let-up (redirected from let-ups)

Let´-up`    (lĕt´ŭp`)

n.

1.

Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any 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.

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

let-up

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

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