English Dictionary

take French leave

動詞

自動詞

(intransitive) To leave unannounced or without permission / To desert. To go AWOL.

日本語の意味

誰にも告げず、無断で現場や職場、集会などを離れること。 / 許可や挨拶を省略して、急に去る行為、または放置状態となること。

During the busy conference, she decided to take French leave and slipped out through a side exit.

忙しい会議の最中、彼女は無断で退席し、脇の出口からこっそり抜け出した。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To leave unannounced or without permission

意味（2）

To desert. To go AWOL.

No sooner do European servants arrive in America, than ...they ... take French leave of their employers, and, procuring land for themselves, commence the occupation of farming on their own account.

takes French leave （ present singular third-person ）

taking French leave （ participle present ）

took French leave （ past ）

taken French leave （ participle past ）