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let [sb] down, let down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (disappoint, fail) | deludere⇒ vtr |
| | You had better get straight A's in school -- don't let me down! |
| | Farai meglio a prendere tutti voti alti a scuola. Non mi deludere! |
let [sth] down, let down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (lower gradually) | calare⇒, far scendere⇒ vtr |
| | The girl let down a rope and her boyfriend climbed up into her room. |
| | La ragazza calò una fune ed il suo ragazzo si arrampicò fino in camera sua. |
let [sth] down, let down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (clothing: lengthen at hem) | far scendere⇒, far scivolare⇒ vtr |
| | The seamstress let down the skirt so that it fell to just below Sally's knee. |
| | La sarta fece scendere la gonna in modo che cadesse proprio sotto al ginocchio di Sally. |
let [sth] down, let [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | UK (release air from: tire, etc) | sgonfiare⇒ vtr |
| | When Jim's car would not start, he discovered that someone had let down his front tyres. |
| | La macchina non si accendeva: fu allora che Jim scoprì che qualcuno gli aveva sgonfiato le gomme. |