let off

1. (transitive)To cause to explode or come out; to release.

   Stand back when you let off fireworks.

   to let off a fart

2. (idiomatic, transitive)To forgive and not punish.

   The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.

3. (idiomatic, intransitive)Synonym of leave off.

   aufhören

4. To ease off.

   You let off the throttle while you're shifting, then you resume once you've caught the next gear.

1. Let me put off my decision.

   Дозвольте мені відкласти прийняття рішення.

   ruПозволь мне отложить принятие решения.

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2. Let's get off the bus.

   Давайте вийдемо з автобуса.

   ruДавай выйдем из автобуса.

   deLass uns aus dem Bus aussteigen.

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3. Please let me off here.

   Будь ласка, дозвольте менi тут вийти.

   ruВысади меня здесь, пожалуйста.

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4. Let's turn off the television.

   Давайте вимкнемо телевізор.

   ruДавай выключим телевизор.

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5. I must let off steam.

   Мені потрібно випустити пару.

   ruМне надо выпустить пар.

   deIch muss mal etwas Dampf ablassen.

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irregular · Lesson

• let offпробачити, подаруватиTo cause to explode or come out; to release.
• let outзламати, ламатиTo release.
• let onдарувати, віддаватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, on.
• let inвключитиTo let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in.
• let downпідвести, підводитиTo disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.
• let upTo cease or stop.
• let intoTo install something in a flat surface such that it does not stick out.
• let throughTo allow an amount of voltage to pass through to the attached equipment.