abandonar 1 vtr u (irse de) to leave, quit u (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon; a. a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate u (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up u Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of; (un deporte) to drop|2 vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren’t as good as we expected, but don’t give up.