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A pause or period of slackening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- without letup
- It rained without letup for many hours.
- We waited for a letup in the rain, then we ran home before it started again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- there was never a letup in the noise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lull
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
отслабване
(otslabvane)
— a pause or period of slackening
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Bulgarian:
облекчение
(oblekčenie)
— a pause or period of slackening
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Czech:
zmírnění
— a pause or period of slackening
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Czech:
útlum
— a pause or period of slackening
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Czech:
přestání
— a pause or period of slackening
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Czech:
zvolnění
— a pause or period of slackening
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Czech:
uvolnění
— a pause or period of slackening
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Czech:
polevení
— a pause or period of slackening
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German:
Nachlassen
— a pause or period of slackening
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Hungarian:
lankadás
— a pause or period of slackening
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Hungarian:
enyhülés
— a pause or period of slackening
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Hungarian:
megállás
— a pause or period of slackening
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Hungarian:
szünet
— a pause or period of slackening
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Japanese:
休み
(yasumi)
— a pause or period of slackening
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Japanese:
減少
(genshou)
— a pause or period of slackening
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Japanese:
減速
(gensoku)
— a pause or period of slackening
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Polish:
przerwa
— a pause or period of slackening
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Polish:
odpoczynek
— a pause or period of slackening
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Polish:
poluzowanie
— a pause or period of slackening
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Russian:
ослабле́ние
(oslablénije)
— a pause or period of slackening
