leave behind

oublier

Partir d’un endroit en oubliant d’emporter quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To forget to take something with you when you leave a place.

• I left my keys behind.
• She realized she had left her bag behind on the bus.
• Did you leave your umbrella behind?

Comment l'utiliser : leave something behind (I left my phone behind at the café.)

Synonymes : forget

Expressions courantes : leave behind something, leave behind your keys

laisser derrière soi, abandonner

Partir sans emmener quelqu’un ou emporter quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To go away without taking someone or something with you.

• They left their luggage behind.
• The family fled and left behind most of their possessions.
• We cannot leave the injured man behind.

Comment l'utiliser : leave someone/something behind (We had to leave our furniture behind when we moved.)

Synonymes : abandon, leave

Contraires : take along

Expressions courantes : leave behind someone, leave behind something

laisser

Faire subsister une marque, un effet ou un signe après un départ ou une fin.

En anglais simple : To cause a mark, effect, or other sign to remain after something has gone or ended.

• The injury left behind a scar.
• Wet shoes leave muddy footprints behind.
• The storm has left behind widespread damage.

Comment l'utiliser : leave something behind (The fire left a strong smell behind.)

Synonymes : leave, produce

Expressions courantes : leave behind a scar, leave behind traces, leave behind something

laisser

Mourir alors que des membres de sa famille ou d’autres proches sont encore en vie.

En anglais simple : When someone dies, their family members or other people remain alive.

• She left behind two sons.
• When he died, he left behind a wife and three children.
• The accident victims left behind grieving families.

Comment l'utiliser : leave someone behind (He died young, leaving his wife and daughter behind.)

Synonymes : be survived by

Expressions courantes : leave behind children, leave behind a family

distancer, dépasser

Avancer, progresser ou se déplacer plus vite que quelqu’un, au point qu’il ne puisse plus suivre.

En anglais simple : To develop, improve, or move faster than someone else, so they cannot keep up.

• She left the other runners behind.
• Rapid advances have left older technology behind.
• Will smaller businesses be left behind as the industry changes?

Comment l'utiliser : leave someone/something behind (The new company has left its competitors behind.)

Synonymes : outpace, surpass, outstrip

Contraires : trail

Expressions courantes : leave behind competitors, leave behind someone

laisser derrière soi, dépasser

Continuer son chemin au-delà d’un lieu, qui se trouve alors derrière soi.

En anglais simple : To travel beyond a place or feature, so that it is now behind you.

• We soon left the city behind.
• The train left the mountains behind and entered a wide plain.
• Have we left the coast behind yet?

Comment l'utiliser : leave something behind (We left the town behind and drove into the hills.)

Synonymes : pass, move beyond

Expressions courantes : leave behind the city, leave behind something