let them wait

to let somebody/something + inf: let me have your answer tomorrow! dame la respuesta mañana; let me know if there are any problems avísame si hay algún problema; he let it be known that... — hizo saber que...

to let go — soltar*

let go! you're hurting me! — suelta or suéltame, que me haces daño!

let go of my hand! — suéltame la mano!

to let somebody go — ( release somebody) soltar* a alguien; ( give somebody permission to go) dejar ir a alguien; ( fire somebody) (euph) despedir* a alguien

to let oneself go — ( enjoy oneself) soltarse*, soltarse* la melena (fam); ( neglect oneself) abandonarse

to let something go — \<\<garden\>\> descuidar; ( let something pass)

we'll let it go this time — por esta vez (que) pase, por esta vez lo pasaremos por alto

let's go — vamos, vámonos

let's dance! — vamos a bailar!

if we were to sell it for, let's say, $500 — si lo vendiéramos por, digamos, $500

let's be honest! — seamos honestos!

let's be quite clear about this — que esto quede bien claro

let that be a lesson to you — que te sirva de lección

never let it be said that... — que no se diga que...

just let them try! — que se atrevan!

let x equal 4 — supongamos que x es igual a 4

to let something to somebody — alquilarle algo a alguien

to let — se alquila

my parents wouldn't let me go out with boys — mis padres no dejaban que saliera con chicos, mis padres no me dejaban salir con chicos

let me take your coat — permítame que tome su abrigo

let me think — déjame pensar, a ver que piense

don't let me forget to post the letters — recuérdame que eche las cartas al correo

she wanted to help but her mother wouldn't let her — quería ayudar, pero su madre no la dejaba

pride wouldn't let him talk about the situation — su orgullo no le permitía hablar de la situación

to let o.s. be persuaded — dejarse persuadir

please don't let it rain — por favor, que no llueva

don't let him die, she prayed — no dejes que se muera, le pidió a Dios

I'll let you have it back tomorrow — te lo devuelvo mañana

he let himself into the flat — entró en el piso

they wouldn't let us through the gate — no nos dejaban pasar en la entrada

let's go for a walk — vamos a dar un paseo

let's say I'm very pleased with the results — digamos que estoy muy satisfecha con los resultados

let them wait — que esperen

"people may complain" - "let them" — -puede que la gente se queje -pues que lo hagan

let people say what they will, we know we are right — que la gente diga lo que quiera, nosotros sabemos que tenemos razón

let X be 6 — supongamos que X equivale a 6

to let — se alquila

without let or hindrance — sin estorbo ni obstáculo

to let somebody/something + inf: let me have your answer tomorrow! dame la respuesta mañana; let me know if there are any problems avísame si hay algún problema; he let it be known that... — hizo saber que...

to let go — soltar*

let go! you're hurting me! — suelta or suéltame, que me haces daño!

let go of my hand! — suéltame la mano!

to let somebody go — ( release somebody) soltar* a alguien; ( give somebody permission to go) dejar ir a alguien; ( fire somebody) (euph) despedir* a alguien

to let oneself go — ( enjoy oneself) soltarse*, soltarse* la melena (fam); ( neglect oneself) abandonarse

to let something go — \<\<garden\>\> descuidar; ( let something pass)

we'll let it go this time — por esta vez (que) pase, por esta vez lo pasaremos por alto

let's go — vamos, vámonos

let's dance! — vamos a bailar!

if we were to sell it for, let's say, $500 — si lo vendiéramos por, digamos, $500

let's be honest! — seamos honestos!

let's be quite clear about this — que esto quede bien claro

let that be a lesson to you — que te sirva de lección

never let it be said that... — que no se diga que...

just let them try! — que se atrevan!

let x equal 4 — supongamos que x es igual a 4

to let something to somebody — alquilarle algo a alguien

to let — se alquila

to let sb do sth — lasciar fare qc a qn, lasciare che qn faccia qc

let him come — lascialo venire

let me have a look — fammi vedere

to let sb have sth — dare qc a qn

to let sb know sth — far sapere qc a qn

I'll let you know our decision as soon as possible — ti farò sapere cosa abbiamo deciso il prima possibile

he let me go — mi ha lasciato andare

let me go! — lasciami andare!

let the water boil then... — fate bollire l'acqua e quindi...

(in verb forms) let's or let us go! — andiamo!

let's go to the cinema! — andiamo al cinema!

let's have a break! - yes, let's — facciamo una pausa! - va bene

let's see, what was I saying? — dunque, cosa stavo dicendo?

let them wait — che aspettino (pure)

let that be a warning to you! — che questo ti serva di lezione!

let x=1 and y=2 — sia x=1 e y=2

"To Let" — "Affittasi"

where did you buy them? — ¿dónde los/las compraste?

I lent them some money — les presté dinero

I lent it to them — se lo presté

for/with them — para/con ellos/ellas

there were four of them — eran cuatro

that'll be them — deben de ser ellos

there's someone at the door, shall I show them in? — hay alguien en la puerta ¿lo hago pasar?

if anyone calls, tell them that... — si llama alguien, dile que...

they ought to get them a car — deberían comprarse un coche

I didn't know them — no los conocía

look at them! — ¡míralos!

I had to give them to her — tuve que dárselos

I gave them some brochures — les di unos folletos

you must tell them the truth — tienes que decirles la verdad

yes, of course I gave them the book — sí, claro que les di el libro

yes, of course I gave it to them — sí, claro que se lo di

I gave the money to them, not their parents — les di el dinero a ellos, no a sus padres

I'm giving it to them not you — se lo doy a ellos, no a ti

give it to them when you go to Liverpool — dáselo cuando vayas a Liverpool

give it to them, not me — dáselo a ellos, no a mí

it's for them — es para ellos

my sisters didn't go, my mother stayed with them — mis hermanas no fueron, mi madre se quedó con ellas

we are older than them — somos mayores que ellos

it must be them — deben de ser ellos

that's them, they're coming now — son ellos, ya vienen

they were carrying them on them — los llevaban consigo

if anyone tries to talk to you, ignore them — si alguien trata de hablar contigo, no le hagas caso

where did you buy them? — ¿dónde los/las compraste?

I lent them some money — les presté dinero

I lent it to them — se lo presté

for/with them — para/con ellos/ellas

there were four of them — eran cuatro

that'll be them — deben de ser ellos

there's someone at the door, shall I show them in? — hay alguien en la puerta ¿lo hago pasar?

if anyone calls, tell them that... — si llama alguien, dile que...

they ought to get them a car — deberían comprarse un coche

niech wejdą — let them come in

niech pomyślę — let me think lub see

niech i tak będzie — so be it

niech tylko spróbuje! — just let him try it!

niech cię Bóg broni, jeśli... — God help you if...

niech żyje...! — three cheers for...!

niech żyje królowa — long live the Queen

niech spojrzę — let me see (that)

a niech to! — what a nuisance!

il attend impatiemment Noël — he can't wait for Christmas

aller attendre quelqu'un à la gare — to (go and) meet somebody at the station

qu'attends-tu pour répondre? — why don't you answer?

j'attends de voir pour y croire — I'll believe it when I see it

se faire attendre — to keep people waiting

le serveur se fait attendre — the waiter is taking a long time

la réaction ne se fit pas attendre — the reaction was instantaneous

reste ici en attendant que la pluie cesse — stay here until the rain stops

en attendant mieux — until something better turns up

un délicieux repas m'attendait — a delicious meal awaited me

quel avenir nous attend? — what does the future hold (in store) for us?

les élections sont attendues comme un test — the elections are being viewed as a test

je les attends pour 5 heures — I'm expecting them at five

attendre de quelqu'un qu'il fasse — to expect somebody to do

j'attendais mieux de ce roman — I found the novel rather disappointing

faire attendre quelqu'un — to keep somebody waiting

sans plus attendre — without further delay

s'attendre à quelque chose/à faire — to expect something/to do

s'attendre à ce que quelqu'un fasse/quelque chose se produise — to expect somebody to do/something to happen

il fallait s'y attendre — it was to be expected

avec lui, il faut s'attendre à tout — with him, anything can happen

attendre qn — to wait for sb

il se fait attendre! — he's keeping us waiting!

attendre que qch se produise — to wait for sth to happen, to wait until sth happens

Attends qu'il ne pleuve plus. — Wait for it to stop raining., Wait until it's stopped raining.

attendre de recevoir qch — to be waiting to receive sth

J'attends d'avoir de ses nouvelles. — I'm waiting to hear from him.

attendre qn de pied ferme — to be ready and waiting for sb

Je l'attends de pied ferme. — I'm ready and waiting for him.

attendre que — to wait until

attendre de faire — to wait until one does

attendre d'être — to wait until one is

J'attends d'avoir un appartement à moi. — I'm waiting until I've got a flat of my own.

attendre un enfant — to be expecting a baby

On ne sait jamais ce qui nous attend. — We never know what's in store for us.

attendre qch de — to expect sth of

Je n'attends plus rien de la vie. — I expect nothing more from life.

Attendons, cela ne sert à rien de s'énerver. — Let's wait, there's no point getting annoyed.

Attends, je vais t'expliquer. — Wait, I'll explain.

faire attendre qn — to keep sb waiting

attendez que je réfléchisse — wait, let me think