Sentence examples of "laisser tomber" in French

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Je ne peux pas laisser tomber cette affaire. I can't let the matter drop.
J'ai presque laissé tomber les assiettes. I almost dropped the plates.
Il laissa tomber la tasse, qui se cassa. He dropped the cup and broke it.
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.
Laisser tomber la boisson pendant un an est sain. Giving up drinking for a year is healthy.
Tu devrais vraiment laisser tomber ça. Ça va ruiner ta santé. You should really lay off that. It'll ruin your health.
Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de laisser tomber cette idée. I think it's time for me to abandon that idea.
Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de laisser tomber ce projet. I think it's time for me to abandon that plan.
Même toi, tu es un type qui ne sait pas quand laisser tomber. Even you are a guy who doesn't know when to give up.
Elle était dans l'incapacité de complètement laisser tomber son rêve de voyages à l'étranger. She was unable to completely give up her dream of traveling abroad.
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.
Même vous, vous êtes un type qui ne sait pas quand laisser tomber. Even you are a guy who doesn't know when to give up.
Vas-tu laisser ce papier et m'écouter ? Will you put down that paper and listen to me?
Ah, merde. J'ai fait tomber mon machin dans l'évier. Ah, crap. I dropped my doohickey into the sink.
Je souhaite lui laisser cette tâche difficile. I want to leave this difficult job to her.
Tu peux compter sur lui. Il ne te laissera jamais tomber. You can rely on him. He never lets you down.
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