English-Azerbaijani dictionary

less¹ [les] adjective

(often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.
az: daha az, daha kiçik, daha balaca
ru: меньший
♦ adverb
not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.
az: daha az
ru: меньше
♦ pronoun
a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.
az: daha az  
ru: меньше
♦ preposition
minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.
az: - sız, -süz, -siz, -suz şəkilçisi  
ru: без

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lessen verb

to make or become less: The fan lessened the heat a little; When the children left, the noise lessened considerably.
az: azaltmaq, əksiltmək, kiçiltmək  
ru: уменьшать(ся)

lesser adjective

smaller or not as important: the lesser of two evils.
az: az, kiçik
ru: меньший
♦ adverb
less: the lesser-known areas of London.
az: daha az, azacıq
ru: менее

lesson [ˈlesn] noun

1 a period of teaching: a French lesson.
az: dərs
ru: урок
2 something which is learned or taught: The lesson which we learned from the experience was never to trust anyone.
az: dərs, məşğələ
ru: урок
3 a part of the Bible read in church: He was asked to read the lesson on Sunday morning.
az: tədris  
ru: поучение, отрывок из Библии

lest [lest] conjunction

(formal, literary) in case: He was scared lest he should fail his exam.
az: üçün, ötrü  
ru: чтобы ... не;как бы ... не

let¹ [let] verb (present participle letting; past tense, past participle let)

1 to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.
az: icazə vermək, izn vermək
ru: разрешать
2 to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.
az: səbəb olmaq
ru: давать знать
3 used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!
az: qoy (ədat)
ru: пусть; давай(те)

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let (someone or something) alone

also let (someone or something) be
to leave alone; not to disturb or worry: Why don't you let him be when he's not feeling well!; Do let your father alone.
az: rahat burxmaq
ru: оставить (кого/что-л.) в покое

let (something) pass

to ignore something rather than take the trouble to argue: I'll let that pass.
az: fikir verməmək
ru: проигнорировать

let alone

not to mention; without taking into consideration: There's no room for all the adults, let alone the children.
az: helə onu demirəm ki, nəzərə almadan
ru: не говоря уже о, не считая

let down phrasal verb

1 to lower: She let down the blind.
az: endirmək
ru: опускать
2 to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party – you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.
az: naümid etmək, əlini soyutma
ru: разочаровывать; подводить
3 to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres/tires down.
az: boşaltmaq  
ru: спустить
4 to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.
az: uzatmaq
ru: удлинять

let fall

to drop: She was so startled that she let fall everything she was carrying.
az: ağzından söz qaçırmaq (bilərəkdən və ya təsadüfən), işarə vurmaq, söz atmaq (kinayə ilə)
ru: обронить (случайно или намеренно), намекнуть

let fly

(often with at)

to throw, shoot or send out violently: He let fly (an arrow) at the target.
az: atmaq
ru: запустить

let go (of)

to stop holding (something): Will you let go of my coat!; When he was nearly at the top of the rope he suddenly let go and fell.
az: buraxmaq, ötürmək, azad etmək
ru: отпустить

let in phrasal verb

also let out 
to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.
az: girib çıxmasına icazə vermək 
ru: впускать, выпускать

let in for phrasal verb

to involve (someone) in: I didn't know what I was letting myself in for when I agreed to do that job.
az: başını bəlaya salmaq  
ru: впутывать