Translation of "abandon" - English-Spanish dictionary

abandon

verb uk ​ /əˈbæn·dən/ us ​ /əˈbæn·dən/

› to leave someone or something somewhere

abandonar
Dad had to abandon the car by the side of the road.

› to stop doing something before it is finished

renunciar a
We abandoned the picnic when it started to rain.

(Translation of “abandon” from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

abandon

verb /əˈbӕndən/

› to leave, not intending to return to

abandonar, dejar
The bank robbers abandoned the stolen car.

› to stop doing something because of a problem

Dejar
The match had to be abandoned because of the bad weather.

› (literary) to give (oneself) completely to something

abandonarse, entregarse
After his wife’s death, he abandoned himself to despair.
abandoned adjective

› having been left without any intention of returning to or reclaiming

abandonado
The police found the abandoned vehicle.

› not being used or cared for any more

Abandonado
an abandoned factory.

› (literary, old-fashioned) shameless

inmoral, desvergonzado
an abandoned young woman.
abandonment noun

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abandono
Lack of money led to the abandonment of the plan.

(Translation of “abandon” from the PASSWORD English-Spanish Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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