let off

ungestraft davonkommen lassen, verschonen

Jemanden nicht bestrafen oder ihm nur eine leichte Strafe geben.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: 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.)

Synonyme: excuse, forgive, pardon

Gegenteile: punish

Häufige Wendungen: let off someone, let someone off

zünden, abfeuern, ablassen

Etwas zur Explosion bringen oder Gas beziehungsweise Flüssigkeit entweichen lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: let something off (They let several fireworks off at midnight.)

Synonyme: set off, release, fire

Häufige Wendungen: let off fireworks, let off steam

nachlassen, loslassen

Druck oder Kraft verringern, besonders indem man ein Bedienelement weniger fest drückt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: let off something (Let off the accelerator before the bend.)

Synonyme: ease off, release

Häufige Wendungen: let off the throttle, let off the pedal