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larguer

to drop, to let go

verb lar-GEH Less Common
Communication Speech

Also means

to dump (someone)

Usage Note

Larguer originally meant to release a rope or sail in nautical contexts; larguer les amarres ('cast off the moorings') is a common idiom meaning to break free and start fresh. In colloquial speech, il l'a larguée means 'he dumped her'. The past participle largué is used informally to mean 'lost/clueless'.

Examples

"Elle a largué son petit ami la semaine dernière."

Natural Translation

She dumped her boyfriend last week.

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