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1 lâchement
lâchement [lα∫mɑ̃]adverb( = sans courage) il a lâchement refusé like a coward, he refused* * *lɑʃmɑ̃* * *lɒʃmɑ̃ adv1) [abandonner, fuir, ignorer] like a coward, [agir, se comporter] in a cowardly way2)Un homme est mort, vendredi soir, lâchement assassiné. — A man died on Friday evening, victim of a cowardly murder.
* * *lâchement adv il nous a lâchement abandonnés he abandoned us, the coward; ils se sont lâchement enfuis à notre arrivée they fled like cowards on our arrival; il a été lâchement assassiné he was assassinated in a cowardly way.[laʃmɑ̃] adverbe1. [sans courage] in a cowardly manner
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