No. 4,536 in French
lâche
Cowardly; loose.
In a sentence
Il est lâche et refuse de se confronter à ses problèmes.
He is cowardly and refuses to confront his issues.
In this sentence, 'lâche' is used as an adjective to describe someone's lack of courage or tendency to avoid difficulties.
Ne lâche pas la corde, sinon l'objet tombera.
Don't let go of the rope, or the object will fall.
Here, 'lâche' is used as a verb (in the imperative form 'lâche') meaning 'to let go' or 'release' something.
Cette ficelle est trop lâche pour tenir le paquet correctement.
This string is too loose to hold the package properly.
In this example, 'lâche' is used as an adjective describing the string as being loose or not tight.
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