they didn't let me through

I'll come if you will let me — ich komme, wenn ich darf

let go [of] something/somebody — etwas/jemanden loslassen

let loose — loslassen

let somebody know — jemanden wissen lassen

I will let you know as soon as... — ich gebe Ihnen Bescheid, sobald...

‘to let’ — "zu vermieten"

let them come in — sie sollen hereinkommen; lassen Sie sie herein

never let it be said that... — keiner soll sagen, dass...

rent a flat on a short let — eine Wohnung für kurze Zeit mieten

without let [or hindrance] — (formal/Law) ohne jede Behinderung

without let or hindrance (Jur) — ungehindert

they are looking for a let in this area — sie wollen eine Wohnung/ein Haus in dieser Gegend mieten

I have this house on a long let — ich habe dieses Haus für längere Zeit gemietet

to let sb do sth — jdn etw tun lassen

she let me borrow the car — sie lieh mir das Auto, ich durfte ihr Auto nehmen

we can't let that happen — wir dürfen das nicht zulassen

he wants to but I won't let him —

the particle wants to escape but the magnetic force won't let it — das Teilchen möchte sich frei machen, aber die magnetische Kraft verhindert es

oh please let me — bitte, bitte, lass mich doch (mal)!

let me help you — darf ich Ihnen helfen or behilflich sein?

to let oneself be seen — sich sehen lassen

to let sb be — jdn (in Ruhe) lassen

to let sb/sth go, to let go of sb/sth — jdn/etw loslassen

let me go! — lassen Sie mich los!, loslassen!

to let it go at that — es dabei bewenden lassen

to let sb pass — jdn vorbeilassen

let it be known that... — alle sollen wissen, dass...

to let sb/sth alone — jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

we can't improve it any more, we'd better let it alone —

please let me by/past — bitte, lassen Sie mich vorbei/durch

to let sb/sth through — jdn/etw durchlassen

let's go home — komm, wir gehen nach Hause

let's go! — gehen wir!

let's get out of here — bloß weg von hier!

let's not — lieber nicht

don't let's or let's not fight —

let's be happy — lass uns glücklich sein

let's be friends — wir wollen Freunde sein

let's all be a bit more friendly — seien wir doch alle ein bisschen freundlicher

let's look at this in more detail — wir wollen das einmal genauer betrachten

let me think or see, where did I put it? —

let there be peace — es soll Friede sein

let there be light — es werde Licht

let us pray — lasst uns beten

"to let" — "zu vermieten"

we can't find a house to let — wir können kein Haus finden, das zu mieten ist

to let blood — einen Aderlass machen

they let so much of his blood — sie nahmen ihm so viel Blut ab

let somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

don't let things get you down/worry you — lass dich nicht entmutigen/mach dir keine Sorgen

don't let him upset you — reg dich seinetwegen nicht auf

I'll come if you will let me — ich komme, wenn ich darf

let somebody/something alone — jemanden/etwas in Ruhe lassen

let go [of] something/somebody — etwas/jemanden loslassen

let loose — loslassen

let somebody know — jemanden wissen lassen

let somebody think that... — jemanden in dem Glauben lassen, dass...

I will let you know as soon as... — ich gebe Ihnen Bescheid, sobald...

‘to let’ — "zu vermieten"

let us suppose that... — nehmen wir [nur] einmal an, dass...

let them come in — sie sollen hereinkommen; lassen Sie sie herein

never let it be said that... — keiner soll sagen, dass...

[just] let him try! — das soll er [nur] mal wagen!

rent a flat on a short let — eine Wohnung für kurze Zeit mieten

without let [or hindrance] — (formal/Law) ohne jede Behinderung

l'autobus passa davanti a casa nostra — the bus goes past our house

non è passata neanche una macchina — not one car went by

passare dall'altra parte della strada — to cross (over) to the other side of the street

passa quando vuoi — call in whenever you like

passo da te dopo cena — I'll call in after dinner

passare a trovare/salutare qn — to drop by to see sb/say "hello" to sb

passare a prendere qc/qn — to come and pick sth/sb up

ti passo a prendere alle otto — I'll come and pick you up at eight o'clock

passare in banca/ufficio — to call in at the bank/office

devo passare in banca — I've got to call in at the bank

(trasferirsi) passare da...a — to pass from... to

passare da un argomento ad un altro — to go from one subject to another

passiamo ad altro! — let's go on!

passare al nemico — to go over to the enemy

passare di moda — to go out of fashion

sono passati molti anni dalla fine della guerra — many years have passed since the end of the war

il peggio è passato — the worst is over

far passare a qn la voglia di qc/di fare qc — to stifle sb's desire for sth/to do sth

ti è passato il mal di testa? — has your headache gone?

gli passerà! — he'll get over it!

passare a un esame — to go up (to the next class) after an exam

passare di grado — to be promoted

passare di cottura — to be overdone

30 anni e passa — well over 30 years ago

c'erano 100 persone e passa — there were well over a 100 people

(esistere) ci passa una bella differenza tra i 2 quadri — there's a big difference between the 2 pictures

passare per uno stupido/un genio — to be taken for a fool/a genius

passare per buono — to be taken as valid, be accepted

passare inosservato — to go unnoticed

farsi passare per — to pass o.s. off as, pretend to be

passare attraverso, per anche fig — to go through

passare sotto — to pass below

lasciar passare qn/qc — to let sb/sth through

non mi hanno lasciato passare — they didn't let me through

questa volta non ci passo sopra — I'm not prepared to overlook it this time

hai passato l'esame? — did you pass the exam?

(trafiggere) passare qn/qc da parte a parte — to pass right through sb/sth

passare le vacanze in montagna — to spend one's holidays in the mountains

ho passato due giorni a Parigi — I spent two days in Paris

non passa giorno che non ne combini una delle sue — hardly a day goes by without him getting up to something

ha passato la palla a Enrico — he passed the ball to Enrico

potresti passarmi il sale? — could you pass me the salt, please?

mi hai passato l'influenza — you gave me the flu

i miei genitori mi passano 300 euro al mese — my parents give me 300 euros a month

le passo il signor Rossi — I'm putting you through to Mr Rossi, here's Mr Rossi

passare lo straccio per terra — to give the floor a wipe

passare una mano di vernice su qc — to give sth a coat of paint

(fraseologia) passarsela bene/male — to get on well/badly, (economicamente) to manage well/badly

passarla liscia — to get away with it

ne ha passate tante — he's been through a lot, he's had some difficult times

col passare del tempo... — with the passing of time...

passato il semaforo, giri a destra — turn right after the lights

passare qcn. a un altro ufficio — to move sb. to another office

passare una telefonata a qcn. — to put a call through to sb.

mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore — give me the sales manager, please

glielo passo — I'll put him on, I'm putting you through

passami il piatto — pass me your plate

potete (fare) passare il sale? — could you pass the salt along please?

passare le dita su qcs. — to run one's fingers over sth.

passare uno straccio su qcs. — to run a duster over sth

passare una bella giornata — to have a nice day

passare la giornata a fare — to spend the day doing

passare un brutto momento — to have a thin time of it

non me ne passa una — he doesn't let me get away with anything

passare qcs. al tritacarne — to put sth. through the mincer

passare la cera sul tavolo — to wax the table

passo! — over

passo e chiudo! — over and out!

passiamo ora la linea ai nostri studi di Roma — now over to our Rome studios

passare la cinquantina — to be over fifty years old, to be in one's fifties

devi passare a trovarci — you must come by and see us

passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to pick sb., sth. up

passerà oggi — he's coming round today

sono solo passata a salutare — I've just popped in to say hello

passare dalla sala da pranzo in salotto — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passare davanti a qcn. in una coda — to cut in front of sb. in a queue

dire quello che passa per la mente — to say things off the top of one's head

mi domando cosa le passi per la testa — I wonder what's going on in her head

passare alla storia come — to go down in history as

passare di padre in figlio, di generazione in generazione — to be handed down from father to son, from generation to generation

passare dal riscaldamento a gas a quello elettrico — to change over from gas to electric heating

passare sotto il controllo dell'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passare al (campo) nemico — to desert to the enemy camp, to go over to the enemy

passiamo ad altro — let's move on

passare alle vie di fatto — to use force, to come to blows

passare alla classe superiore — to go up a class

è passato generale — he's been promoted to general

passerà — it'll pass, things will get better

gli passerà — he'll get over it

questo mal di testa non vuole passare! — this headache just won't go away!

mi è passata la voglia di giocare — I don't feel like playing any more

sono appena passate le sei — it's just gone six o'clock

passarono tre ore prima che... — three hours went by before

farne passare di tutti colori a qcn. — to put sb. through the mill

dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare — after all you've put me through

ci siamo passati tutti — we've all gone through it

lasciare passare — to let it pass

passi per i giovani, ma... — that's all right for young people but...

passare per un genio — to pass for a genius

fare passare qcn. per bugiardo — to make sb. out to be a liar

che differenza passa tra i due? — what's the difference between the two?

- rsi il pettine tra i capelli — to run a comb through one's hair

- rsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte — to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead

si passò la mano sul viso — he passed his hand over his face

- rsi documenti — to exchange documents

- rsi la palla — to throw a ball around

come te la passi? — how are things, how are you getting along?

passarsela bene — to be well off

non mi passa più! — there's no end to it!

non la passerai liscia! — you'll never get away with it!

con il passare degli anni — with the passing of the years, as years go by

con il passare delle ore — as the day progressed

l'autobus passa davanti a casa nostra — the bus goes past our house

non è passata neanche una macchina — not one car went by

passare dall'altra parte della strada — to cross (over) to the other side of the street

passa quando vuoi — call in whenever you like

passo da te dopo cena — I'll call in after dinner

passare a trovare/salutare qn — to drop by to see sb/say "hello" to sb

passare a prendere qc/qn — to come and pick sth/sb up

ti passo a prendere alle otto — I'll come and pick you up at eight o'clock

passare in banca/ufficio — to call in at the bank/office

devo passare in banca — I've got to call in at the bank

(trasferirsi) passare da...a — to pass from... to

passare da un argomento ad un altro — to go from one subject to another

passiamo ad altro! — let's go on!

passare al nemico — to go over to the enemy

passare di moda — to go out of fashion

sono passati molti anni dalla fine della guerra — many years have passed since the end of the war

il peggio è passato — the worst is over

far passare a qn la voglia di qc/di fare qc — to stifle sb's desire for sth/to do sth

ti è passato il mal di testa? — has your headache gone?

gli passerà! — he'll get over it!

passare a un esame — to go up (to the next class) after an exam

passare di grado — to be promoted

passare di cottura — to be overdone

30 anni e passa — well over 30 years ago

c'erano 100 persone e passa — there were well over a 100 people

(esistere) ci passa una bella differenza tra i 2 quadri — there's a big difference between the 2 pictures

passare per uno stupido/un genio — to be taken for a fool/a genius

passare per buono — to be taken as valid, be accepted

passare inosservato — to go unnoticed

farsi passare per — to pass o.s. off as, pretend to be

passare attraverso, per anche fig — to go through

passare sotto — to pass below

lasciar passare qn/qc — to let sb/sth through

non mi hanno lasciato passare — they didn't let me through

questa volta non ci passo sopra — I'm not prepared to overlook it this time

hai passato l'esame? — did you pass the exam?

(trafiggere) passare qn/qc da parte a parte — to pass right through sb/sth

passare le vacanze in montagna — to spend one's holidays in the mountains

ho passato due giorni a Parigi — I spent two days in Paris

non passa giorno che non ne combini una delle sue — hardly a day goes by without him getting up to something

ha passato la palla a Enrico — he passed the ball to Enrico

potresti passarmi il sale? — could you pass me the salt, please?

mi hai passato l'influenza — you gave me the flu

i miei genitori mi passano 300 euro al mese — my parents give me 300 euros a month

le passo il signor Rossi — I'm putting you through to Mr Rossi, here's Mr Rossi

passare lo straccio per terra — to give the floor a wipe

passare una mano di vernice su qc — to give sth a coat of paint

(fraseologia) passarsela bene/male — to get on well/badly, (economicamente) to manage well/badly

passarla liscia — to get away with it

ne ha passate tante — he's been through a lot, he's had some difficult times

col passare del tempo... — with the passing of time...

no he podido encajar las dos partes — I haven't managed to fit the two parts together

encajar algo en algo — to fit sth into sth

hay que encajar las críticas con sentido del humor — you have to be able to take criticism and not lose your sense of humour

no supo encajar el golpe — he couldn't handle it

a mí no me encajas tú esa historia — I won't be taken in by a story like that

le encajó un buen bofetón — he gave him a good slap

no le dejó encajar ni un solo comentario — she didn't let him get a word in edgeways

llevamos tres partidos sin encajar un gol — we've gone three matches without letting in a goal

las dos partes encajaron perfectamente — both parts fitted (together) perfectly

encajar con algo — to tie in with sth, tally with sth

encajar con algn — to fit in with sb

los nuevos alumnos encajaron bien con sus compañeros — the new students fitted in well with their classmates

un espectáculo que puede encajar bien en Broadway — a show that could be just right for Broadway

no le costó encajar en la oficina — he had no trouble fitting in in the office

sus ideas encajan dentro de una mentalidad conservadora — her ideas are in keeping with a conservative mentality

les encajaron tres goles — they put three goals past them

encajar en algo — to fit in something

no encaja bien — it doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron — the pieces fitted together

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría — this doesn't fit into any category

no encaja con la decoración — it doesn't fit in with the decor

encajarse con alguien — to take advantage of somebody

les encajaron tres goles — they put three goals past them

encajar en algo — to fit in something

no encaja bien — it doesn't fit properly

las piezas encajaron — the pieces fitted together

esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría — this doesn't fit into any category

no encaja con la decoración — it doesn't fit in with the decor

encajarse con alguien — to take advantage of somebody