it shall be left unsaid

non sono inglesi — they are not o aren't English

non devi farlo — you must not o mustn't do it

non puoi venire — you cannot o can't come

non lo capisco affatto — I do not o don't understand him at all

non una sedia — not one o a (single) chair

non proprio — not quite o exactly

non hai che da dirlo — just tell me o say so

one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia

to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia

without so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso

he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años

some things are better left unsaid — es mejor callar or no decir ciertas cosas

to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

leave her to finish on her own — déjala terminar or que termine sola; alone I b)

to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo

• to ask leave to do sth — pedir permiso para hacer algo

• by your leave — † con permiso de usted

• I take leave to doubt it — me permito dudarlo

• leave of absence — permiso m para ausentarse

• to be on leave — estar de permiso or (S. Cone) licenciado

• to take leave of one's senses — perder el juicio

I must leave you — tengo que despedirme or marcharme

you may leave us — frm puede retirarse frm

• she leaves home at 8am — sale de casa a las ocho

• to leave one's post — (improperly) abandonar su puesto

• to leave the rails — descarrilar, salirse de las vías

• the car left the road — el coche se salió de la carretera

• to leave school — (=finish studies) terminar el colegio

• to leave the table — levantarse de la mesa

• he has left his wife — ha dejado or abandonado a su mujer

• it's best to leave him alone — es mejor dejarlo solo

to leave sb alone or in peace — dejar a algn en paz

• let's leave it at that — dejémoslo así, ¡ya está bien (así)!

• this left me free for the afternoon — eso me dejó la tarde libre

• to leave one's greens — no comer las verduras

• to leave a good impression on sb — producir a algn una buena impresión

• it leaves much to be desired — deja mucho que desear

• to leave one's supper — dejar la cena sin comer

• take it or leave it — lo tomas o lo dejas

• leave it to me! — ¡yo me encargo!, ¡tú, déjamelo a mí!

• he leaves a wife and a child — le sobreviven su viuda y un hijo, deja mujer y un hijo

• to leave sth with sb — dejar algo en manos de algn, entregar algo a algn

• all the money I have left — todo el dinero que me queda

one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia

to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia

without so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso

he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años

some things are better left unsaid — es mejor callar or no decir ciertas cosas

to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

leave her to finish on her own — déjala terminar or que termine sola; alone I b)

to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo

faire taire — to make [somebody] be quiet [élèves]; to silence [opposant, média]; to put a stop to [rumeurs, sarcasmes]

tais-toi! — ( ne parle pas) be quiet!; ( ne m'en parle pas) don't talk to me about that!

‘I'm merely telling it to show you that in writing his life I shall have to use a good deal of fact... I don't want to say anything that's untrue, but I do think there's a certain amount that's better left unsaid.’ ‘Don't you think it would be more interesting if you went the whole hog and drew him warts and all?’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Cakes and Ale’, ch. XI) — - Рассказываю я, просто чтобы показать вам, сколько такта я должен проявить, описывая жизнь Дриффилда... Не хочется отступать от истины, но, по-моему, многое лучше опустить. - А не будет ли интереснее, если вы отбросите все посторонние соображения и нарисуете его без всяких прикрас?

jdm mitteilen lassen, dass... — to let sb know that...

jdn etw wissen lassen — to let sb know sth

jdm ausrichten lassen, dass... — to leave a message for sb that...

er lässt Ihnen mitteilen, dass... — he wants or wishes (form) you to know that...

eine Versammlung einberufen lassen — to have a meeting called

mein Vater wollte mich studieren lassen — my father wanted me to study

Goethe lässt Faust sagen... — Goethe has Faust say...

Wasser in die Badewanne laufen lassen — to run water into the bath

warum hast du das Licht brennen lassen? — why did you leave the light on?

hast du den Motor absichtlich laufen lassen? — have you left the engine running on purpose?

den Tee ziehen lassen — to let the tea draw (Brit) or steep (US)

er hat mich nicht ausreden lassen — he didn't allow me to finish speaking, he didn't let me finish speaking

er hat sich überreden lassen — he let himself be persuaded, he allowed himself to be persuaded

ich lasse mich nicht belügen/zwingen — I won't be lied to/coerced

lass mich machen! — let me do it!

lass das sein! — don't (do it)!

lass doch die Arbeit Arbeit sein — forget about work (inf)

das Fenster lässt sich nicht öffnen (grundsätzlich nicht) — the window doesn't open; (momentan nicht) the window won't open

das Wort lässt sich schwer/nicht übersetzen — the word is hard to translate/can't be translated or is untranslatable

das lässt sich machen — that's possible, that can be done

hier lässt es sich bequem sitzen — it's nice sitting here

das lässt sich zehn Jahre später nicht mehr feststellen — ten years on this can no longer be established, ten years on it is too late to establish this

das lässt sich nicht mehr ändern — it's too late to do anything about it now

daraus lässt sich schließen or folgern, dass... — one can conclude from this that...

lass uns all das vergessen! — let's forget all this!

lass es dir gut gehen! — take care of yourself!

lass ihn nur kommen! — just let him show his face!, just let him come!

lasset die Kindlein zu mir kommen (Bibl) — suffer the little children to come unto me (Bibl)

lass diese Bemerkungen! — that's enough of that kind of remark!

er kann es nicht lassen! — he will keep on doing it!

ich will aber nicht! – dann lassen wir es eben — but I don't want to! – let's not bother then

er hat dort viel Geld gelassen — he left with his pockets a lot lighter

lass mich ( los)! — let me go!

lass mich ( in Ruhe)! — leave me alone!

Peter will mir meinen Ball nicht lassen (= nicht geben) — Peter won't let go of my ball

lass ihr schon den Ball, sonst weint sie wieder — let her keep the ball otherwise she'll start crying again

er ließ mich nicht aus dem Haus — he wouldn't let me out of the house

lass bloß den Hund nicht auf das Sofa! — don't let the dog get on the sofa!

einen ( Furz) lassen (inf) — to let off (inf)

etw lassen, wie es ist — to leave sth (just) as it is

etw ungesagt/ungetan lassen (geh) — to leave sth unsaid/undone

sie konnte vom Gin nicht lassen — she couldn't give up the gin

◆ sich lassen sich vor Freude nicht zu lassen wissen or nicht lassen können — to be beside oneself with joy

etwas tun lassen — have or get something done

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — you can't tell him anything

das muss man ihm/ihr lassen — one must grant or give him/her that

jemanden ins Zimmer lassen — let or allow somebody into the room

lass das! — stop that or it!

jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own

sein Leben für eine 1dee lassen — lay down one's life for an idea

es lässt sich nicht leugnen/verschweigen, dass... — it cannot be denied or there's no denying that.../we/you etc. cannot hide the fact that...

Lass doch od. nur! Du kannst mir das Geld später zurückgeben — That's all right. You can pay me back later

ich habe mir sagen lassen, dass... — 1've been told or informed that...

etwas tun lassen — have or get something done

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — you can't tell him anything

das muss man ihm/ihr lassen — one must grant or give him/her that

jemanden ins Zimmer lassen — let or allow somebody into the room

lass das! — stop that or it!

jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own

es lässt sich nicht leugnen/verschweigen, dass... — it cannot be denied or there's no denying that.../we/you etc. cannot hide the fact that...

Lass doch od. nur! Du kannst mir das Geld später zurückgeben — That's all right. You can pay me back later

ich habe mir sagen lassen, dass... — 1've been told or informed that...