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n. (lĕt"Ŭp`)

[See Let to forbear.]
Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up. [Colloq.]



1.  See let down, def. 2.
2.  Cease, stop entirely, as in The rain has let up so we can go out. [Late 1700s]
3.  let up on. Be or become more lenient with, take the pressure off, as in Why don't you let up on the child? [Late 1800s]


v

Definition: pause
Antonyms: continue

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - standsning, ophold, pause

Français (French)
n. - accalmie, pause

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nachlassen, Pause

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διακοπή, ανασασμός, μείωση, χαλάρωση, ύφεση

Italiano (Italian)
cessazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - intervalo

Русский (Russian)
ослабление, прекращение

Español (Spanish)
n. - tregua, descanso, interrupción, moderación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avbrott, uppehåll, vilopaus, avkoppling

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
停止, 暂停, 减弱, 缓和

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 停止, 暫停, 減弱, 緩和

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 느슨해짐 , 감소 , 중지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 弱まる, 仕事の手を休める, 2階に来させる

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפחתת עוצמה/מאמץ, הפסקה, הפוגה‬


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