let down

deludere

Deludere qualcuno non facendo ciò che sperava o si aspettava.

In inglese semplice: To disappoint someone by failing to do what they hoped or expected.

• Please do not let me down.
• He let the team down by arriving late.
• Have we ever let you down before?

Come si usa: let someone down (I am sorry I let you down.)

Sinonimi: disappoint, fail

Espressioni comuni: let someone down, let the team down

calare, abbassare

Far scendere qualcuno o qualcosa in una posizione più bassa.

In inglese semplice: To allow someone or something to move to a lower position.

• Let down the ladder, please.
• She let her hair down before washing it.
• They let the bucket down into the well.

Come si usa: let something down (She let the basket down on a rope.)

Sinonimi: lower

Contrari: raise

Espressioni comuni: let down a rope, let down your hair, let down a bucket

allungare

Allungare un indumento aprendo il bordo ripiegato e ricucendolo più in basso.

In inglese semplice: To make clothing longer by opening and sewing its folded lower edge again.

• Can you let down this skirt?
• She let the trousers down as her son grew.
• There is enough cloth to let the hem down.

Come si usa: let something down (The tailor let the skirt down.)

Sinonimi: lengthen

Contrari: take up, shorten

Espressioni comuni: let down trousers, let down a skirt, let down the hem

allentare lo sforzo

Lavorare meno intensamente o smettere di impegnarsi quanto prima.

In inglese semplice: To work less hard or stop trying as hard as before.

• Do not let down before the finish.
• The team let down once they were ahead.
• We cannot afford to let down during the final week.

Sinonimi: ease off, slacken

Espressioni comuni: let down slightly, let down halfway

rinvenire

Riscaldare un metallo indurito per renderlo meno duro e meno facile da rompere.

In inglese semplice: To heat hardened metal so that it becomes less hard and breaks less easily.

• Heat can let down hardened steel.
• The smith let the blade down after hardening it.
• These tools must be let down to reduce their brittleness.

Come si usa: let something down (The smith let the hardened steel down.)

Sinonimi: temper

Contrari: harden

Espressioni comuni: let down steel, let down tools

diluire

Rendere meno denso un liquido, di solito aggiungendone un altro.

In inglese semplice: To make a thick liquid thinner, usually by adding another liquid.

• You can let down this paint.
• She let the varnish down with a suitable solvent.
• The mixture needs letting down before we spray it.

Come si usa: let something down with something (Let the paint down with a little water.)

Sinonimi: thin, dilute

Contrari: thicken

Espressioni comuni: let down paint, let down varnish