lâcher

lâcher [lɑʃe] nm [de ballons, oiseaux] → release

vt → to let go of [+ ce qui tombe], (= abandonner); to drop [+ oiseau, animal] (= libérer); to release, set free (fig) [+ mot, remarque]; to let slip, come out with;

(Sport) (= distancer); to leave behind

vi [fil, amarres] → to break, give way; [freins] → to fail;

lâcher les amarres (Navig) → to cast off (the moorings);

lâcher prise → to let go