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1 let in
transitive verb1) (admit) herein-/hineinlassen; (fig.) die Tür öffnen (+ Dat.)let oneself/somebody in — sich (Dat.) [die Tür] aufschließen/jemandem aufmachen
2) (Dressm.) enger machen; einnähen3)let oneself in for something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) einlassen
4)let somebody in on a secret/plan — etc. jemanden in ein Geheimnis/einen Plan usw. einweihen
* * ** * *◆ let invt1. (allow to enter)▪ to \let in in ⇆ sb jdn hereinlassen▪ to \let in oneself in aufschließenI've got a key, so I can \let in myself in ich habe einen Schlüssel, ich kann also rein2.these shoes \let in in the rain diese Schuhe sind nicht wasserdichtto \let in in some air frische Luft hereinlassen3. (allow to know)shall I \let in you in on a little secret? soll ich dir ein kleines Geheimnis anvertrauen?what have we \let in ourselves in for? worauf haben wir uns da nur eingelassen?to \let in sb/oneself in for a lot of trouble/work jdm/sich eine Menge Ärger einhandeln/eine Menge Arbeit aufhalsen fam* * *1. vt sep1) water durchlassenhe let himself in ( with his key) — er schloss die Tür auf und ging hinein
he let her/himself into the apartment — er ließ sie/er ging in die Wohnung hinein
just let yourself in —
3)(= involve in)
to let sb in for a lot of work — jdm eine Menge Arbeit aufhalsensee what you've let me in for now — da hast du mir aber was eingebrockt! (inf)
I got let in for £50 — ich bin £ 50 losgeworden (inf)
4)(= allow to know)
to let sb in on sth, to let sb into sth — jdn in etw (acc) einweihenshe let me in on the secret — sie hat es mir verraten
5) (SEW)2. vi(shoes, tent) Wasser durchlassen, undicht sein* * *let in v/tlet o.s. in (aufsperren oder die Tür aufmachen und) hineingehen;it would let in all sorts of evils es würde allen möglichen Übeln Tür und Tor öffnen2. ein Stück etc einlassen, -setzen3. ein Kleidungsstück enger machen5. in Schwierigkeiten bringen:* * *transitive verb1) (admit) herein-/hineinlassen; (fig.) die Tür öffnen (+ Dat.)let oneself/somebody in — sich (Dat.) [die Tür] aufschließen/jemandem aufmachen
2) (Dressm.) enger machen; einnähen3)let oneself in for something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) einlassen
4)let somebody in on a secret/plan — etc. jemanden in ein Geheimnis/einen Plan usw. einweihen
* * *v.hereinlassen v.
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