let
let1 adj. (moderat) slight, moderate; (som ikke vejer meget) light (fx aluminium is extremely light, and easier to shape than steel).let2 adj. (ubesværet/ukompliceret) easy; uncomplicated; (uden vanskeligheder) easy (fx this has not been an easy year for the company because of the environment in which we have had to operate);
□ let løsning easy option (fx there are no easy options, we are running out of easy options for dealing with the crisis); vælge den lette løsning (i kritisk situation) take the easy way out; det er ikke en let opgave it is no easy task;
* Carbon dioxide historically has been used for this purpose due to its ease of measurement, but proving the case was never going to be easy (nogen let opgave) , if the equipment is convenient to maintain, downtime will be kept to a minimum and inspections will be more frequent.
let3 adv. easily (fx such methods can be easily copied by other companies, these problems can easily be overcome); without (any) difficulty;
□ ikke let difficult (fx but it is difficult to test all units on the production line); det er ikke let it is no simple matter; it’s no easy matter; it’s not easy; it’s not an easy (or simple) task; it is no simple matter; det er alt andet end let it’s no easy matter; det er let at undgå it is easily prevented/avoided; være ret let be a simple task: not involve complications; forholdsvist let relatively easy (fx it is relatively easy to do);
* The author treats a little lightly (går noget let hen over) the complex problems involved, keeping the system running smoothly is no easy task, the unit is easily cleaned and maintained (er let at rengøre og vedligeholde) , it proved to be quite a challenge to …, the past few years have been difficult (har ikke været lette) , setting up a computer was never so easy (har aldrig været lettere) , this is simple to state but difficult to achieve, if you haven’t an account already, opening it is a simple matter, turning the company around is going to be no easy matter, developing the new product was tricky (alt andet end let) , solutions that are practical but not necessarily easy to achieve.