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Meanings of letup in anglès

portuguès
pausa
català
treva

A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished.

treva
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Examples for "lull"
Examples for "lull"
1
French soldiers describe a lull in violence over the past two days.
The Guardian
2
Violence has surged in Afghanistan in recent months after a winter lull.
Reuters
3
While president, he took credit for securing a lull in Islamist violence.
Reuters
4
Father came in from the trench during a lull in the firing.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
5
During the lull, they started analyzing the impact of the government order.
Say you're one of them
Usage of letup in anglès
1
She played and played and played that first year, almost without letup.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
2
In the main corridor there was no letup in the foot traffic.
The Burning Dark
3
It just keeps coming and coming and coming, there's never a letup.
Time management for system administrators
4
This storm had raged without letup for half the season, it seemed.
The Mammoth Hunters
5
What does come through is a visceral horror described without letup or dramatic relief.
Reuters
6
There wasn't a moment's letup in the noise-shouts ,conversations ,andalways that muttering undertone.
The stranger
7
Letters seen by the Guardian show no letup in the jockeying over the last month.
The Guardian
8
Sixteen inches already, and no sign of a letup.
Boston noir
9
One, two, three, four, and there was no letup.
The Great Book of Amber
10
The firing on the house continued without letup, as it had since seven o'clock that morning.
The devil's touch
11
Danny glanced at the radar-noletup in sight.
Hostile intent
12
There was no letup along the defense perimeter.
Atonement
13
Numbers of returnees have been steadily rising over the past two years, with no letup in sight.
Reuters
14
The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has pledged there will be no letup in the search for the bodies.
The Irish Times
15
The faint crackling continues without letup.
After dark
16
March and no sign of letup.
American empire: blood and iron
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Translations for letup
portuguès
pausa
català
treva
Letup through the time