French > English |
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à l'abandon |
1. adj. derelict or dilapidated due to long-term neglect |
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French > French |
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à l'abandon |
1. v. (Figuré) Sans soin, en désordre, sans préoccupation. |
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Les friches sont des terrains laissés à l'abandon. |
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Analysis |
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à |
1. Notes. In Canada, à and a are not homophones, à a, a ɑː. |
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2. prep. to (destination) |
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aller au bout - go to the end / go all the way |
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Je vais à Paris. - I am going to Paris. |
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3. prep. to (until) |
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Le |
1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese |
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2. art. the (definite article) |
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Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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abandon |
1. n-m. surrender; desertion; withdrawal |
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abandon scolaire - the action of dropping out of school |
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abandon de poste - desertion of one's post |
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2. n-m. abandonment, abandoning |
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faire l'abandon de quelque chose |
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