Laissés (en. Left)
/lɛse/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishFrench
noun
Translation: Those who have been abandoned.
Translation: The neglected members of society deserve our attention.
Les laissés pour compte de la société méritent notre attention.
Translation: Individuals who feel excluded.
Translation: Young left-behinds often feel a sense of emptiness in belonging.
Les jeunes laissés ressentent souvent un vide d'appartenance.
verb
Translation: Conjugated form of the verb laisser in the past participle.
Translation: They have all been left out.
Ils ont tous été laissés à l'écart.
Etymology
Translation: From the verb laisser, of Latin origin 'lassare'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
Translation: left behind
Translation: Neglected or forgotten people.
laissés pour compte
Translation: left to abandon
Translation: Individuals left without help.
laissés à l'abandon
Translation: leave for leaving
Translation: A phrase to denote a lack of interest or support.
laisser pour laisser
Related Words
Translation: to leave
Translation: To allow something to happen or exist.
laisser
Translation: to abandon
Translation: To cease taking care of someone or something.
abandonner
Translation: to neglect
Translation: Not paying attention to something.
négliger
Slang Meanings
Translation: People without help or support.
Translation: On the street, you often encounter the left-behinds.
Dans la rue, on croise souvent des laissés.
Translation: Individuals forgotten by society.
Translation: The left-behinds are often invisible in the city.
Les laissés sont souvent invisibles dans la ville.