let-up

Thesaurus

let-up

noun (Informal) lessening, break, pause, interval, recess, respite, lull, cessation, remission, breathing space, slackening, abatement There was no sign of any let-up in the battle on the money markets yesterday.

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Translations

let-up

[ˈletʌp] N → descanso m (fig) → tregua f; (= reduction) → reducción f, disminución f (in de) we worked five hours without a let-up → trabajamos cinco horas sin descanso or sin interrupción
if there is a let-up in the rain → si deja un momento de llover
there has been no let-up in the fighting → se ha luchado sin descanso or sin tregua

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let-up

n (inf) → Pause f; (= easing up) → Nachlassen nt; if there is a let-up in the rain → wenn der Regen aufhört/nachlässt

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let-up

[ˈlɛtˌʌp] n (fam) → rallentamento
without (a) let-up → ininterrottamente, senza smettere

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