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let [sb.] down1) (disappoint) deludereit has never let me down — [technique, machine] non mi ha mai dato problemi
2) (embarrass) mettere in imbarazzo; let [sth.] down, let down [sth.]5) (lengthen) allungare [ garment]6) sciogliere [ hair]* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) abbassare2) (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.) deludere3) (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.) sgonfiare4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) allungare* * *vt + adv1) (lower) abbassare, (dress) allungare, (hem) allungare, lasciar giù, (Brit: tyre) sgonfiare, (one's hair) sciogliersi, (on rope) calare (giù)2) (disappoint) deludere* * *let [sb.] down1) (disappoint) deludereit has never let me down — [technique, machine] non mi ha mai dato problemi
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[ʹletʹdaʋn] phr v1. 1) опускать, спускатьto let down a window - опустить /открыть/ окно
to let down one's skirt - выпустить /удлинить/ юбку
2) ослаблять, замедлять2. 1) подводить; покидать в беде2) обескураживать; разочаровыватьthe plot is good but the end lets you down - сюжет хорош, но конец разочаровывает
3. ставить (кого-л.) на место; сбивать спесьthis lets him down a little - после этого он стал меньше зазнаваться /заноситься/
to let smb. down gently /easily, softly/ - щадить чьё-л. самолюбие
4. ав. производить планирующий спуск перед посадкой5. отпускать, отжигать ( металл)6. спец. растворять, разбавлять, разжижать; уменьшать содержание♢
to let one's (back) hair down - а) распускать волосы; б) расслабляться, сбрасывать напряжение (после работы и т. п.); в) расходиться, вести себя раскованно, без стеснения -
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■ let downA v. t. + avv.1 allungare; calare; far scendere: to let down a rope (to sb.), calare una fune (o allungare una corda) (a q.)7 deludere; venir meno alle aspettative di (q.); tradire (fig.): Don't let me down!, non deludermi! ( aiutami, vieni alla festa, ecc.); Never let your friends down!, non tradire mai gli amici!B v. i. + avv.2 (fam. USA) rallentare lo sforzo; arrendersi (fig.) □ (fig. fam.) to let one's ( back) hair down, lasciarsi andare; rilassarsi □ (fam.) to let sb. down gently, andarci piano (o con delicatezza) con q. -
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let [somebody] down1) ( disappoint) laisser tomber [quelqu'un]it has never let me down — [technique, machine] ça a toujours marché
2) ( embarrass) faire honte à [quelqu'un]let [something] down, let down [something]3) GB ( deflate) dégonfler [tyre]4) ( lower) faire descendre [bucket]; baisser [window]5) ( lengthen) rallonger [garment]6) détacher [hair] -
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transitive verb2) (deflate) die Luft [heraus]lassen aus3) (Dressm.) auslassen [Saum, Ärmel, Kleid, Hose]4) (disappoint, fail) im Stich lassenI let myself down in the exam — ich habe in der Prüfung enttäuschend abgeschnitten
* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) herunterlassen2) (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.) enttäuschen; im Stich lassen3) (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.) Luft herauslassen4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) verlängern* * *◆ let downI. vt1.2. (lower slowly)▪ to \let down down ⇆ sth etw herunterlassento \let down down a tyre die Luft aus einem Reifen lassento \let down down a hem einen Saum auslassen5.* * *vt sepI tried to let him down gently (fig) — ich versuchte, ihm das schonend beizubringen
to let one's guard down (lit) — seine Deckung vernachlässigen; (fig) sich aus der Reserve locken lassen
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down — die Luft aus einem Reifen lassen4)(= fail to help)
to let sb down — jdn im Stich lassen (over mit)5) (= disappoint) enttäuschen6)to let the school/oneself down — die Schule/sich blamieren or in Verruf bringen
you'd be letting yourself down if you only got 5 out of 10 — es wäre unter deinem Niveau, nur 5 von 10 Punkten zu bekommen
* * *A v/t1. herunter-, hinunterlassen:2. ein Kleidungsstück auslassen3. die Luft lassen aus4. verdünnen5. a) jemanden im Stich lassenb) enttäuschenB v/i1. US nachlassen (in in seinen Anstrengungen etc)2. FLUG US heruntergehen, zur Landung ansetzen* * *transitive verb2) (deflate) die Luft [heraus]lassen aus3) (Dressm.) auslassen [Saum, Ärmel, Kleid, Hose]4) (disappoint, fail) im Stich lassen* * *v.herablassen v.niederlassen v. -
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1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) bajar2) (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.) fallar, defraudar3) (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.) desinflar4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) alargarlet down vb1. fallar / decepcionarhe promised to help me, but he let me down prometió ayudarme, pero me falló2. desinflarv.• bajar v.• descender v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( lower) \<\<rope/bucket\>\> bajarto let somebody down gently — suavizarle* el golpe a alguien; hair 1)
c) ( deflate) \<\<tire/balloon\>\> desinflar2) ( disappoint) fallar, defraudaryou're letting your parents down by giving up your studies — al dejar los estudios estás decepcionando or defraudando a tus padres
he always lets the side down — siempre nos (or los etc) hace quedar mal
3) v + adv ( slow up) (AmE colloq) aflojar (fam), aminorar la marchaVT + ADV- let one's hair down2) (=lengthen) [+ dress, hem] alargar3) (=deflate) [+ tyre] desinflar4) (fig)a) (=disappoint) defraudar; (=fail) fallarto let o.s. down — quedar mal
to let the side down —
she would never let the side down — jamás nos haría quedar mal, jamás nos fallaría
b)* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( lower) \<\<rope/bucket\>\> bajarto let somebody down gently — suavizarle* el golpe a alguien; hair 1)
c) ( deflate) \<\<tire/balloon\>\> desinflar2) ( disappoint) fallar, defraudaryou're letting your parents down by giving up your studies — al dejar los estudios estás decepcionando or defraudando a tus padres
he always lets the side down — siempre nos (or los etc) hace quedar mal
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1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) sænke2) (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.) skuffe; lade i stikken3) (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.) lukke luft ud4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) lægge ned* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) sænke2) (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.) skuffe; lade i stikken3) (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.) lukke luft ud4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) lægge ned -
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1. phr v опускать, спускать2. phr v ослаблять, замедлять3. phr v подводить; покидать в бедеlet on — притворяться, делать вид
to let things rip — быть беспечным, плевать на всё
4. phr v обескураживать; разочаровыватьthe plot is good but the end lets you down — сюжет хорош, но конец разочаровывает
5. phr v ставить на место; сбивать спесь6. phr v ав. производить планирующий спуск перед посадкой7. phr v отпускать, отжигать8. phr v спец. растворять, разбавлять, разжижать; уменьшать содержаниеСинонимический ряд:1. break faith (verb) be disloyal to; be unfaithful to; betray; break faith; deceive; defect; disappoint; play false2. discontented (verb) cast down; disappointed; discontented; disgruntled; disheartened; dissatisfied3. lower (verb) couch; demit; depress; droop; lower; sink4. lowered (verb) couched; depressed; drooped; dropped; lowered; sank or sunk/sunk; take down -
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1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) spustiti2) (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.) razočarati3) (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.) izpustiti zrak4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) podaljšati* * *1.transitive verbspustiti dol; pustiti na cedilu razočarati; zmanjšati ugled;2.intransitive verb Americanspuščati se, pripraviti se za pristanekto let s.o. down gently — biti prizanesljiv s kom -
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1) опускать
2) разочаровать I've never felt so let down as when I was refused entry to the group that I wished to join. ≈ Никогда я не чувствовал себя хуже, чем когда меня не приняли в группу, в которую я хотел вступить.
3) подвести;
покинуть в беде
4) унизить( кого-л.) ;
повредить( чьей-л.) репутации to let smb. down easily/gently ≈ пощадить чье-л. самолюбие, отнестись мягко
5) тех. отпускать (металл)
6) разбавлять, разжижать
7) спускать (воздух) Some of the students, angry at their marks, went into the college car park and let down the teachers' tyres. ≈ Группа студентов, недовольная своими оценками, отправилась на университетскую парковку и проколола преподавателю шины.
8) работать, не прилагая усилий Don't let down now, just when the job's nearly finished. ≈ Не опускай сейчас руки, работа почти сделана. опускать, спускать - to * a window опустить /открыть/ окно - to * one's skirt выпустить /удлинить/ юбку ослаблять, замедлять - to * the speed снижать скорость подводить;
покидать в беде - to * a friend покинуть друга в беде - don't let me down (смотри) не подведи меня обескураживать;
разочаровывать - the plot is good but the end lets you down сюжет хорош, но конец разочаровывает ставить( кого-л.) на место;
сбивать спесь - this lets him down a little после этого он стал меньше задаваться /заноситься/ - to let smb. down gently /easily, softly/ щадить чье-л. самолюбие (авиация) производить планирующий спуск перед посадкой отпускать, отжигать( металл) (специальное) растворять, разбавлять, разжижать;
уменьшать содержание > to let one's (back) hair down распускать волосы;
расслабляться, сбрасывать напряжение (после работы и т. п.) ;
расходиться, вести себя раскованно, без стесненияБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > let down
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vt1) ( disappoint)to \let down down <-> sb jdn enttäuschen;( fail) jdn im Stich lassen2) ( lower slowly)to \let down down <-> sth etw herunterlassento \let down down a tyre die Luft aus einem Reifen lassen4) ( make longer)to \let down down <-> sth clothes etw länger machen;to \let down down a hem einen Saum auslassenPHRASES:
См. также в других словарях:
let down — {v. phr.} 1. To allow to descend; lower. * /Harry let the chain saw down on a rope and then climbed down himself./ 2. To relax; stop trying so hard; take it easy. * /The horse let down near the end of the race and lost./ * /The team let down in… … Dictionary of American idioms
let down — {v. phr.} 1. To allow to descend; lower. * /Harry let the chain saw down on a rope and then climbed down himself./ 2. To relax; stop trying so hard; take it easy. * /The horse let down near the end of the race and lost./ * /The team let down in… … Dictionary of American idioms
Let Down — «Let Down» Canción de Radiohead Álbum OK Computer Publicación 16 de junio de 1997 … Wikipedia Español
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let-down — let downs also letdown N VAR A let down is a disappointment that you suffer, usually because something has not happened in the way in which you expected it to happen. The flat was really very nice, but compared with what we d been used to, it was … English dictionary
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let down — ► let down fail to support or help. Main Entry: ↑let … English terms dictionary
let|down — «LEHT DOWN», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a slowing up: »Middle age often brings a letdown in vitality. The talked about letdown in copper buying has not yet appeared (Wall Street Journal). 2. a disappointment: »Losing the contest was a big letdown… … Useful english dictionary
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