lâche pas
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “lâche pas” mean?
hang in there, keep it up
Example
“Lâche pas, t'es presque rendu !”
Hang in there, you're almost there!
Good to know
'Lâche pas la patate' = don't give up (literally 'don't drop the potato').
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
😮 Reactions🫂 Friends
The textbook way to say it: Courage !
Heard in a conversation
Moving Day, July 1st
Sophie Ah non, je suis tannée ! Il nous avait promis 8 h, là il est 10 h.
Oh no, I'm fed up! He promised us 8, and now it's 10.
Jérémie Lâche pas, on va s'arranger. Mon cousin a un pick-up, je l'appelle.
Hang in there, we'll work it out. My cousin has a pickup, I'm calling him.
Sophie T'es fin ! Mais fais attention au divan, c'est le cadeau de ma mère.
You're so sweet! But be careful with the couch, it's my mum's gift.
💪 How other countries say “hang in there”
- 🇨🇮 ça va allerWest Africa
- 🇫🇷 courage !France
More from Québec
- se chicanerto argue, bicker
- c'est plateit's boring; that sucks
- tabarnakdamn! (strong swear)
- niaiserto kid around, mess with
- jaserto chat
- capoterto freak out, go crazy
- chialerto complain, whine
- achalerto bother, bug
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