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largar mão — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.

Senses

largar mão is used for these senses in English:

  • abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
  • call it a day (idiomatic) To retire.

abandon — full definition

  1. verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
  2. verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
  3. noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".

Related Portuguese words