abandonar
verbo transitivo
1 (dejar abandonado) [+cónyuge, hijo] to abandon; desert; [+animal, casa, posesiones] to abandon; [+obligaciones] to neglect
la abandonó por otra mujer he abandoned o deserted her for another woman
no me abandones nunca never leave me; tuvimos que abandonar nuestras pertenencias en la huida we had to abandon all our belongings when we fled
no debes abandonar las labores de la casa you shouldn't neglect the housework
abandonar el barco to abandon ship
abandonar a algn a su suerte o a la buena de Dios to abandon o leave sb to their fate
2 (marcharse de) [+lugar, organización] to leave
pronto podrán abandonar el hospital they will soon be able to leave the hospital; abandonó la reunión hecho una furia he stormed out of the meeting
miles de refugiados han abandonado la ciudad thousands of refugees have abandoned the city
3 (renunciar a) [+estudios, proyecto] to give up; abandon; [+costumbre, cargo] to give up; [+privilegio, título] to renounce; relinquish
hemos abandonado la idea de montar un negocio we have given up o abandoned the idea of starting a business; he decidido abandonar la política I've decided to give up o abandon politics
si el tratamiento no da resultado lo abandonaremos if the treatment doesn't work, we'll abandon it; no es fácil abandonar el tabaco it's not easy to give up smoking; la guerrilla ha prometido abandonar las armas the guerrillas have promised to lay down their arms
se comprometieron a abandonar sus reivindicaciones territoriales they promised to renounce o relinquish their territorial claims
verbo pronominal
abandonarse1 (no cuidarse) to let o.s. go
no deberías abandonarte aunque estés deprimida you shouldn't let yourself go even though you're depressed; aunque no se abandona nada parece cada vez más viejo although he looks after himself very well he looks older every day
2 (entregarse) to abandon o.s.
nos abandonamos en manos de la suerte we abandoned ourselves to the hand of fate; abandonarse a [+alcohol, droga] to give o.s. over o up to; abandon o.s. to; [+destino, suerte] to abandon o.s. to; [+sueño] to surrender to; give in to; no te abandones a la desesperación don't give in to despair