let down

let [sb.] down

1) (disappoint) deludere

it has never let me down — [technique, machine] non mi ha mai dato problemi

to feel let down — sentirsi deluso

2) (embarrass) mettere in imbarazzo; let [sth.] down, let down [sth.]

3) BE (deflate) sgonfiare [tyre]

4) (lower) calare, fare scendere [bucket]; abbassare [window]

5) (lengthen) allungare [garment]

6) sciogliere [hair]

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1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) abbassare

2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) deludere

3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) sgonfiare

4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) allungare

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vt + adv

1) (lower) abbassare, (dress) allungare, (hem) allungare, lasciar giù, (Brit: tyre) sgonfiare, (one's hair) sciogliersi, (on rope) calare (giù)

2) (disappoint) deludere

I won't let you down — non ti deluderò

that car always lets me down — quella macchina mi pianta sempre in asso

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let [sb.] down

1) (disappoint) deludere

it has never let me down — [technique, machine] non mi ha mai dato problemi

to feel let down — sentirsi deluso

2) (embarrass) mettere in imbarazzo; let [sth.] down, let down [sth.]

3) BE (deflate) sgonfiare [tyre]

4) (lower) calare, fare scendere [bucket]; abbassare [window]

5) (lengthen) allungare [garment]

6) sciogliere [hair]