"abandon sth" in German to abandon sth. etw. abandonnieren etw. aufgeben abbrechen einstellen Detailed translations for "abandon sth" to abandon sth. 1. law to abandon sth. etw. abandonnieren{transitive verb} 2. other to abandon sth.(also: to give up sth., to forsake sth. {forsook, forsaken}, to forgo sth. {forwent) etw. aufgeben to abandon sth.(also: to abort, to take down sth.) abbrechen to abandon sth.(also: to hire, to cease, to collimate, to configure) einstellen{transitive verb}