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let off

Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha
1. excuse from sth
2. excuse sb from place, duty, etc
3. show lenience to sb
4. transportiompar from vehicle
5. weapon, shot
6. cause to explode
7. release gas etc
8. break wind
 Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha 1 (v + prep) excuse from sth transitiveaistreachscaoil saor ólig saor ó he was let off school for a week scaoileadh saor ón scoil é ar feadh seachtaine, ní raibh air dul ar scoil ar feadh seachtaine they let her off work to study lig siad saor ón obair í le bheith ag staidéar 2 (v + adv) excuse sb from place, duty, etc transitiveaistreachscaoil saor VP cmulig le PhrV cmucead imeachta a thabhairt do VP he let me off to go to the match scaoil sé saor mé chun dul chuig an gcluiche 3 (v + adv) show lenience to sb transitiveaistreachscaoil le PhrV cmulig le PhrV cmu I'll let you off this time scaoilfidh mé leat an babhta seo they let him off with a warning lig siad leis tar éis rabhadh a thabhairt dó we let him off lightly ní dheachamar ródhian air, chaitheamar go bog leis 4 (v + adv) transportiompar from vehicle transitiveaistreachscaoil amach cmulig amach cmu he let me off at the gate scaoil sé amach ag an ngeata mé 5 (v + adv) weapon, shot transitiveaistreachscaoil verb cmu he let off a shot into the air scaoil sé urchar san aer 6 (v + adv) cause to explode transitiveaistreachscaoil verb cmupléasc verb cmu they're letting off fireworks now tá tinte ealaíne á scaoileadh anois acu they let off a bomb in the middle of town phléasc siad buama i lár an bhaile 7 (v + adv) release gas etc transitiveaistreachscaoil amach cmu the train is letting off steam tá an traein ag scaoileadh amach gaile 8 (v + adv) informalneamhfhoirmeálta break wind intransitiveneamhaistreachbroim a ligean cmubroim a scaoileadh cmu→ let
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