Expression de la semaine :
Laisser tomber / To give up.
Laisse tomber / Forget it, give up. (1)
(traduction littérale : let it fall)
Exemples :
Cela fait une demie-heure que j'essaie de t'expliquer mon problème mais laisse tomber; tu ne comprends visiblement pas.
I have been trying to explain my problem to you for half an hour but forget it; you obviously don't understand.
J'avais entrepris d'apprendre le japonais mais j'ai laissé tomber car je n'avais pas assez de temps à y consacrer.
I had started to study Japanese but I gave up because I didn't have enough time to devote to it.
(1) For your information, faire tomber means to drop.
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