let in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for let in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.let1 <pres part letting, pret, pp let> [Brit lɛt, Am lɛt] VB trans

1. let (when making suggestion):

let us pray
+ subj let's say (that)…

2. let (when expressing defiance or a command):

never let it be said that
let that be a lesson to you!
just let him try it!
let them eat cake!
let y = 25 MATH
soit y = 25
let the line AB intersect CD MATH

3. let (allow):

to let sb do sth
let me go first
let me explain
let me see let me have a look
let me (do that)
let me (do that)
let them have it! lit
let them have it! fig, inf (shoot)

See also hindrance

let's → let us

let-up [Brit ˈlɛtʌp, Am ˈlɛdˌəp] N

I.let out VB [Brit lɛt -, Am lɛt -] (let out) Am

II.let out VB [Brit lɛt -, Am lɛt -] (let out [sth])

III.let out VB [Brit lɛt -, Am lɛt -] (let [sth] out, let out [sth])

IV.let out VB [Brit lɛt -, Am lɛt -] (let [sb] out)

See also college of advanced technology, CAT

See also steam, hook

I.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim] N

II.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim] VB trans FOOD

I.hook [Brit hʊk, Am hʊk] N

I.let in VB [Brit lɛt -, Am lɛt -] (let in [sth], let [sth] in)

II.let in VB [Brit lɛt -, Am lɛt -] (let [sb] in, let in [sb])

Translations for let in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

let in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for let in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for let in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

let Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

don't let him walk (all) over you fig
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Let's spend some time with this, because it's equal parts misleading and guileless.
www.slate.com
Let your will say: the overman "shall be" the meaning of the earth!
en.wikipedia.org
Why do we need to let it fall victim in peacetime, when we're an affluent society?
www.macleans.ca
One is a huge inflatable airbag, installed to let skiers and snowboarders show off their aerial prowess, and provide them with a soft landing.
www.odt.co.nz
He is not really a fighter and more of a strategist, but he can let it rip with his two chainguns.
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They let all of the demons inside the jail and keep them there.
en.wikipedia.org
I set this blood on the fire, let it coagulate, and ate the lumps without salt.
en.wikipedia.org
He had a learner's permit, and his parents trusted him enough to let him be alone at home by himself after school.
www.slate.com
The problem of the law is to give advantage to neither, but to let trial by ordeal of cross-examination distill the truth.
en.wikipedia.org
So let's be quite clear what this week's visit means, behind the diplomatic circumlocutions and the promises to help with things like submarines.
www.theage.com.au

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