larguer

Definition: to release, let out, cast off, drop

Il faut larguer la voile après avoir quitté le port - You have to let out the sail after you leave the port

Quelle organisation a largué les vivres ? - Which organization dropped the provisions?

(inf) to dump, ditch, get rid off; to quit

Il m'a larguée ! - He dumped me!

Je vais larguer ce boulot - I'm going to quit this job.

Related: la largue - quartering wind; largue (adj) - slack, quartering; largué (adj) - at sea, lost; largable (adj) - releasable; le largage - casting off, release, dropping

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Pronunciation: [lahr gay]