let up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar diminuição de intensidade, redução de ritmo ou cessação de esforço ou pressão.

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

incontável · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Decrease or stopinformal

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

   Diminuir ou parar

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

   Sinônimosabateceasediminisheaselessenmitigatemoderatepauserelentslackenstopsubside

   Antônimoscontinueincreaseintensifypersist

2. informal

   To become less strict, harsh, or demanding.

   Afrouxar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosease upmoderaterelaxrelentsoften

   Antônimoshardenintensifytighten

Verbo baselet