let down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for let down in the English»French Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

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

View verb table

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

View verb table

See also side, hair

I.side [Brit sʌɪd, Am saɪd] N

1. side (part):

side (of person's body, object, table)
côté m
side (of animal's body, of hill, boat)
flanc m
side (of ravine, cave)
paroi f
side (of box) (outer)
flanc m
side (inner)
paroi f
the right/left side of the road
le côté droit/gauche de la route
on my left/right side
à ma gauche/droite
by my/her side
à côté de moi/d'elle
on one's/its side
sur le côté
side by side
côte à côte
he never leaves her side
il ne la quitte jamais
don't leave my side
reste près de moi
from every side
de tous côtés
on the mountain/hill side
à flanc de montagne/de coteau
go round the side of the building
contournez le bâtiment
the south side of the mountain
le versant sud de la montagne
the north/south side of town
le nord/sud de la ville
‘this side up’ (on package, box)
‘haut’
‘this side up’ attr door, window, entrance
latéral

IV.side [Brit sʌɪd, Am saɪd] VB intr

View verb table

V.side [Brit sʌɪd, Am saɪd]

View verb table
he's/she's like the side of a house
il/elle est énorme
to have a bit on the side inf
avoir une liaison
time is on our side
le temps travaille pour nous
to be on the safe side (allowing enough time)
pour calculer large
to be on the safe side (to be certain)
pour être sûr
to be (a bit) on the big/small side
être plutôt grand/petit
to be on the wrong/right side of 40
avoir/ne pas avoir dépassé la quarantaine
to get on the wrong side of sb
prendre qn à rebrousse-poil
to have no side
ne pas être prétentieux/-ieuse
to have right on one's side
être dans son droit
to get/keep on the right side of sb
se mettre/rester bien avec qn
to put/leave sth to one side object, task
mettre/laisser [qc] de côté
to take sb to one side
prendre qn à part

I.hair [Brit hɛː, Am hɛr] N

III.hair [Brit hɛː, Am hɛr]

by a hair , by a hair's breadth
d'un poil inf
he didn't turn a hair
il n'a pas sourcillé
he was perfect, not a hair out of place
il était impeccable, tiré à quatre épingles
it made my hair stand on end
cela m'a fait dresser les cheveux sur la tête
I won't let them touch or harm a hair of your head
je ne les laisserai pas toucher à un seul cheveu de ta tête
keep your hair on inf! Brit
ne t'excite pas! inf
the thought made her hair curl
à cette pensée ses cheveux se sont dressés sur sa tête
to get in sb's hair inf
taper sur les nerfs de qn inf
to have sb by the short hairs sl Am
tenir le couteau sous la gorge de qn
to let one's hair down inf
se défouler inf
to split hairs
couper les cheveux en quatre
to tear one's hair out
s'arracher les cheveux
you need a hair of the dog (that bit you)
il te faut un petit verre pour faire passer la gueule de bois inf

let-down [Brit ˈlɛtdaʊn, Am ˈlɛtdaʊn] N

Translations for let down in the English»French Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

let's → let us

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

View verb table

1. let (when making suggestion):

let's go
allons-y
let's give it a try
essayons
let's go for a swim
allons nager
let's begin by doing
commençons par faire
let's get out of here!
sortons d'ici!
let's not or don't let's Brit talk about that!
n'en parlons pas!
let's see if…
voyons si…
let us pray
prions
let's pretend that this is the interview
faisons comme si c'était l'entretien
let's face it
soyons honnête
let's face it, you were wrong
il faut voir les choses en face, tu avais tort
let me see let's see…
voyons…
it was—let me think—about 8 pm
il était—attends voir or voyons voir—environ 8 heures du soir
let me think about it
laisse-moi réfléchir
let's assume that…
supposons or mettons que…
+ subj let's say (that)…
admettons que…
+ subj it's more complex than, let's say, a computer
c'est plus compliqué que, disons, un ordinateur
let's say she wasn't amused iron
disons qu'elle n'a pas vraiment apprécié

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

let there be no doubt about it!
qu'il n'y ait aucun doute là-dessus!
let everyone make up his own mind
que chacun d'entre nous décide pour lui-même
let the festivities begin!
que la fête commence!
never let it be said that …
qu'il ne soit pas dit que …
let there be light
que la lumière soit
people will talk—well let them (talk)!
ça va faire parler les gens—eh bien laisse-les parler!
let that be a lesson to you!
que cela te serve de leçon!
just let him try it!
qu'il essaie!
if he wants tea, let him make it himself!
s'il veut du thé, qu'il le fasse lui-même!
let them eat cake!
qu'on leur donne de la brioche!
let me tell you…
crois-moi, croyez-moi…
let y = 25 MATH
soit y = 25
let the line AB intersect CD MATH
soit la droite AB qui coupe CD

3. let (allow):

to let sb do sth
laisser qn faire qc
she let us see the baby
elle nous a laissés voir le bébé
let me go first
laisse-moi passer devant or en premier
let me pay for dinner
laissez-moi vous inviter
let me explain
laisse-moi t'expliquer
she let herself be intimidated
elle s'est laissée intimider
don't let them see you crying
ne les laisse pas voir que tu pleures
don't let them think that…
ne les laisse pas penser que…
don't let it get you down
ne te laisse pas abattre
she wanted to leave but they wouldn't let her
elle voulait partir mais ils ne l'ont pas laissée faire
I won't let them talk to me like that!
je ne permets pas qu'on me parle sur ce ton!
don't let me forget to do
rappelle-moi de faire
let me see let me have a look
fais voir, fais-moi voir
let me (do that)
permettez form
let me (do that)
laisse-moi faire
let me ask you…
permettez-moi de vous demander…
let me introduce you to Isabelle
laissez-moi vous présenter à Isabelle
can you let me have that in writing?
pourriez-vous me mettre cela par écrit?
let them have it! lit
donne-le-leur!
let them have it! fig, inf (shoot)
descends-les! inf
let them have it! (attack verbally)
rentre-leur dedans! inf
to let sth fall/escape
laisser tomber/échapper qc
don't let the milk boil over!
ne laisse pas déborder le lait!
to let one's hair/beard grow
se laisser pousser les cheveux/la barbe

I.let2 [Brit lɛt, Am lɛt] N

3. let LAW → hindrance

II.let2 <pres part letting, pret, pp let> [Brit lɛt, Am lɛt] VB trans

View verb table

See also hindrance

hindrance [Brit ˈhɪndr(ə)ns, Am ˈhɪndrəns] N

I.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.).
When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton.
For examples and further usages, see the entry below.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below
en bas
down below (when looking down from height)
en contrebas
the noise was coming from down below
le bruit venait d'en bas
they could see the lake down below
ils voyaient le lac en contrebas
down there
là-bas
‘where are you?’—‘down here!’
‘où es-tu?’—‘ici!’
to keep one's head down
garder la tête baissée
the blinds were down
les stores étaient baissés
a sports car with the hood down
une voiture de sport avec la capote baissée
several trees were blown down
plusieurs arbres ont été abattus par le vent
a bit further down
un peu plus bas
their office is two floors down
leur bureau est deux étages plus bas
it's on the second shelf down
c'est au deuxième rayon en partant du haut
the coal lies 900 metres down
le charbon se trouve neuf cents mètres plus bas
it's down at the bottom of the lake
c'est tout au fond du lac
the telephone lines are down
les lignes téléphoniques sont coupées

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

View verb table

V.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

View verb table

See also put, keep, go, get, fall

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

View verb table

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

to put sth through letterbox
glisser qc dans
to put sth through window
passer qc par
to put sth through mincer
faire passer qc à
to put one's head through the window
passer la tête par la fenêtre
to put one's fist through the window
casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing
to put sth through the books (in accounting)
faire passer qc dans les frais généraux
to put sth through a test
faire passer un test à qc
to put sth through a process
faire suivre un processus à qc
to put sb through university, college
envoyer qn à
to put sb through suffering, ordeal
faire passer qn par
to put sb through test
faire passer [qc] à qn
to put sb through course
faire suivre [qc] à qn
after all you've put me through
après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir
to put sb through hell
faire souffrir mille morts à qn
to put one's hand/finger to mouth
porter la main/le doigt à

III.to put oneself in VB refl

View verb table

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

View verb table

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

View verb table
View verb table

I.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB intr

View verb table

1. go (move, travel):

go
aller (from de, to à, en)
to go to London/Paris
aller à Londres/Paris
to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California
aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie
to go to town/to the country
aller en ville/à la campagne
they went home
ils sont rentrés chez eux
she's gone to Paris
elle est allée à Paris
to go up/down/across
monter/descendre/traverser
I went into the room
je suis entré dans la pièce
to go by bus/train/plane
voyager en bus/train/avion
we went there by bus
nous y sommes allés en bus
to go by or past person, vehicle:
passer
that car's going very fast!
cette voiture roule très vite!
there he goes again! (that's him again)
le revoilà!
there he goes again! (he's starting again) fig
le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti!
who goes there? MIL
qui va là?
where do we go from here? fig
et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

the roots of the plant go very deep
les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément
the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep
les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin
these habits go very deep
ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées
as far as that goes
pour ce qui est de cela
it's true as far as it goes
c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure
she'll go far!
elle ira loin!
this time he's gone too far!
cette fois il est allé trop loin!
a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days
on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours
one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people
un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes
this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude
ceci explique en grande partie son attitude
you can make £5 go a long way
on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

View verb table

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

V.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ]

View verb table
to have a go at sb
s'en prendre à qn
to make a go of sth
réussir qc
she's always on the go
elle n'arrête jamais
he's all go inf!
il n'arrête pas!
it's all the go inf!
ça fait fureur!
we have several different projects on the go at the moment
nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment
(it's) no go!
pas question!
from the word go
dès le départ
that was a near go inf!
on l'a échappé belle!
in one go
d'un seul coup
to go one better than sb
renchérir sur qn
to go off on one Brit inf
péter les plombs inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
se passer super bien inf
to go off like a frog in a sock person:
s'éclater inf
the party went off like a frog in a sock
la fête s'est super bien passée inf
I went off like a frog in a sock
je me suis éclaté inf
that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes!
ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie!
there you go inf!
voilà!
don't go there sl
ce n'est même pas la peine d'y penser

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

View verb table

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

View verb table
View verb table
get along with you inf!
ne sois pas ridicule!
get away with you inf!
arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! inf
get her inf!
regarde-moi ça!
get him inf in that hat!
regarde-le avec ce chapeau!
he got his (was killed) inf
il a cassé sa pipe inf
I'll get you inf for that
je vais te le faire payer inf
I'm getting there
je progresse
it gets me right here!
tu vas me faire pleurer!
I've/he's got it bad inf
je suis/il est vraiment mordu
I've got it
je sais
to get above oneself
commencer à avoir la grosse tête inf
to get it together inf
se ressaisir
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
avoir une érection
to get one's in Am inf
prendre sa revanche
to tell sb where to get off
envoyer qn promener
to get with it inf
se mettre dans le coup inf
what's got into her/them?
qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris?
where does he get off inf?
pour qui se prend-il?
you've got me there!
alors là tu me poses une colle! inf

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

View verb table

1. fall (come down):

fall
tomber
falling rain
la pluie qui tombe
he was hurt by falling masonry
il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade
to fall 10 metres
tomber de 10 mètres
five centimetres of snow fell
il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige
to fall from or out of boat, nest, bag, hands
tomber de
to fall off or from chair, table, roof, bike, wall
tomber de
the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband
la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture
to fall on person, town
tomber sur
it fell on my head
cela m'est tombé sur la tête
to fall on the floor
tomber par terre
to fall on one's back
tomber sur le dos
to fall in or into bath, river, sink
tomber dans
to fall down hole, shaft, stairs
tomber dans
to fall under table
tomber sous
to fall under bus, train
passer sous
to fall through ceiling, hole
passer à travers
to fall through the air
tomber dans le vide
to fall to earth
tomber sur terre
to fall to the floor or to the ground
tomber par terre

9. fall ground → fall away

IV.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl]

View verb table

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N (all contexts)

let down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for let down in the English»French Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

II.let2 <let, let> [let] VB trans

View verb table

See also up

View verb table
View verb table
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Early in the series, he never let his hair down, however, later on, he often has it let down.
en.wikipedia.org
Time and again the group produced documented case studies of how left orthodoxy had let down workers in struggle or radical campaigns.
en.wikipedia.org
They are conscious of the fact that playing around offers up a way to let down ones guard when dealing with serious issues.
en.wikipedia.org
Her performance received mixed reviews; many critics felt let down after her previous impressive turns.
en.wikipedia.org
But soon the policy was let down because of political opposition.
en.wikipedia.org
The story ends tragically as she is let down by him as well as by her husband.
en.wikipedia.org
It's a great long distance cruiser but is let down by mediocre outright performance.
en.wikipedia.org
Let down occurs in response to the baby's suckling, though it also may be a conditioned response, e.g. to the cry of the baby.
en.wikipedia.org
Nelly is let down, and chased by the cats.
en.wikipedia.org
In the 1980s, the character was depicted with blue hair let down.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "let down" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular