let off

let off

vb (tr, mainly adverb)

1. (also preposition) to allow to disembark or leave

2. to explode or fire (a bomb, gun, etc.)

3. (also preposition) to excuse from (work or other responsibilities) I'll let you off for a week

4. to allow to get away without the expected punishment, work, etc.

5. to let (accommodation) in portions

6. to release (liquid, air, etc.)

let off steam See steam [6]

let (someone) off with to give (a light punishment) to (someone)

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

let off - grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" excuse, exempt, relieve frank - exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks absolve, justify, free - let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

Translations

? let off

vt sep

(= fire) arrow → abschießen; gun, shot → abfeuern

(= explode) firework, bomb → hochgehen lassen

(= emit) vapour → von sich geben; gases → absondern; smell → verbreiten; to let off steam (lit) → Dampf ablassen; (fig also) → sich abreagieren; to let one off (Brit inf: = break wind) → einen (fahren) lassen (inf)

vt always separate

(= forgive) to let somebody off → jdm etw durchgehen lassen; I’ll let you off this time → diesmal drücke ich noch ein Auge zu; OK, I’ll let you off, you’re quite right → ich will dir mal ausnahmsweise recht geben; to let somebody off something → jdm etw erlassen; to let somebody off with a warning/fine → jdn mit einer Verwarnung/Geldstrafe davonkommen lassen; to let somebody off lightly → mit jdm glimpflich verfahren; to be let off lightly → glimpflich davonkommen; he’s been let off → man hat ihn laufen lassen

(= allow to go) → gehen lassen; we were let off early → wir durften früher gehen; I let the dog off (the leash) → ich machte den Hund (von der Leine) los

(from car etc) → herauslassen (inf), → aussteigen lassen

vi (inf: = fart) → einen fahren lassen (inf)