laisser faire
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See also: laisser-faire
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French laisser faire.
Adjective
[edit]laisser faire (comparative more laisser faire, superlative most laisser faire)
- Alternative form of laissez faire
Noun
[edit]laisser faire (uncountable)
- Alternative form of laissez faire
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (transitive) to let someone do as they please
- Je le laisse faire ce qu’il veut quand il est dans cet état. ― I let him do as he pleases whenever he gets like that.
- (intransitive) not to intervene
- (reflexive, chiefly in the negative) not to react to things done to oneself
- Synonym: se laisser marcher sur les pieds
- ne pas se laisser faire ― to stand up for oneself
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