Or let me die!

they specialize in holiday lets — se especializan en el alquiler or el arrendamiento de residencias de vacaciones

to let somebody/something + inf: let her speak déjala hablar; he let his hair grow se dejó crecer el pelo; let me help you deja que te ayude; don't let me keep you no te quiero entretener; let me see ¿a ver?, deja or déjame ver; you shouldn't let her talk to you like that no deberías permitir que te hable así; don't let me catch you here again! — que no te vuelva a pescar por aquí!; be II 1) a), drop II 5), rip I 2)

to let something/somebody by o past — dejar pasar algo/a alguien

she let herself into the house — abrió la puerta y entró en la casa; see also let in, off, out

don't let's o let's not argue — no discutamos

let us pray — (frml) oremos

to let sb do sth — dejar or more frm permitir que algn haga algo, dejar or more frm permitir a algn hacer algo

let me help you — déjeme ayudarle or que le ayude

• don't let me catch you cheating again! — ¡no quiero volver a pillarte haciendo trampa!, ¡que no vuelva a pillarte haciendo trampa!

• you must let me be the judge of that — eso tengo que juzgarlo yo

• don't let me keep you — no quiero entretenerle

• now let me see — ¿a ver?, déjame que vea

• it's hard work, let me tell you — es mucho trabajo, te lo aseguro

• when can you let me have it? — ¿cuándo me lo puedes dejar?

he really let her have it about being late * — le echó una buena bronca por llegar tarde *

• to let it be known that — hacer saber que

• they won't let you into the country — no te dejarán entrar en el país

• he wouldn't let me past — no me dejaba pasar

• the barrier rose to let the car through — la barrera subió para dejar pasar el coche

• her then boyfriend (let's call him Dave)... — el entonces novio suyo (llamémosle or vamos a llamarle Dave)...

• let's get out here — bajémonos aquí

• let's go! — ¡vámonos!

• let's not or don't let's jump to conclusions — no nos precipitemos a sacar conclusiones

• let us pray — frm oremos

• if you weigh, let's say, 175 pounds... — si pesas, digamos, 175 libras...

• let's see, what was I saying? — a ver or déjame ver, ¿qué decía yo?

• "shall we eat now?" - "yes, let's" — -¿comemos ahora? -sí, venga or -sí, vale

"shall we go home now?" - "yes, let's" — -¿nos vamos a casa ahora? -¡sí, vamos! or -¡sí, vámonos!

• let that be a lesson to you! — ¡que eso te sirva de lección!

• let there be light — hágase la luz

• never let it be said that... — que nunca se diga que...

• a plaque let into a wall — una lápida empotrada en una pared

• we're converting the barn for holiday lets — estamos remodelando el granero para alquilarlo durante las vacaciones

• long/ short let — alquiler m a corto/largo plazo

they specialize in holiday lets — se especializan en el alquiler or el arrendamiento de residencias de vacaciones

to let somebody/something + inf: let her speak déjala hablar; he let his hair grow se dejó crecer el pelo; let me help you deja que te ayude; don't let me keep you no te quiero entretener; let me see ¿a ver?, deja or déjame ver; you shouldn't let her talk to you like that no deberías permitir que te hable así; don't let me catch you here again! — que no te vuelva a pescar por aquí!; be II 1) a), drop II 5), rip I 2)

to let something/somebody by o past — dejar pasar algo/a alguien

she let herself into the house — abrió la puerta y entró en la casa; see also let in, off, out

don't let's o let's not argue — no discutamos

let us pray — (frml) oremos

let somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

don't let things get you down/worry you — lass dich nicht entmutigen/mach dir keine Sorgen

don't let him upset you — reg dich seinetwegen nicht auf

let somebody/something alone — jemanden/etwas in Ruhe lassen

let alone — (far less) geschweige denn

let somebody be — jemanden in Ruhe od. Frieden lassen

let somebody go — (from captivity) jemanden freilassen

let go — (release hold) loslassen; (neglect) herunterkommen lassen [Haus]; (let pass) durchgehen lassen [Bemerkung]

let it go [at that] — es dabei belassen od. bewenden lassen

let oneself go — (neglect oneself) sich vernachlässigen; (abandon self-restraint) sich gehen lassen

let somebody think that... — jemanden in dem Glauben lassen, dass...

let us suppose that... — nehmen wir [nur] einmal an, dass...

Let's go to the cinema. - Yes, let's/No, let's not or don't let's — Komm/Kommt, wir gehen ins Kino. - Ja, gut/Nein, lieber nicht

[just] let him try! — das soll er [nur] mal wagen!

let me know what you think — sagen Sie mir (Bescheid) or lassen Sie mich wissen (form), was Sie davon halten

let the bells be rung let it be known by all citizens that... — lasset die Glocken ertönen (liter) allen Bürgern sei kundgetan, dass... (old)

yes, let's — oh ja!

it's late, but yes let's — es ist spät, aber na ja, einverstanden

let him try (it)! — das soll er nur or mal versuchen!

let their need be never so great let there be music — mag ihre Not auch noch so groß sein lasst Musik erklingen

let us suppose... — nehmen wir (mal) an, dass...

let alone — (far less) geschweige denn

let somebody be — jemanden in Ruhe od. Frieden lassen

let somebody go — (from captivity) jemanden freilassen

let go — (release hold) loslassen; (neglect) herunterkommen lassen [Haus]; (let pass) durchgehen lassen [Bemerkung]

let it go [at that] — es dabei belassen od. bewenden lassen

let oneself go — (neglect oneself) sich vernachlässigen; (abandon self-restraint) sich gehen lassen

Let's go to the cinema. - Yes, let's/No, let's not or don't let's — Komm/Kommt, wir gehen ins Kino. - Ja, gut/Nein, lieber nicht

let oneself/somebody in — sich (Dat.) [die Tür] aufschließen/jemandem aufmachen

he let himself in ( with his key) — er schloss die Tür auf und ging hinein

see what you've let me in for now — da hast du mir aber was eingebrockt! (inf)

to let oneself in for sth — sich auf etw (acc)

I got let in for £50 — ich bin £ 50 losgeworden (inf)

she let me in on the secret — sie hat es mir verraten

let oneself/somebody in — sich (Dat.) [die Tür] aufschließen/jemandem aufmachen

I let myself down in the exam — ich habe in der Prüfung enttäuschend abgeschnitten

I tried to let him down gently (fig) — ich versuchte, ihm das schonend beizubringen

to let one's guard down (lit) — seine Deckung vernachlässigen; (fig) sich aus der Reserve locken lassen

you'd be letting yourself down if you only got 5 out of 10 — es wäre unter deinem Niveau, nur 5 von 10 Punkten zu bekommen

On Saturday? That lets me out — Samstag? Da falle ich schon mal aus

to let oneself out — sich (dat) die Tür aufmachen

don't let on! — nichts verraten!

let on that... — so tun, als ob... (ugs.)

he let on that he had known all the time — er kam damit heraus (inf),

don't let on about our meeting with John — verrate nichts von unserem Treffen mit John

let on that... — so tun, als ob... (ugs.)

to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]

I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]

I wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere

to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]

to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]

I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]

I wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere

to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]