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adjectivevariable adjective: lâche, lâches
Cowardly; lacking courage or moral firmness.
/lɑʃ/
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old French lasche, from Latin laxus meaning “loose, slack”; the moral sense developed from the idea of being weak or lacking firmness.
Examples
C'est un acte lâche.
/sɛ.t‿œ̃n‿akt lɑʃ/
It is a cowardly act.
Il a eu une réaction lâche face aux menaces.
/il a y yn ʁe.ak.sjɔ̃ lɑʃ fas o mə.nas/
He had a cowardly reaction in the face of the threats.
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