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abandono

abandonment

noun ah-bahn-DOH-noh Rare

Also means

neglect

Usage Note

Abandono covers abandonment of a person or place, neglect of a duty, and withdrawal from a competition or race (abandono en la tercera etapa — withdrawal in the third stage). The verb is abandonar. The phrase en estado de abandono (in a state of neglect/disrepair) is very common in descriptions of buildings or land.

Examples

"El abandono de ese edificio es preocupante."

Natural Translation

The abandonment of that building is worrying.

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