🇫🇷 How to Translate “To Leave” in French ✈️ #39

Comment traduire le verbe « To Leave » en français ?

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Salut les Francophiles ! 🇫🇷✈️

We’re back with another edition of Effing French Words—because let’s face it, some French verbs just love to mess with your brain. This time, we’re tackling one that seems simple but is actually a total trap for English speakers: “to leave.”

Think partir is all you need? Oh là là, think again! No worries, though—I’ve got clear explanations, common mistakes, and a quiz to help you nail it once and for all. Plus, I’ve recorded audio answers so you can practice your listening, too!

Ready to leave confusion behind? Let’s go! 🚀

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Effing French Words for: “To Leave”

Whether you’re leaving a place, a person, a job, or just leaving something behind, you need the right verb. Let’s clear it up before you leave this post confused.

📝 Laisser → Leaving something behind Think notes, objects, marks, or letting things be.

• The cat left fur everywhere, as usual. → Le chat a laissé des poils partout, comme d’habitude.

🏃‍♂️ Quitter → Leaving a place or a person (definitively or for a while) Think breaking up, quitting a job, leaving a place for good.

• He left his job to travel the world. → Il a quitté son travail pour voyager autour du monde.

✈️ Partir → Just going away (no destination needed) Think taking off, heading out.

• I left before the rain started. → Je suis parti avant que la pluie ne commence.

🚪 Sortir → Leaving an enclosed space (room, house, car… ) Think exiting a place.

• All the guests left the room except one. → Tous les invités sont sortis de la pièce sauf un.

Et voilà, no more excuses for using partir all the time! Now go forth and leave linguistic confusion behind. 😉

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