let out

dejar salir, liberar

Permitir que alguien o algo salga del lugar donde estaba encerrado.

En inglés sencillo: To allow someone or something to leave a place where they have been kept.

• Please let the dog out.
• The teacher let us out early.
• Who let the air out of my tyres?

Cómo se usa: let someone/something out of somewhere (She let the cat out of the kitchen.)

Sinónimos: release, free

Antónimos: keep in

Expresiones frecuentes: let someone out, let out air

emitir, soltar

Producir un sonido, a menudo de repente o por una emoción intensa.

En inglés sencillo: To make a sound, often suddenly or because of a strong feeling.

• He let out a sigh.
• The child let out a scream when the balloon burst.
• Did you hear her let out that strange laugh?

Cómo se usa: let out something (She let out a loud gasp.)

Sinónimos: give, utter

Expresiones frecuentes: let out a scream, let out a sigh, let out a laugh

alquilar, arrendar

Dejar que otra persona use una propiedad a cambio de pagos periódicos.

En inglés sencillo: To allow someone to use your property in return for regular payments.

• They let out two rooms.
• She let her house out while she worked abroad.
• Could we let out the upstairs flat?

Cómo se usa: let something out to someone (We let the flat out to a student.)

Sinónimos: rent out, let, lease

Expresiones frecuentes: let out rooms, let something out

revelar, divulgar

Contar a otras personas algo que debía mantenerse en secreto.

En inglés sencillo: To tell people something that was meant to stay secret.

• She let out our secret.
• He accidentally let out where we were meeting.
• Who let the details out before the announcement?

Cómo se usa: let something out (Please do not let our secret out.)

Sinónimos: reveal, disclose, divulge

Antónimos: conceal

Expresiones frecuentes: let out a secret, let out the truth

ensanchar

Hacer una prenda más amplia cambiando sus costuras.

En inglés sencillo: To make clothing larger by moving the lines where pieces of cloth are sewn together.

• Can you let this skirt out?
• The tailor let out my trousers.
• I had my wedding dress let out a little.

Cómo se usa: let something out (The tailor let the jacket out at the waist.); have something let out (I need to have these trousers let out.)

Sinónimos: enlarge, loosen

Antónimos: take in

Expresiones frecuentes: let out trousers, let something out

dejar correr, dar rienda suelta

Ajustar los mandos o aflojar las riendas para que un vehículo o animal pueda ir más rápido.

En inglés sencillo: To adjust controls so a vehicle or animal can move faster.

• He let the horse out.
• She let out the reins and the horse galloped.
• On the straight road, he let the engine out.

Cómo se usa: let something out (He let the horse out on the empty track.)

Sinónimos: speed up

Antónimos: slow down

Expresiones frecuentes: let out reins, let something out