leave out

omettre, exclure

Ne pas inclure quelqu’un ou quelque chose, ou ne pas mentionner un détail.

En anglais simple : You do not include someone or something, or do not mention a detail.

• Do not leave out my name.
• The recipe left out an important step.
• Why was she left out of the team?

Comment l'utiliser : leave someone/something out of something (They left my name out of the report.)

Synonymes : omit, exclude

Contraires : include

Expressions courantes : leave out someone, leave out details, leave out something

laisser dehors, laisser à l’air libre

Laisser quelque chose dehors, sans le couvrir ou sans le ranger à sa place habituelle.

En anglais simple : You let something stay outside, uncovered, or away from its usual storage place.

• Do not leave the milk out.
• I left my shoes out in the rain.
• The toys were left out on the floor overnight.

Comment l'utiliser : leave something out (You can leave the butter out until it softens.)

Synonymes : exclude, omit

Expressions courantes : leave out something, leave out food, leave out overnight

arrêter, cesser

Arrêter de faire quelque chose de gênant ou d’indésirable.

En anglais simple : You stop doing something annoying or unwanted.

• Leave out the shouting, please.
• He told us to leave out the silly jokes.
• Can you leave out the complaining for once?

Comment l'utiliser : leave out something (Leave out the teasing; she is already upset.)

Synonymes : stop, cut out

Contraires : continue

Expressions courantes : leave out something, leave out complaining, leave out the nonsense