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let-down,
letdown n | informal (disappointment) | decepción nf |
| | | desilusión nf |
| | | chasco nm |
| | The bad news was a letdown. |
| | La mala noticia fue una decepción. |
let-down,
letdown n | (release of breast milk) (de leche) | bajada nf |
| | (de leche) | secreción nf |
| | Let-down can be a painful sensation for a breastfeeding mother. |
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Locuciones verbales
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let [sb] down,
let down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (disappoint, fail) | decepcionar⇒ vtr |
| | You had better get straight A's in school -- don't let me down! |
| | Más te vale que te saques un 10 en la escuela; ¡no me decepciones! |
let [sth] down,
let down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (lower gradually) | bajar⇒ vtr |
| | (algo que pende) | descolgar⇒ vtr |
| | (pelo) | soltar⇒ vtr |
| | The girl let down a rope and her boyfriend climbed up into her room. |
| | La chica bajó una cuerda y su novio trepó hasta la habitación. |
let [sth] down,
let down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (clothing: lengthen at hem) (ropa) | alargar⇒ vtr |
| | The seamstress let down the skirt so that it fell to just below Sally's knee. |
| | La costurera alargó la falda para que llegue por debajo de la rodilla de Sally. |
let [sth] down,
let [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | UK (release air from: tire, etc) | desinflar⇒ vtr |
| | When Jim's car would not start, he discovered that someone had let down his front tyres. |
| | El coche de Jim no arrancaba y descubrió que alguien le había desinflado las llantas. |
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