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"abandonné"

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Definition: (adj) - abandoned, disused, given up

La maison à côté de chez Anne est abandonnée - The house next to Anne's is abandoned

L'enfant abandonné par les médecins s'est guéri - The child given up on by doctors got better / was cured

Related: abandon (m) - desertion, abandonment; abandonner - to abandon, desert

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Pronunciation: [a ba(n) duh nay]Audio Link

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