leave 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.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

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

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leave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leave in the English»French Dictionary

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I.leave1 <left, left> [liv] VB trans

II.leave1 <left, left> [liv] VB intr

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The system allowed convicted felons to leave prison for short periods.
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He overstayed his leave, lost his government post, and the decision to become a full-time actor was effectively made for him.
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Priests are never to leave the altar to collect alms from the faithful.
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As the children leave the stables to begin looking for Sagitta, a one-legged beggar says he knows exactly where to find the horse.
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He must not leave the grounds except on official occasions, and he is not given any pocket money.
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I like to leave all the glory and shine to others, but this is the validation that means the most to me.
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Following the death of his father he was granted compassionate leave by the club, missing one game.
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The sterilised items leave the sterilisation chamber in a completely dry state.
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After they leave, the Prince Regent appears, in disguise, dressed as a tattered vagabond.
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Women were allowed three days of annual leave in case of illness within the family.
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