let off

ceza vermemek, affetmek

Birine ceza vermemeyi veya yalnızca hafif bir ceza vermeyi seçmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To choose not to punish someone, or give them only a small punishment.

• The teacher let me off.
• The police let him off with a warning.
• Will you let her off for forgetting her homework?

Nasıl kullanılır: let someone off with something (The officer let her off with a warning.); let someone off for doing something (The teacher let him off for arriving late.)

Eş anlamlılar: excuse, forgive, pardon

Zıt anlamlılar: punish

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: let off someone, let someone off

patlatmak, salmak

Bir şeyi patlatmak veya gaz ya da sıvının dışarı çıkmasını sağlamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make something explode or allow gas or liquid to escape.

• They let off fireworks outside.
• Someone let off a shot near the barn.
• Open the valve carefully to let off excess steam.

Nasıl kullanılır: let something off (They let several fireworks off at midnight.)

Eş anlamlılar: set off, release, fire

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: let off fireworks, let off steam

basıncı azaltmak, gazı kesmek

Özellikle bir pedala veya kumandaya daha hafif basarak uygulanan kuvveti azaltmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To reduce pressure or effort, especially by pressing a control less firmly.

• Let off the throttle now.
• She let off the pedal as the car approached the junction.
• You should let off the accelerator while changing gears.

Nasıl kullanılır: let off something (Let off the accelerator before the bend.)

Eş anlamlılar: ease off, release

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: let off the throttle, let off the pedal