let
let1 vb. lade (fx let me explain what it’s all about); tillade (fx the company lets staff bring their children to work when necessary);□ let down svigte (fx he let his family down badly, he has to go to Afghanistan, otherwise he would feel he is letting down his country, they feel let down by a lot of former friends); be let down blive skuffet (fx she was let down to discover that the diamond wasn’t genuine); with one’s hair let down (om kvinde) med udslået hår; let go of give slip på; droppe (fx let go of traditions); let in (give entre) lukke ind; let oneself in for udsætte sig selv for; gå ind til (fx she knew exactly what she was letting herself in for); know what you’re letting yourself in for vide hvad man går ind til ...; let in on fortælle (om hemmelighed) indvie i; let into lade komme ind i; give adgang til; let off lade slippe (fx the young man was let off with a suspended sentence, be let off (slippe med) with a warning); let on give udtryk for (fx maybe they know more than they are letting on); let up on tage mere afslappet på, tage lempeligere på (fx US IT companies are not letting up on their lawsuits against copycat rivals); (i styrke, intensitet) fortage sig; aftage;
if they let me hvis de giver mig lov; hvis jeg må; hvis jeg får lov til det; let go of slippe; give slip på;
* We won't let (tillade) that happen, are you going to let me answer that question? , the boy let himself in (lukkede sig selv ind) as usual.
let2 vb. leje ud; udleje;
□ to let til leje (fx rooms to let); let out (om bolig) udleje.