What does French leave mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. French leavenoun

    an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell)

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  1. French leavenoun

    A sudden or unannounced departure, or one taken without permission.

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  1. french leave

    French leave refers to the act of leaving a social gathering, a party or an official function, without saying goodbye or without seeking approval. It is generally considered to be informal and unexpected. The term is said to derive from a French custom of leaving parties without bidding farewell to avoid disturbing the host.

Wikidata

  1. French leave

    French leave is "Leave of absence without permission or without announcing one's departure", including leaving a party without bidding farewell to the host. The intent behind this behaviour is to leave without disturbing the host. The phrase is first recorded in 1771 and was born at a time when the English and French cultures were heavily interlinked. In French, the equivalent phrase is "filer à l'anglaise" and seems to date from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. french leave

    Being absent without permission.

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    Read the full text of the French Leave poem by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of French leave in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of French leave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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  • فرانسیسی رخصتUrdu

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