let slide

laisser passer, fermer les yeux sur

Laisser quelque chose se produire sans protester ni intervenir.

En anglais simple : To allow something to happen without objecting or taking action.

• I will let it slide this time.
• She let his rude comment slide.
• Should we let this error slide or ask for a correction?

Comment l'utiliser : let something slide (I let the mistake slide because it was minor.)

Synonymes : overlook, ignore, let pass

Expressions courantes : let something slide, let a mistake slide

laisser s’en tirer, pardonner

Permettre à quelqu'un d'échapper à une punition après avoir enfreint une règle.

En anglais simple : To allow someone to avoid punishment for breaking a rule.

• The teacher let me slide this time.
• The officer let her slide with a warning.
• Will the judge let him slide on the minor charge?

Comment l'utiliser : let someone slide on something (The officer let me slide on the parking violation.)

Synonymes : let off, excuse

Contraires : punish

Expressions courantes : let someone slide, let a driver slide

négliger, laisser aller

Ne plus s'occuper correctement de quelque chose, au point de le laisser se dégrader.

En anglais simple : To stop caring for something properly, so its condition gets worse.

• He let his studies slide.
• We have let the house slide since the baby arrived.
• Do not let your health slide when work gets busy.

Comment l'utiliser : let something slide (They let the garden slide after moving away.)

Synonymes : neglect

Contraires : maintain

Expressions courantes : let something slide, let standards slide

oublier, ne pas s’attarder sur

Cesser de penser à quelque chose parce qu'on le juge sans importance.

En anglais simple : To stop thinking about something because you consider it unimportant.

• Let that worry slide for now.
• He let the memory slide because it no longer mattered.
• I tried to let the whole incident slide from my mind.

Comment l'utiliser : let something slide (She let the thought slide and returned to her book.)

Synonymes : dismiss, forget

Expressions courantes : let something slide, let worries slide

laisser glisser

Permettre à quelque chose de glisser facilement sur une surface.

En anglais simple : To allow something to move smoothly across a surface.

• Let the toy slide down the ramp.
• She let the glass slide across the smooth table.
• We let the boards slide slowly onto the truck.

Comment l'utiliser : let something slide down something (Let the box slide down the ramp.)

Expressions courantes : let something slide, let the box slide