let

/let/ verb [T] (present participle letting, past tense and past participle let)

Translation

ALLOW › to allow someone to do something, or to allow something to happen

birine bir şey yapması için izin vermek, bir şeyin olmasına müsaade etmek

Let them play outside. Don't let the camera get wet. It's best to let nature take its course. We let a whole year go by before we tried again.686

let sb/sth in/past/through, etc › to allow someone or something to move to a particular place

geçmesine/girmesine/geçip gitmesine izin vermek

They won't let us past the gate. I won't let him near my children. The roof lets in a lot of rain.6861592

let's › something that you say when you are making a suggestion

hadi; ...lım/lim

Let's eat out tonight. Let's not bother with the washing-up.1161

let me/us › something that you say when you are offering to help someone

(bana/bize) izin ver; (müsaadenizle) ...yım/yim/lım/lim

Let me carry your cases.10111861

BUILDING › If you let a building or part of a building, you allow someone to live there and they give you money.

kiraya vermek

I let the top floor of my house to a student.2692265

Let's see/Let me see › something that you say when you are trying to remember something or calculate something

Göreyim/Görelim', 'Hele bir göreyim/görelim'

Let's see - there are five people and only three beds. It must have been - let me see - three years ago.1249

Let's say › something that you say when you are suggesting a possible situation or action

Diyelim ki...', 'Meselâ/Örneğin...'

Let's say you manage to sell half the books. Let's say we'll meet back here in an hour.1161

let sb know (sth) › to tell someone something

söylemek, bildirmek, haber vermek, anlatmak

[+ question word] I'll let you know when we've fixed a date for the meeting.1152

let (sth) go › to stop holding something

salmak, serbest bırakmak

I let go of the rope. You have to let the handle go.1601

let yourself go › to allow yourself to become less attractive or healthy

kendini salmak/koyuvermek; kendini hayatın akışına bırakmak

It's easy to let yourself go when you're pregnant.1977 › to relax completely and enjoy yourself

kendini rahat hissetmek/bırakmak, keyfine bakmak

It's a party - let yourself go!1060

let's face it › something that you say when the truth is unpleasant but must be accepted

Olduğu gibi kabul edelim', 'Gerçekten kaçış yok'

Let's face it, we're not getting any younger.1047

let alone › used to emphasize that something is more impossible than another thing

şöyle dursun; bir şeyin başka bir şeyden daha da imkansız olduğunu vurgulamada kullanılır

You couldn't trust her to look after your dog, let alone your child.1242

→ See also let the cat out of the bag → See also let your hair down → See also get/let sb off the hook → See also let off steam let sb down phrasal verb

› to disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do

vaadini yerine getirememek, hayal kırıklığına uğratmak, yarı yolda bırakmak

I promised to go to the party with Jane and I can't let her down.988

let sb in phrasal verb

› to allow someone to enter a room or building, often by opening the door

girmesine izin vermek

Could you go down and let Darren in?1597

let yourself in for sth phrasal verb

› to become involved in an unpleasant situation without intending to

istemeden başına iş açmak, bulaşmak

Do you realize how much work you're letting yourself in for?1858

let sb off phrasal verb

› to not punish someone who has done something wrong, or to not punish them severely

cezalandırmamak; ...dan/den affetmek, bağışlamak

I'll let you off this time, but don't ever lie to me again. The judge let her off with (= only punished her with) a fine.705

let on phrasal verb

› to tell someone about something secret

gizli sırrı açıklamak, ifşa etmek, söylemek, yaymak

She let on to a friend that she'd lied in court.1151

let sb/sth out phrasal verb

› to allow a person or animal to leave somewhere, especially by opening a locked or closed door

boşaltmak, salıvermek, dışarı bırakmak

1595686

let up phrasal verb

› If bad weather or an unpleasant situation lets up, it stops or improves.

(kötü hava/durum vs.) düzelmek, iyiye gitmek, dinmek, kesilmek, azalmak

I hope the rain lets up for the weekend.1811

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