let on

let on
let on vi
1) admit: reconocer
don't let on!: ¡no digas nada!
2) pretend: fingir
1) v + adv v + adv + o (reveal)

don't let on! — no digas nada, no levantes la liebre or (RPl) la perdiz

to let on about something (to somebody): you mustn't let on about this to Jim no le vayas a decir nada de esto a Jim; to let on (that): don't let on (that) you know me! — no digas que me conoces

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<passenger\>\> dejar subir
1.
VI + ADV (=say)

he's not letting on — no dice nada

don't let on! — ¡no digas nada!, ¡no te vayas de la lengua! *

don't let on (to her) about what they did — no (le) digas lo que hicieron

2. VT + ADV
1)

to let on that —

a) (=reveal) decir que

she didn't let on that she'd seen me — no dijo que me había visto

b) (=pretend) fingir que

I let on that the tears in my eyes were because of the onions — fingí que las lágrimas que tenía en los ojos se debían a la cebolla

2) (=allow on board) dejar subir
* * *
1) v + adv v + adv + o (reveal)

don't let on! — no digas nada, no levantes la liebre or (RPl) la perdiz

to let on about something (to somebody): you mustn't let on about this to Jim no le vayas a decir nada de esto a Jim; to let on (that): don't let on (that) you know me! — no digas que me conoces

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<passenger\>\> dejar subir

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