let into

let into
transitive verb
1) (admit into) lassen in (+ Akk.)
2) (fig.): (acquaint with)

let somebody into a secret — jemanden in ein Geheimnis einweihen

* * *
let into
vt
1. (allow to enter)
to \let into sb/sth into sth jdn/etw in etw akk lassen
to \let into sb into a building/house jdn in ein Gebäude/Haus lassen
2. (allow to know)
to \let into sb into a secret jdn in ein Geheimnis einweihen, jdm ein Geheimnis anvertrauen
3. usu passive (build into)
to be \let into into sth in etw akk eingesetzt [o eingelassen] sein
a safe \let into into the wall ein [eingebauter] Safe, ein Wandsafe m
* * *
transitive verb
1) (admit into) lassen in (+ Akk.)
2) (fig.): (acquaint with)

let somebody into a secret — jemanden in ein Geheimnis einweihen


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