French Conversation · Level 19
89 words
French word
abandonné
Pronunciation
IPA/abɑ̃done/
Meaning
- adjectiveabandoned
Example
Un chien a été abandonné dans la rue.
A dog was abandoned on the street.
More examples
Les chats abandonnés cherchent souvent de la nourriture.
Abandoned cats often look for food.
Core concept
A dog, home, or person standing unattended after its caretaker has gone and stopped providing care.
Common phrases
animal abandonné
abandoned animal
enfant abandonné
abandoned child
Similar words
délaissé: Receiving less care or attention and left unattended.
négligé: Unmaintained and uncared for, resulting in dirt or damage.
laissé: Kept in its current state for a brief period.
oublié: No longer remembered or noticed, and left unattended.
Definition in French
Qualifie ce qui a été délaissé par d'autres et qui manque de protection ou d'attention.
Word origin
Abandonné comes from abandonner, whose Old French ancestor abandoner was formed from à bandon, meaning at one's disposal.
Usage tips
- Abandonné usually suggests deliberate or lasting desertion, while laissé or oublié can describe something merely left or forgotten.
Other meanings
- forsakenadjective
- neglectedadjective
Opposites
- adoptéadoptedadjective
- accueillitaken inadjective
Related words
- abandonabandonmentnoun
- abandonnerabandonverb