leave Signification, définition

Signification de leave en français

• 0 to go away from a place -- partir

  • I’m leaving in ten minutes. Je pars dans dix minutes.

  • He left last night for Spain. Il est parti la nuit dernière pour l’Espagne.

  • She left home at 16. Elle a quitté la maison à 16 ans.

• 1 to stop working at a place or going to school permanently -- quitter

  • He left the company last month. Il a quitté l’entreprise le mois dernier.

  • She’s leaving after 15 years. Elle arrête après 15 années.

  • She left school at 16. Elle a arrêté l’école à 16 ans.

• 2 to forget to bring sth with you -- laisser

  • I left my credit card at the store. J’ai laissé/oublié ma carte de crédit au magasin.

• 3 to put sth in a place and go away from it -- laisser

  • Leave the package on the front porch. Laissez le colis sous le porche.

• 4 to cause a particular condition or emotion to remain after going away -- laisser

  • Don’t leave the light on. Ne laissez pas la lumière allumée.

  • He left the business a complete mess. Il a laissé l’entreprise dans une pagaille totale.

  • The storm left thousands of people homeless. La tempête a laissé des milliers de personnes sans foyer.

  • I was left with the feeling that he was mad at me. Il m’a laissé la sensation qu’il était fou de moi.

  • The experience left me worrying about my health. L’expérience m’a laissé inquiet pour ma santé.

  • There was no food left. Il ne reste pas de nourriture.

  • We looked at what was left of our house. Nous avons regardé ce qui restait de notre maison.

  • There was only a little cake left over. Il ne restait qu’un petit gâteau.

• 5 to not do sth, in order to do it later or so that sb else does it -- laisser

  • I left that to do last. J’ai laissé cela pour le faire en dernier.

  • Leave it to me to figure that out. Laisse-moi résoudre ça.

• 6 to end a relationship in which you live with sb -- quitter

  • She left him for another man. Elle l’a quitté pour un autre homme.

• 7 to indicate who will get your money or property when you die -- laisser

  • She left everything to her sons. Elle a tout laissé/légué à ses fils.

• 8 indicates sth is not very good -- (beaucoup) laisser à désirer

  • His acting left a lot to be desired. Son jeu laissait beaucoup à désirer.

• 9 time when you are allowed to be away from work -- congé [ masculine ]

  • the policy for sick leave la politique de congé maladie

  • soldiers on leave des soldats en permission

• 10 to go away or depart from, often without intending to return -- quitter, partir

  • He left the room for a moment

  • They left at about six o’clock

  • I have left that job.

• 11 to go without taking -- laisser

  • She left her gloves in the car

  • He left his children behind when he went to France.

• 12 to allow to remain in a particular state or condition -- laisser

  • She left the job half-finished.

• 13 to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to -- laisser

  • I’ll leave the meat to cook for a while.

• 14 to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc -- laisser

  • Leave that job to the experts!

• 15 to make a gift of in one’s will -- léguer

  • She left all her property to her son.

• 16 permission to do something, eg to be absent -- permission

  • May I have your leave to go?

• 17 (especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday -- permission

  • He is home on shore leave at the moment.