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agg. (lasciato) [persona, animale, oggetto] abandoned;
[moglie, famiglia] abandoned, deserted;
[edificio] abandoned, derelict; (trascurato) [giardino] neglected; l’infanzia -a abandoned children; essere ~ a se stesso to be left to one’s own resources o devices; un luogo ~ da Dio (e dagli uomini) a godforsaken place.
(rinunciare a) to abandon, to give(irregular) up [progetto, attività, speranza]; ~ la ricerca o le ricerche to give up the search; ~ l’idea di fare to change one’s mind about doing, to drop the idea of doing
(ritirarsi da) to drop, to quit(irregular), to leave(irregular) [lavoro];
to drop out of, to quit(irregular), to give(irregular) up [scuola]; ~ gli studi to give up one’s studies; ~ il campo sport to abandon the match; mil. to abandon the field; fig. to give up; ~ la partita gioc. to throw in one’s hand (anche fig.); ~ al terzo round [pugile] to withdraw at the third round
(lasciare) to abandon [persona, animale, oggetto];
to leave(irregular), to desert [fidanzato, famiglia];
to quit(irregular), to leave(irregular) [luogo]; mil. to desert [posto]; ~ la nave! abandon ship!
(lasciare senza protezione o aiuto) ~ qcn. alla sua sorte to leave sb. to one’s fate; non abbandonarmi! don’t let me down!
(venire a mancare) le forze mi abbandonano my strength is failing me
(reclinare) ~ il capo sul cuscino to let one’s head drop on the pillow
abbandonarsi pronom.
(rilassarsi) to abandon oneself
(lasciarsi andare) -rsi su una poltrona to drop o sink into an armchair
(cedere) -rsi a to surrender to [disperazione, passione]; -rsi al sonno to drift off to sleep.