let
let, let /let/ [letting]Translation
v [t]
→ to let sb down [m]→ to let sb {in/out} [m]→ to let sb off [m]→ to let upVéase tb: Let's roll!; Let's see: to let sb know (sth); to let rip at sb; to let sb off the hook; to let sth pass; to let the dust settle›
⇨ permitir
⇨ dejar
Will you let me go to the party tonight? ¿Me dejas ir a la fiesta esta noche?
■ constr. to let + do sth› UK (UK/US tb rent) (una vivienda o terreno)
⇨ alquilar
They let the flat to the family Alquilaron el piso a la familia
■ constr. to let + dos objetos let alone
⇨ mucho menos
I can't afford a motorbike, let alone a car No puedo permitirme una moto, y mucho menos un coche
let's Let's go to the beach
Vamos a la playa
Let's eat Comamos
Let's take a break Tomemos un descanso
■ constr. to let + do sth ■ Let's es la contracción de let us let's face it
⇨ reconozcámoslo
⇨ seamos realistas
let's see
⇨ vamos a ver
to let (sth) go
⇨ soltar
The child let the balloon go El niño soltó el globo
(Definition of let v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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