Leave - Quitter (The 507th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Leave is Quitter. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, activities & movements, family & relationships, lifestyle & free time, occupation. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 507th most commonly used word in French. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: leave

French: quitter

Examples


He told me that he wanted to leave the company.	Il me dit qu'il voulait quitter l'entreprise.
You are not to leave this room without my permission.	Vous ne devez pas quitter cette pièce sans ma permission.
You never should have left your husband.	Tu n'aurais jamais dû quitter ton mari.
I can't leave home, even if only for a while.	Je ne peux quitter la maison, même pour un moment.
He had to leave home.	Il a dû quitter la maison.
I shall leave school.	Je vais quitter l'école.
Don't forget to turn off the gas before leaving the house.	N'oubliez pas d'éteindre le gaz avant de quitter la maison.
You will do well to leave him.	Vous ferez bien de le quitter.

It’s not the same to be alone than to be alone in a room that you’ve just left.	Ce n'est pas la même chose d'être seul que d'être seul dans une pièce que l'on vient de quitter.
I must leave you.	Il me faut te quitter.
I don't want to leave her.	Je ne veux pas te quitter.
Because of the storm, the ship couldn't leave the harbor.	En raison de la tempête, le navire n'a pas pu quitter le port.
I can't leave my family.	Je ne peux pas quitter ma famille.
If you stay out drinking every night, your wife is going to leave you.	Si vous restez dehors à boire tous les soirs, votre femme va vous quitter.
I do not want to leave this job.	Je ne veux pas quitter ce boulot.
I would like to leave this city and never come back.	Je voudrais quitter cette ville et ne jamais revenir.
I had to leave the theatre in the middle of the concert.	Je dus quitter le théâtre au milieu du concert.
He had to leave the village.	Il a dû quitter le village.
The train just left.	Le train vient de quitter.
The paddle steamer is just leaving port.	Le bateau à roues à aubes vient de quitter le port.
Leaving our comfort zone is quite complicated.	Quitter sa zone de confort est assez compliqué.