abandon
abandon(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to desert)
a. entregarse a
Arturo abandoned himself to gambling when he moved to Las Vegas.Arturo se entregó al juego cuando se mudó a Las Vegas.
b. abandonarse a
When she was finally alone, she abandoned herself to tears.Cuando por fin estaba sola, se abandonó a las lágrimas.
3. (to give up)
a. renunciar a
The climbers have abandoned their attempt to reach the summit today.Los andinistas renunciaron al intento de llegar a la cima hoy.
b. abandonar
She abandoned hope for rescue, but still she felt compelled to survive.Abandonó la esperanza de que la rescataran, pero aún así se sentía compelida a sobrevivir.
c. perder
We never abandoned hope, and a year later we received news that my sister was getting better.Nunca perdimos la esperanza, y un año más tarde recibimos la noticia de que mi hermana se estaba mejorando.
d. suspender
After two weeks, they abandoned the search for the crew member who went overboard.Después de dos semanas, suspendieron la búsqueda del tripulante que cayó por la borda.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I'm sure my upstairs neighbor hates us for singing with abandon between 2 and 8 am.Estoy seguro de que mi vecina de arriba nos odia por cantar como locos entre las 2 y las 8 am.
Lucrecia danced with abandon on her wedding night.Lucrecia bailó desenfrenadamente en la noche de su boda.
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