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