quitter le navire

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.te l(ə) na.viʁ/
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Verb

quitter le navire

  1. (literally) to abandon ship, to jump ship (to leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom)
  2. (figuratively) to abandon ship (to leave a person or organization when things become difficult)
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