Usage examples of "laissa tomber" in French with translation to English

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Il laissa tomber la tasse, qui se cassa. He dropped the cup and broke it.
J'ai presque laissé tomber les assiettes. I almost dropped the plates.
Je ne peux pas laisser tomber cette affaire. I can't let the matter drop.
J'ai juste laissé tomber de dire au revoir. I just dropped in to say goodbye.
Il a laissé tomber son portefeuille, et maintenant il est à moi. He dropped his wallet, and now it's mine.
J'ai passé des heures à chercher la clé que j'avais laissée tomber. I spent hours looking for the key that I had dropped.
Elle a laissé tomber quelques allusions peu subtiles au sujet de ce qu'elle voudrait pour Noël. She's been dropping some not-so-subtle hints about what she would like for Christmas.
Ne laisse pas tomber cette tasse. Don't drop that cup.
Elle le laissa tomber pour un homme plus jeune. She dumped him for a younger man.
Elle le laissa tomber pour un homme plus riche. She dumped him for a richer man.
Il promit de m'aider, mais à la dernière minute me laissa tomber. He promised to help me, but at the last minute he let me down.
Il laissa tomber. He dropped it.
Elle le laissa tomber parce qu'elle pensait qu'il était un pauvre type. She dumped him because she thought he was a jerk.
Il laissa ses livres tomber à terre. He let his books fall to the floor.
Il reposa son stylo et se laissa aller contre le dossier de sa chaise. He laid down his pen and leaned back in his chair.
L'automne arriva et les feuilles se mirent à tomber. Autumn came and the leaves started to fall.
Il laissa le chien en liberté dans le jardin. He let the dog loose in the garden.
J'ai promis d'aller à la fête avec Jane, et je ne peux pas la laisser tomber. I promised to go to the party with Jane, and I can't let her down.
Elle souleva un coin de la serviette qui recouvrait son panier et me laissa jeter un rapide coup d'œil. She lifted one corner of the napkin which covered her basket and let me have a quick look.
Newton a vu une pomme tomber d'un arbre. Newton saw an apple fall off a tree.
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