French word

larguer

Pronunciation

IPA/laʁge/

Meaning

  • verbdump

Example

Elle a largué son petit ami hier.

She dumped her boyfriend yesterday.

Illustration for larguer (dump)

More examples

Elle s'est fait larguer la semaine dernière.

She got dumped last week.

Core concept

A hand lets something go so it moves away, whether the object is cargo or the person leaving a relationship.

Common phrases

  • se faire larguer

    get dumped

Similar words

plaquer: To suddenly dump a romantic partner and leave.
laisser tomber: To casually cut ties with someone or end a relationship.
quitter: To end a relationship and separate from a partner.
rompre: To end a romantic relationship or engagement in a somewhat formal way.

Definition in French

Jeter ou abandonner brusquement une chose ou une personne; emploi familier surtout pour rompre une relation.

Word origin

Larguer began as a nautical verb for releasing a mooring or letting a vessel move away, then developed the figurative sense of abandoning someone.

Usage tips

  • Larguer quelqu'un is familiar and blunt for ending a relationship, while se faire larguer means being dumped.

Other meanings

  • discardverb
  • abandonverb

Opposites

  • s'engagercommitverb

Related words

  • larguédumpedadjective

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