English-Italian translations for let down

• abbassare
• deludere
  Non possiamo deludere i cittadini. We cannot let down our citizens.
• ingannare
• scontentare
• tradire
  Non posso credere che vogliamo tradire le future generazioni ignorando o sprecando una simile opportunità. I cannot believe that we will let down future generations by ignoring or wasting it.

Definition of let down

• To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody
• To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem
• To soften in tempering

Examples

• They let down the rope and I fastened it to the basket.
• I promised him I would meet him there, and I will not let him down.
• to let down tools or cutlery

Related words

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