abandonar

/abandoˈnaɾ/, [a.β̞ãn̪.d̪oˈnaɾ]

abandon, leave

Examples

Tom decidió abandonar la escuela y trabajar tiempo completo.

Tom decided to drop out of school and work full-time.

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El capitán fue la última persona en abandonar el barco que se hundía.

The captain was the last person to leave the sinking ship.

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No puedo abandonar a mi familia.

I can't leave my family.

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La enfermedad lo forzó a abandonar la escuela.

Illness forced him to give up school.

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Tom fue la última persona en abandonar la habitación.

Tom was the last person to leave the room.

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¿Prometés que no me vas a abandonar en el altar?

You promise me you won't leave me before the altar?

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Voy a abandonar mi empleo actual.

I am going to leave my present job.

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El capitán dio la orden de abandonar el barco.

The captain gave the order to abandon the ship.

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Por muchos años he tenido en mi casa el hábito de sólo abandonar mi escritorio cuando es hora de comer.

For several years I've been in the habit of, when I'm at home, only leaving my desk when it's time to eat.

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Poco después de volver a Francia decidió abandonar su carrera de economista para dedicarse a su verdadera pasión, la escritura, en España.

Shortly after coming back to France, he decided to abandon his career as an economist in order to dedicate himself to his true passion: writing, in Spain.

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La gasolina se volvió tan cara que tuvimos que abandonar nuestro carro.

Gasoline became so expensive that we had to let our car go.

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Dicen que muchos monjes budistas tienen habilidades excepcionales como levitar, abandonar el cuerpo y luego regresar a él a voluntad.

They say that many Buddhist monks have exceptional abilities like levitation, abandoning the body and later returning to it at will.

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Bajo ninguna circunstancia debes abandonar la habitación.

Under no circumstances must you leave the room.

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Al abandonar la habitación, me hizo una reverencia.

Leaving the room, he bowed to me.

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Es difícil abandonar el hábito de fumar.

It's hard to shake the smoking habit.

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Van a abandonar a sus hijos.

You are going to abandon your children.

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No puedo abandonar mi sueño.

I can't give up my dream.

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Él era incapaz de abandonar completamente sus esperanzas de casarse con ella.

He was unable to completely give up on his hopes of marrying her.

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Fuimos obligados a abandonar nuestro plan.

We were obliged to give up our plan.

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No puedo abandonar a un amigo en problemas.

I can't forsake a friend in trouble.

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