| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
let [sb] down,
let down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (disappoint, fail) | göra ngn besviken vtr + adj |
| | | göra ngn missnöjd vtr + adj |
| | | svika vtr |
| | You had better get straight A's in school -- don't let me down! |
let [sth] down,
let down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (lower gradually) | släppa ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | räcka ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The girl let down a rope and her boyfriend climbed up into her room. |
let [sth] down,
let down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (clothing: lengthen at hem) | göra klädesplagg längre i fållen - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | The seamstress let down the skirt so that it fell to just below Sally's knee. |
let [sth] down,
let [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | UK (release air from: tire, etc) | släppa ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | tömma ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | When Jim's car would not start, he discovered that someone had let down his front tyres. |
| let down adj | (disappointed, failed) | besviken adj |
| | | missnöjd adj |
| | | ledsen adj |
| | She felt let down when no one came to her party. |
| let down by [sb/sth] expr | (disappointed, failed) | besviken på ngn/ngt adj + prep |
| | | missnöjd med ngn/ngt adj + prep |
| | | ledsen över ngn/ngt adj + prep |
| | Alicia feels let down by her best friend, who always says she's too busy to spend time with her. |