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21ABANDON — n. m. état d’une personne, d’une chose abandonnée. Ce vieillard est dans le plus affreux abandon. Il mourut dans l’abandon. Il laisse sa maison dans un abandon, dans un état d’abandon qui en augmente tous les jours la dégradation. Il est dans… …
22Abandon — Mit Abandon (frz.) bezeichnet man den Verzicht auf ein Recht, um einer damit verbundenen Pflicht zu entgehen. Beispiele sind: im Abandonrecht: die Hingabe eines GmbH Geschäftsanteils gegen die Befreiung von der Nachschusspflicht im… …
23abandon — abandon1 abandonable, adj. abandoner, n. abandonment, n. /euh ban deuhn/, v.t. 1. to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one s farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship. 2. to give up; discontinue; withdraw …
24abandon — To elect not to exercise an option contract. The holder of a long option position has the right to exercise or abandon an option contract. Same as expire . Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary The choice made by the holder of an option to allow… …
25abandon — [[t]əbæ̱ndən[/t]] ♦♦♦ abandons, abandoning, abandoned 1) VERB If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so. [V n] He claimed that his parents… …
26abandon — a|ban|don1 [ ə bændən ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 leave someone ▸ 2 leave a place ▸ 3 leave something somewhere ▸ 4 stop doing/planning something ▸ 5 stop supporting an idea ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to leave someone when you should stay with them and take… …
27abandon — a|ban|don1 W3 [əˈbændən] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: abondoner, from abandon surrendering , from a bandon into someone s power ] 1.) to leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for ▪ How could she abandon her own… …
28abandon — I UK [əˈbændən] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abandon : present tense I/you/we/they abandon he/she/it abandons present participle abandoning past tense abandoned past participle abandoned ** 1) a) to leave someone when you should stay with… …
29abandon — I. /əˈbændən / (say uh banduhn) verb (t) 1. to leave behind completely and finally: to abandon one s home. 2. to forsake utterly; desert: to abandon a child. 3. to give up all concern in: *he would never abandon his maddening, upper middle class… …
30abandon — 01. We found a cat that had been [abandoned] by its owners when they moved away. 02. The house has looked [abandoned] since the Bates family moved away 2 years ago. 03. The police finally had to [abandon] their search after looking for the lost… …
