quitter le navire

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quitter le navire

  • \ki.te lə na.viʁ\

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Composé de quitter et de navire.

verb

  1. figuratively Abandonner un projet, un groupe de personnes. C’est l’une des clés qui explique, selon Barbara Nothegger, la bonne entente du groupe. D’ailleurs, depuis 2014, seule une famille a quitté le navire.

In English

  • abandon ship to leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom

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"quitter le navire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/quitter%20le%20navire.

BibTeX
@misc{quitter_le_navire_2026,
  title = {quitter le navire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/quitter%20le%20navire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}