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1 kwijtschelden
2 [met betrekking tot straf] let off3 [met betrekking tot plicht] excuse (from)♦voorbeelden:iemand zijn zonden kwijtschelden • forgive someone his sinsiemand een straf kwijtschelden • let someone off a punishment3 dat deel van die taak zal ik je maar kwijtschelden • I'll excuse you from that (particular) part of the task -
2 loslaten
3 [met rust laten] let go (of)♦voorbeelden:laat me los! • let go of me!, let me go!2 zij wil niets loslaten over het programma • she will not reveal/give away anything about the programme1 [losgaan] come/peel off ⇒ come loose/unstuck/untied, give way♦voorbeelden:1 de zolen laten los • the soles are coming loose/off -
3 afsteken
1 [sterk uitkomen] stand out♦voorbeelden:die fabrieken steken lelijk af tegen het landschap • the factories stick out like a sore thumb against the landscapeII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [doen ontbranden/afgaan] let off2 [uitspreken] deliver3 [door steken verwijderen] cut off/away4 [afbakenen] mark off/out♦voorbeelden:2 een speech afsteken • deliver/make a speecheen heideveld afsteken • remove the turf -
4 verhuren
v. let out, let, farm out, let off, lease, rent, hackney, demise, job -
5 vrijlaten
n. release--------v. release, liberate, set loose, affranchise, set at large, let off, let fly -
6 afreageren
♦voorbeelden: -
7 er genadig (van) afkomen
er genadig (van) afkomenget off/be let off lightlyVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > er genadig (van) afkomen
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8 genadig
♦voorbeelden:1 God zij ons genadig! • God/Lord have mercy (up)on us!een genadige straf • a light punishmenter genadig (van) afkomen • get off/be let off lightly -
9 kalmeren
v. calm down, let off steam, relax; soothe, pacify -
10 kwijtschelden
n. forgiveness--------v. remit, let off, forgive, condone -
11 kwijtschelding
n. remission, absolution, let off, condonation, quittance, quietus -
12 ontslaan van
v. let off -
13 ontsnappingsmogelijkheid
n. let off -
14 vrijstellen
v. exempt, acquit, remit, let off, privilege -
15 zich aaneensluiten
v. disengage, let off, ransom -
16 afvuren
♦voorbeelden: -
17 een vuurwerk afsteken
een vuurwerk afstekenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een vuurwerk afsteken
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18 schenken
1 [uitgieten] pour (out)2 [serveren] serve3 [cadeau geven] give♦voorbeelden:iemand de vrijheid schenken • set someone free, release someone -
19 stoom afblazen
stoom afblazen -
20 stoom
1 steam♦voorbeelden:stoom geven/maken • put on steamde machine werd door stoom aangedreven • the machine was steam-driven
См. также в других словарях:
Let-off — (l[e^]t [o^]f ; 115), n. (Mach.) A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
let off — [v] make not subject to punishment or action abandon, absolve, discharge, dispense, drop, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forgive, let go, pardon, privilege from, release, relieve, remove, spare; concepts 50,83,88,317 Ant. blame, incarcerate, punish … New thesaurus
let off — ► let off 1) cause (a gun, firework, or bomb) to fire or explode. 2) refrain from punishing. 3) excuse (someone) from a task or obligation. Main Entry: ↑let … English terms dictionary
let off — index absolve, acquit, acquitted, cast (throw), clear, excuse, palliate (excuse) … Law dictionary
let-off — ► NOUN informal ▪ an instance of unexpectedly escaping or avoiding something … English terms dictionary
let off — verb grant exemption or release to Please excuse me from this class • Syn: ↑excuse, ↑relieve, ↑exempt • Derivationally related forms: ↑excuse (for: ↑excuse) … Useful english dictionary
let off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms let off : present tense I/you/we/they let off he/she/it lets off present participle letting off past tense let off past participle let off 1) let someone off something British to allow someone not to do… … English dictionary
let off — {v.} 1. To discharge (a gun); explode; fire. * /Willie accidentally let off his father s shotgun and made a hole in the wall./ Syn.: GO OFF, LET LOOSE(2). 2. To permit to go or escape; excuse from a penalty, a duty, or a promise. * /Two boys were … Dictionary of American idioms
let off — {v.} 1. To discharge (a gun); explode; fire. * /Willie accidentally let off his father s shotgun and made a hole in the wall./ Syn.: GO OFF, LET LOOSE(2). 2. To permit to go or escape; excuse from a penalty, a duty, or a promise. * /Two boys were … Dictionary of American idioms
let\ off — v 1. To discharge (a gun); explode; fire. Willie accidentally let off his father s shotgun and made a hole in the wall. Syn.: go off, let loose(2) 2. To permit to go or escape; excuse from a penalty, a duty, or a promise. Two boys were caught… … Словарь американских идиом
let-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: let off 1. : an act or instance of letting off spend the rest of his life in gaol, and a damned lucky let off it is for him Ngaio Marsh specifically : neglect of a chance to dismiss or score against an opponent … Useful english dictionary