let down

let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) bajar
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.) fallar, defraudar
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.) desinflar
4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) alargar
let down vb
1. fallar / decepcionar
he promised to help me, but he let me down prometió ayudarme, pero me falló
2. desinflar
he let down my bicycle tyres me desinfló los neumáticos de la bicicleta
let down
v.
• bajar v.
• descender v.
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (lower) \<\<rope/bucket\>\> bajar

to let somebody down gently — suavizarle* el golpe a alguien; hair 1)

b) (lengthen) \<\<skirt\>\> alargar*; (lower) \<\<hem\>\> bajar, sacar
c) (deflate) \<\<tire/balloon\>\> desinflar
2) (disappoint) fallar, defraudar

you're letting your parents down by giving up your studies — al dejar los estudios estás decepcionando or defraudando a tus padres

he always lets the side down — siempre nos (or los etc) hace quedar mal

her spelling lets her down — su ortografía no le hace justicia a su trabajo

Sense II
3) v + adv (slow up) (AmE colloq) aflojar (fam), aminorar la marcha
VT + ADV
1) (=lower) [+ window] bajar; [+ hair] soltar, dejar suelto; (on rope) bajar
- let one's hair down
2) (=lengthen) [+ dress, hem] alargar
3) (=deflate) [+ tyre] desinflar
4) (fig)
a) (=disappoint) defraudar; (=fail) fallar

the weather let us down — el tiempo nos defraudó

we all felt let down — todos nos sentimos defraudados

I trusted you and you let me down — confié en ti y me fallaste

I was badly let down — me llevé un gran chasco

this car has never let me down yet — hasta ahora este coche nunca me ha fallado

my backhand lets me down — el revés me falla

to let o.s. down — quedar mal

to let the side down —

she would never let the side down — jamás nos haría quedar mal, jamás nos fallaría

b)

to let sb down gently — amortiguarle el golpe a algn

* * *
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (lower) \<\<rope/bucket\>\> bajar

to let somebody down gently — suavizarle* el golpe a alguien; hair 1)

b) (lengthen) \<\<skirt\>\> alargar*; (lower) \<\<hem\>\> bajar, sacar
c) (deflate) \<\<tire/balloon\>\> desinflar
2) (disappoint) fallar, defraudar

you're letting your parents down by giving up your studies — al dejar los estudios estás decepcionando or defraudando a tus padres

he always lets the side down — siempre nos (or los etc) hace quedar mal

her spelling lets her down — su ortografía no le hace justicia a su trabajo

Sense II
3) v + adv (slow up) (AmE colloq) aflojar (fam), aminorar la marcha

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