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Meanings of let up in English

Portuguese
amenizar
Catalan
asserenar-se
Spanish
ceder

Become less in amount or intensity.

amenizar

Reduce pressure or intensity.

Usage of let up in English
1
This time, they got off a good start and never let up.
Reuters
2
If I bring you home for a meal they'll never let up.
Two for the dough
3
The nightmares started a few months ago, and they won't let up.
Public secrets
4
There are no signs that the war will let up anytime soon.
Reuters
5
You fight square; and you fight hard; and you never let up.
The Freebooters of the Wilderness
6
Even at the bus stop, the barrage of questions didn't let up.
Villain
7
Considering the Kings' obvious fatigue, Houston could have let up much earlier.
Reuters
8
The second I let up vigilance, the bastard snuck past the bouncers.
Assholes finish first
9
She debated waiting to see if it was going to let up.
When twilight comes
10
It comes in a torrent and this time it doesn't let up.
I am number four
11
The fire let up as the final guns ran out of ammo.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
12
The rain started to let up as the storm passed over them.
The nomad
13
The MetService says it's not going to let up for a while.
Radio NZ
14
Toward dawn the rain let up until it was a mere downpour.
The Hyperion Cantos
15
The storm had let up, but the clouds overhead still looked ominous.
The Mammoth Hunters
16
The song grew as they approached, and suddenly, the rain let up.
Antiphon
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Translations for let up
Spanish
ceder
Let up through the time
Let up across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
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