Laissais (en. Left)

/lɛsɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Allow something to happen.

I always left the door open.

Je laissais toujours la porte ouverte.

To abandon or not to retain someone or something.

She let her friend go without hesitation.

Elle laissait son ami partir sans hésitation.

Not to intervene to prevent something.

He let the children play in the park.

Il laissait les enfants jouer dans le parc.

From the Latin verb 'lassare', meaning 'to leave'.

let it flow

To not worry about something.

laisser couler

let it drop

To abandon an idea or action.

laisser tomber

laissez-faire

Policy of non-intervention.

laisser-faire

leave

To grant freedom or permission.

laisser

left

That which has been abandoned or permitted.

laissé

Let it drop

He decided to let his project drop.

Il a décidé de laisser tomber son projet.

Let it flow

When he didn't care, it was said that he let it flow.

Quand il ne s'est pas soucié, on a dit qu'il laissait couler.