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lâcher
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
b. to drop
Juliette a accidentellement lâché son téléphone dans la piscine.Juliette accidentally dropped her phone in the pool.
a. to let loose
On a lâché notre lévrier dans la pâture pour qu'il puisse courir librement.We let our greyhound loose in the pasture so he could run freely.
a. to set
L'empereur a ordonné aux gardiens de lâcher les lions sur les prisonniers.The emperor ordered the guards to set the lions on the prisoners.
b. to release
Laurianne a lâché le faucon à la poursuite du mulot.Laurianne released the falcon in pursuit of the field mouse.
a. to loosen
Tu devrais lâcher un peu la bride de ton cheval.You should loosen the reins on your horse a little.
a. to let down
Pour des raisons d'hygiène, je ne peux pas lâcher mes cheveux au travail.For hygiene reasons, I can't let my hair down at work.
6. (colloquial) (to leave)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to drop (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Mon frère a lâché sa copine après deux ans de relation.My brother dropped his girlfriend after a two-year relationship.
b. to quit
Camille ne peut pas lâcher son job étudiant pour l'instant.Camille can't quit her student job just yet.
a. to come out with
En plein dîner, Mona a lâché : « Je pars demain ! »In the middle of dinner, Mona came out with, "I’m leaving tomorrow!"
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
b. to give way
Le pont suspendu risque de lâcher si nous essayons tous de l'emprunter en même temps.The suspension bridge might give way if we all try to go out on it at once.
c. to give
Le plancher a lâché parce que le bois était pourri.The floor gave because the wood was rotten.
a. to fail
J'ai rêvé que j'avais un accident à cause des freins de la voiture qui lâchaient.I dreamed that I got into an accident because the car's brakes failed.
b. to break down
Le moteur de la machine a lâché ce matin.The machine's engine broke down this morning.
10. (colloquial) (to abandon)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
a. release
Après le lâcher de ballons, les enfants ont applaudi de joie.After the balloon release, the kids cheered with joy.
Conjugations
Indicative of "lâcher"
Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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