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lâcher — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blurt verb To say something suddenly and without thinking, often something better left unsaid.
  • conk verb To hit someone, especially on the head.
  • crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
  • release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
  • relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.

Senses

lâcher is used for these senses in English:

  • bite the dust (idiomatic) To quit, or fail.
  • blurt To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
  • break wind (idiomatic, euphemistic) To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.
  • chicken out (idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
  • conk (colloquial, often, with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down.
  • cough up (of money) To pay or disburse reluctantly (perhaps influenced by coffers of money).
  • crack (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
  • crack (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.

conk — full definition

  1. verb To hit someone, especially on the head.
  2. noun A hairstyle in which tightly curled hair is chemically straightened.
  3. verb To stop working or fail suddenly, especially a machine or engine.

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