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1 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) láta2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) láta, fá til að3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) leyfa•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) leigja- to let -
2 let go (of)
(to stop holding (something): Will you let go of my coat!; When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell.) sleppa (taki á) -
3 let go (of)
(to stop holding (something): Will you let go of my coat!; When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell.) sleppa (taki á) -
4 let in
(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) hleypa inn/út -
5 let up
to become less strong or violent; to stop: I wish the rain would let up (noun let-up) slota, linna -
6 let in on
(to allow to share (a secret etc): We'll let her in on our plans.) deila leyndarmáli -
7 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) draga niður2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) svíkja, bregðast3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) hleypa lofti úr4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) síkka -
8 let (someone or something) alone/be
(to leave alone; not to disturb or worry: Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!; Do let your father alone.) láta í friðiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > let (someone or something) alone/be
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9 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) sprengja/hleypa af (óvart)2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) sleppa -
10 let slip
1) (to miss (an opportunity etc): I let the chance slip, unfortunately.) missa af2) (to say (something) unintentionally: She let slip some remark about my daughter.) glopra út úr sér -
11 let (someone or something) alone/be
(to leave alone; not to disturb or worry: Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!; Do let your father alone.) láta í friðiEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > let (someone or something) alone/be
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12 let alone
(not to mention; without taking into consideration: There's no room for all the adults, let alone the children.) hvað þá heldur -
13 let fall
(to drop: She was so startled she let fall everything she was carrying.) missa -
14 let fly
( often with at) (to throw, shoot or send out violently: He let fly (an arrow) at the target.) þeyta, skjóta -
15 let loose
(to free from control: The circus trainer has let the lions loose.) láta lausan, sleppa lausum -
16 let (something) pass
(to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue: I'll let that pass.) taka ekki upp; bregaðst ekki við -
17 let (something) pass
(to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue: I'll let that pass.) taka ekki upp; bregaðst ekki við -
18 let the cat out of the bag
(to let a secret become known unintentionally.) ljóstra upp leyndarmáli -
19 (let's) say
(roughly; approximately; about: You'll arrive there in, (let's) say, three hours.) (svona) nokkurn veginn, um það bil -
20 let in for
(to involve (someone) in: I didn't know what I was letting myself in for when I agreed to do that job.) kalla yfir sig/e-n
См. также в других словарях:
let — let·o·vic·ite; let·ta·ble; let·tered; let·ter·er; let·ter·et; let·ter·gae; let·ter·less; let·ter·man; let·tic; let·tre; let·tuce; lobe·let; lord·let; lor·i·let; lu·nu·let; mag·a·zine·let; man·tel·let·ta; mart·let; mil·let·tia; miq·ue·let;… … English syllables
Let — Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta, OS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Let — Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta, OS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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