let off
1 (v + prep) excuse from sth TRANSITIVEscaoil saor ólig saor óhe was let off school for a week scaoileadh saor ón scoil é ar feadh seachtaine, ní raibh air dul ar scoil ar feadh seachtainethey 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 TRANSITIVEscaoil saor VP lig le PhrV cead imeachta a thabhairt do VPhe let me off to go to the match scaoil sé saor mé chun dul chuig an gcluicheShow full entry
3 (v + adv) show lenience to sb TRANSITIVEscaoil le PhrV lig le PhrV I'll let you off this time scaoilfidh mé leat an babhta seothey let him off with a warning lig siad leis tar éis rabhadh a thabhairt dówe let him off lightly ní dheachamar ródhian air, chaitheamar go bog leis 4 (v + adv) TRANSP from vehicle TRANSITIVEscaoil amach lig amach he let me off at the gate scaoil sé amach ag an ngeata mé 5 (v + adv) weapon, shot TRANSITIVEscaoil verb he let off a shot into the air scaoil sé urchar san aer 6 (v + adv) cause to explode TRANSITIVEscaoil verb pléasc verb they're letting off fireworks now tá tinte ealaíne á scaoileadh anois acuthey let off a bomb in the middle of town phléasc siad buama i lár an bhaile 7 (v + adv) release gas etc TRANSITIVEscaoil amach the train is letting off steam tá an traein ag scaoileadh amach gaile 8 (v + adv) informal break wind INTRANSITIVEbroim a ligean broim a scaoileadh → see let