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ils lâchaient

were leaving (someone) alone, were letting go, were releasing

→ lâcher
lâch to let go, release + aient they imperfect tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #50,744
were leaving (someone) alone In this sense, often used in negative sentences to mean “wouldn’t leave (someone) alone.”
FR: Les enfants ne me lâchaient pas.
EN: The children wouldn’t leave me alone.
were letting go, were releasing
FR: Ils lâchaient les ballons dans le ciel.
EN: They were releasing the balloons into the sky.
Conjugation of lâcher
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — lâchaient

Ils ne me lâchaient pas.

They wouldn't let me go.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Mes cousins lâchaient.

My cousins were letting go.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Mais ils ne me lâchaient pas.

But they wouldn't let me go.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Ils lâchaient ces trucs sur les gens.

They were dropping that stuff on people.

— À bout de course (1988)