Summary
abandon
überlassen · abandonnieren
to abandon
im Stich lassen · sitzen lassen
to abandon {verb}
abbrechen · beenden · aufgeben · verzichten · preisgeben · aussetzen · verlassen · herabsetzen · ermäßigen · nachlassen
English-German translation for "abandon"
"abandon" German translation
abandon
abandon (also: to cede, to concede, to leave, let)
I cannot believe that Europe would be prepared to abandon them in their plight.
We cannot abandon the victims to their fate, failing to provide support or a way out.
We will not abandon Merry and Pippin to torment and death.
to abandon sb. to his fate
to abandon
to abandon (also: to forsake, to desert, to maroon, forsake)
The Africans are our neighbours and we must not abandon them.
Nevertheless, we must not abandon the Israeli people.
And I was raised to believe that soldiers were strong and wise and brave and faithful; they didn't lie, cheat, steal or abandon their
to abandon {verb}
to abandon {vb} (also: to sever, to abort, to cancel, to dismantle)
At that stage I just wanted to abandon the research, but -- (Laughter) -- it turns out that democracy is a little bit more complicated than...
to abandon {vb} (also: to truncate, to cease)
to abandon the strike
to abandon {vb} (also: to waive, to vacate, to resign, to renounce)
It does not mean that we abandon or surrender our principles or our values.
Again, some have suggested that I want to abandon Europe’ s social model.
We therefore, reluctantly, had to abandon that idea almost immediately.
We must not abandon hope; on the contrary, we must look to the future.
The caution evident in these resolutions is something that we should progressively abandon.
to abandon {vb} (also: to waive, to resign, to renounce, to relinquish)
He must firstly abandon his projects to develop chemical and biological weapons.
If that is not enough, then we should abandon the 0.9 % maximum.
For us, this is a question of principle and we cannot abandon this demand.
Those are a few ideas that we are not keen to abandon.
It is practice that will demonstrate that the agreement works and that we do not have to abandon our rights.
to abandon {vb} (also: to relinquish, to expose, to reveal, to give away)
We must denounce campaigns of disinformation, combat obscurantism, but not abandon any field of action.
But why should Rwanda abandon these spoils of war and withdraw to the borders in order to guard the security of those borders if that
We certainly cannot abandon the water market in Europe, with its high quality standard, to the vagaries of competition overnight in a
to abandon {vb} (also: to expose, to suspend)
But why pack like you're off on a trip and then abandon a baby?
Malingering parents who abandon their children!
I wouldn't abandon a kid.
We expect the marketing of transgenic maize to be abandoned until all reservations have been taken into consideration.
And ask why she abandoned her baby.
to abandon {vb} (also: to vacate, to evacuate, to forsake, to desert)
So we should maintain this balance here and certainly not abandon it.
These people are being forced with humiliating examinations to abandon their country.
Should the Dogon people in Mali abandon the land of their ancestors because of severe droughts?
We cannot abandon Oslo in the search for another reality.
There is always someone who wants to know what happens if a country wishes to abandon the single currency.
to abandon {vb} (also: to reduce, to abate, to belittle, to depreciate)
to abandon {vb} (also: to reduce)
to abandon {vb}
But we can't abandon it now; we have to push forward, get fusion to happen.
Abandon
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "abandon":
© Princeton Universitygive up · forsake · desolate · desert · vacate · empty · wantonness · unconstraint · wildness
Usage examples
Usage examples for "abandon" in German
Similar words
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