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| laisser tomber |
| 1. v. to physically drop (an object) |
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| 2. v. to drop, to forget about, to leave; to give up |
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| French > French |
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| laisser tomber |
| 1. v. Abandonner, ne pas insister dans ce que l'on avait entrepris. |
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| 2. v. Abandonner une personne. |
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| Elle le laisse tomber comme une vieille chaussette. |
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| Analysis |
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| laisser |
| 1. v. to leave, to leave behind |
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| Laissez le pistolet sur la table - Leave the gun on the table |
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| 2. v. to forget, to leave alone |
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| 3. v. to leave with, to give |
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| 4. v. to let, to allow |
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| tomber |
| 1. v. to fall |
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| Un tamis placé à l'intérieur du dispositif empêchera les choses de tomber dans le tube. - A screen placed inside the device will keep things from falling into the tube. |
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| 2. v. to come down |
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| Laisse la pluie tomber sur nous et recouvre le pays de cette eau qui donne la vie. - Let the rains come down upon us and cover the land with life-giving water. |
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| 3. v. (indtr, sur) to bump into, to come across; to be received by (when making a telephone call) |
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