let up

• Verbe à particule signifiant diminuer en intensité, ralentir, cesser ou relâcher un effort ou une pression.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming less intense, slowing down, or ceasing an effort or pressure.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Decrease or stopinformal

   To become less intense, severe, or active; to stop or pause.

   se calmer, diminuer, cesser

   • The rain finally let up after three hours.
   • The pressure at work never seems to let up.
   • She worked all day without letting up.

   Synonymesabateceasediminisheaselessenmitigatemoderatepauserelentslackenstopsubside

   Antonymescontinueincreaseintensifypersist

2. informal

   To become less strict, harsh, or demanding.

   Se relâcher

   • The teacher let up on the homework after the students complained.
   • He refused to let up on his demands.
   • The manager let up on the deadlines after the team explained the delay.

   Synonymesease upmoderaterelaxrelentsoften

   Antonymeshardenintensifytighten

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