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to let
01
laisser
to allow something to happen or someone to do something
Ditransitive: to let sb/sth do sth
Exemples
Do n't let the rainy weather ruin your mood.
Ne laissez pas la pluie gâcher votre humeur.
I will let you borrow my book if you promise to return it.
Je vais te laisser emprunter mon livre si tu promets de le rendre.
1.1
laisser
to allow someone or something to pass in a specific direction
Transitive: to let sb/sth somewhere
Exemples
Could you let the dog out before we leave?
Pourriez-vous laisser le chien sortir avant notre départ ?
Let me through.
Laissez-moi passer.
1.2
laisser
to not prevent something from happening, or provide conditions that enable it
Ditransitive: to let sb/sth do sth
Exemples
He let the door slam behind him.
Il a laissé la porte claquer derrière lui.
I let myself be lured into buying the expensive shoes.
Je me suis laissé persuader d'acheter les chaussures chères.
02
louer
to allow someone to use one's property in exchange for an amount paid regularly
Dialect
British
BritishDitransitive: to let one's property to sb
Exemples
He let his spare room to a student.
Il a loué sa chambre d'amis à un étudiant.
I 'm letting my apartment to a new tenant.
Je loue mon appartement à un nouveau locataire.
03
[1ère personne du pluriel de l'impératif]
used to politely make or respond to suggestions, or give instructions or remarks
Ditransitive: to let sb do sth
Exemples
Let me introduce you to my colleagues.
Laissez-moi vous présenter à mes collègues.
Let's chat over coffee.
Parlons autour d'un café.
04
laisser, permettre
used for politely offering help to someone
Ditransitive: to let sb do sth
Exemples
' Here, let me grab that for you,' said Jane.
'Tiens, laisse-mooi attraper ça pour toi,' dit Jane.
' Please, let me help you with your bags,' he said, reaching for them.
'Permettez-moi de vous aider avec vos bagages,' dit-il en les atteignant.
05
laisser
used for expressing that one is not worried or frightened about someone doing a certain thing
Ditransitive: to let sb do sth
Exemples
If they think they can intimidate us, let them try.
S'ils pensent qu'ils peuvent nous intimider, qu'ils essaient.
If they want to give up, let them do so.
S'ils veulent abandonner, laissez-les faire.
06
[subjonctif]
used for expressing a strong wish for something to take place or be the case
Ditransitive: to let sb/sth do sth
Exemples
' Oh, please let this work out,' she whispered to herself.
'Oh, s'il te plaît, laisse que ça marche,' murmura-t-elle à elle-même.
' Please let this be a misunderstanding,' he hoped.
'Que ce soit un malentendu,' espéra-t-il.
07
soit
used for expressing that one is assuming something to be the case in order to form a theory or to calculate something
Ditransitive: to let sth do sth
Exemples
Let A be the area of the square with side length s.
Soit A l'aire du carré de côté s.
Let H be a hypothesis that we want to test.
Soit H une hypothèse que nous voulons tester.
Let
01
let, service let
(racket sports) a serve that does not count because of a small problem, like the ball hitting the net or a distraction, and is played again
Exemples
The umpire called a let when the ball hit the net during the serve.
L'arbitre a appelé un let lorsque la balle a touché le filet pendant le service.
Her serve was a let because someone in the crowd moved.
Son service était un let parce que quelqu'un dans la foule a bougé.
02
louer
an act of renting a house, apartment, room, etc.; an apartment, a house, or a piece of land that is can be rented
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