is a French phrase that translates literally to "let go" or "leave to go." While it is frequently used in everyday conversation to mean "letting things be," it also has specific definitions in formal contexts and literature. 1. General Meaning and Usage
To se laisser aller often means to give in to one's emotions (e.g., to let oneself cry) or to stop making an effort in one's physical appearance. 2. Literary and Cultural References
It describes a lack of constraint, ease of manner, or even a certain "looseness" or negligence in one's appearance or behavior.
In the context of medieval French epic poetry ( chansons de geste ), a laisse is a type of stanza of varying length, characterized by a single assonance (vowel rhyme) throughout.
