leave

• Permission ou temps accordé pour s'absenter du travail, des obligations ou des responsabilités, par exemple un congé ou un arrêt maladie.

A noun referring to permission or time off granted from work, duty, or responsibility, such as vacation or sick leave.

1. Time off workB1formal

   A period of time when an employee is allowed to be absent from work for vacation, illness, or other reasons.

   Congé

   • She took two weeks of annual leave to travel.
   • He is on sick leave after the accident.
   • The company offers generous parental leave to new parents.

   Synonymesabsencefurloughholidaysabbaticaltime offvacation

2. Permission to leaveB2formal

   Official permission to depart from a place, especially in military or formal contexts.

   Permission de quitter un lieu

   • The soldier requested leave to visit his family.
   • The captain granted the crew shore leave.
   • She was given leave to exit the building early.

   Synonymesfurloughlibertypass

3. FarewellB2informal

   An act of saying goodbye or departing.

   Adieu

   • They took their leave after the dinner party.
   • With polite leave, he excused himself from the meeting.
   • She made her leave before the traffic got worse.

   Synonymesadieudeparturefarewellgoodbyeleave-takingpartingvalediction

• Verbe indiquant le fait de s'en aller d'un lieu ou de quitter une personne, ou de cesser une activité, ou encore de laisser quelque chose derrière soi.

A verb used to indicate the act of going away from a place or person, or to stop doing something.

verbe irrégulier

1. Depart from a placeA1formal

   To go away from a place or person.

   quitter un lieu

   • She left the office early today.
   • He left the party at midnight.
   • When do you leave for your vacation?

   Synonymesbuzz offdepartexitgoset offsplittake offvacatewithdraw

   Antonymesarrivecomeremainstay

2. Allow to remainA2formal

   To let something stay in a place or condition.

   Laisser (permettre de rester)

   • Leave the door open, please.
   • He left the book on the table.
   • Leave it as it is for now.

   Synonymeskeep

3. Take time offB1formal

   To take a period of absence from work or duty.

   prendre un congé

   • She is leaving on maternity leave next month.
   • He left work early due to illness.
   • They left the project to attend a conference.

4. Abandon or desertB2informal

   To stop living with or supporting someone.

   abandonner, quitter

   • He left his wife for another woman.
   • Don't leave me here alone.
   • The dog was left behind by its owners.

   Synonymesabandondesertdumpforsakejilt

   Antonymesremainstand bystaysupport

Variantes phrasalleave behindleave offleave out