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abandonar

/abandoˈnaɾ/, [a.β̞ãn̪.d̪oˈnaɾ]

abandon, leave

Verb abandonar (first-person singular present abandono, first-person singular preterite abandoné, past participle abandonado)

  1. to abandon, to leave
    La abandonó por otra mujer.
    He abandoned her for another woman.
  2. to neglect

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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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