

quitta Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

elle n'est pas mécontente de quitter la ville

she's not unhappy about leaving the town

porter/quitter le deuil

to be in/come out of mourning

quitter l'école

to leave school

quitter un logiciel [ou un programme]

to quit a program

ne pas lâcher [ou quitter] qn d'une semelle

to stick to sb like a leech

être sur le point de démissionner/quitter qn

to be on the verge of resigning/leaving sb