Laisserais (en. Would leave)

/lɛseʁɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Allowing someone to do something.

I would let my children play outside if the weather were nice.

Je laisserais mes enfants jouer dehors si le temps était bon.

To abandon or get rid of something.

I would leave this book at the library.

Je laisserais ce livre à la bibliothèque.

Not opposing an action or a wish.

They would leave the decision to the experts.

Ils laisseraient la décision aux experts.

From the verb 'laisser', derived from the Latin 'licere', meaning 'to leave, to allow'.

let it be

Allowing someone to act without interference.

laisser faire

drop it

Abandoning a task or a responsibility.

laisser tomber

transit pass

Document allowing passage from one place to another.

laisser-passer

let

Main verb meaning to allow or to abandon.

laisser

let

Feminine noun meaning a strap or a tie used to hold an animal.

laisse

letting go

Masculine noun meaning a loosening of rules or disciplines.

laisser-aller

To abandon something without regret.

I would drop this project; it's too complicated.

Je laisserais tomber ce projet, c'est trop compliqué.

Allowing someone to have freedom.

I would give him free rein to organize the party.

Je lui laisserais carte blanche pour organiser la fête.