abandon

abandonar

Dejar a alguien o algo sin intención de volver ni de cuidarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To leave someone or something behind without intending to return or care for them.

• They had to abandon their home.
• He abandoned his family and moved abroad.
• The car was abandoned beside the road.

Sinónimos: desert, leave behind

Expresiones frecuentes: abandon a house, abandon someone, abandon a vehicle, abandon ship

entregarse, rendirse

Dejar de controlarse y permitir que una emoción o experiencia domine por completo.

En inglés sencillo: To give up control, especially by allowing a feeling or experience to take over completely.

• She abandoned herself to joy.
• He abandoned himself to grief after the funeral.
• They abandoned control and let the current carry the boat.

Cómo se usa: abandon oneself to something (She abandoned herself to the music.)

Sinónimos: surrender, give oneself over

Expresiones frecuentes: abandon oneself to something, abandon control

renunciar, abandonar

Dejar un derecho, una reclamación o un puesto sin intención de recuperarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To give up a right, claim, or position without intending to take it back.

• She decided to abandon her claim.
• The owner formally abandoned all rights to the property.
• He abandoned his position as director last month.

Sinónimos: relinquish, waive, give up

Antónimos: retain

Expresiones frecuentes: abandon a claim, abandon your rights, abandon a position

desenfreno

Manera de hacer algo libremente y con entusiasmo, sin preocuparse por límites o resultados.

En inglés sencillo: A way of doing something freely and eagerly, without worrying about limits or results.

• The children danced with abandon.
• She spent money with reckless abandon.
• We sang with wild abandon all night.

Sinónimos: freedom, uninhibitedness

Antónimos: restraint

Expresiones frecuentes: with abandon, reckless abandon, wild abandon

desenfreno, despreocupación

Manera de actuar libremente y con intensidad, sin preocuparse por normas, límites o consecuencias.

En inglés sencillo: A way of behaving freely and strongly, without worrying about rules, limits, or consequences.

• They danced with abandon.
• She laughed with joyful abandon.
• He spent his savings with reckless abandon.

Cómo se usa: with abandon (The children danced with abandon.)

Sinónimos: freedom, lack of restraint

Antónimos: restraint

Expresiones frecuentes: with abandon, reckless abandon, with joyful abandon