let off

let off
transitive verb
1) (excuse) laufen lassen (ugs.); (allow to go) gehen lassen

let somebody off lightly/with a fine — jemanden glimpflich/mit einer Geldstrafe davonkommen lassen

let somebody off something — jemandem etwas erlassen

2) abbrennen [Feuerwerk]
3) (allow to escape) ablassen [Dampf, Flüssigkeit]
4) (allow to alight) aussteigen lassen
* * *
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) abfeuern
2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) laufen lassen
* * *
◆ let off
vt
1. (emit)
▪ to \let off off ⇆ sth etw ausstoßen
to \let off off a bad smell einen schlechten Geruch verbreiten
2. (fire)
▪ to \let off off ⇆ sth etw abfeuern
to \let off off a bomb/fireworks eine Bombe/Feuerwerkskörper zünden
to \let off off a gun ein Gewehr abfeuern
to \let off off a shot/volley einen Schuss/eine Salve abgeben
3. (not punish)
▪ to \let off off ⇆ sb jdn laufen [o davonkommen] lassen
you won't be \let off off so lightly the next time das nächste Mal wirst du nicht so glimpflich davonkommen
to \let off sb off with a fine/warning jdn mit einer Geldstrafe/Verwarnung davonkommen lassen
4. (excuse)
▪ to \let off sb off sth jdm etw erlassen
his boss \let off him off work for the day sein Chef hat ihm den Tag freigegeben
5.
▶ to \let off off steam (fam) Dampf ablassen fam
* * *
1. vt sep
1) (= fire) arrow abschießen; gun, shot abfeuern
2) (= explode) firework, bomb hochgehen lassen
3) (= emit) vapour von sich geben; gases absondern; smell verbreiten

to let off steam (lit) — Dampf ablassen; (fig also) sich abreagieren

2. vt always separate
1)

(= forgive) to let sb off — jdm etw durchgehen lassen

I'll let you off this time —

OK, I'll let you off, you're quite right — ich will dir mal ausnahmsweise recht geben

to let sb off sth — jdm etw erlassen

to let sb off with a warning/fine — jdn mit einer Verwarnung/Geldstrafe davonkommen lassen

to let sb off lightly — mit jdm glimpflich verfahren

to be let off lightly — glimpflich davonkommen

he's been let off — man hat ihn laufen lassen

2) (= 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

3) (from car etc) herauslassen (inf), aussteigen lassen
3. vi
(inf: fart) einen fahren lassen (inf)
* * *
let off
A v/t
1. ein Feuerwerk abbrennen, eine Dynamitladung etc zur Explosion bringen, ein Gewehr etc abfeuern
2. Gase etc ablassen: → academic.ru/70495/steam">steam A 1
3. jemanden aussteigen lassen, absetzen
4. fig einen Witz etc vom Stapel lassen umg
5. jemanden laufen lassen, davonkommen lassen (with mit einer Geldstrafe etc)
6. jemanden gehen lassen, entlassen
B v/i umg einen fahren lassen
* * *
transitive verb
1) (excuse) laufen lassen (ugs.); (allow to go) gehen lassen

let somebody off lightly/with a fine — jemanden glimpflich/mit einer Geldstrafe davonkommen lassen

let somebody off something — jemandem etwas erlassen

2) abbrennen [Feuerwerk]
3) (allow to escape) ablassen [Dampf, Flüssigkeit]
4) (allow to alight) aussteigen lassen
* * *
v.
abfeuern v.
aussteigen lassen ausdr.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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