let
let1 adj. (moderat) slight, moderate; (som ikke vejer meget) light; (om sygdomstilfælde) mild.let2 adj. (ubesværet/ukompliceret) easy (fx however, it’s not as easy as it sounds); uncomplicated;
□ let løsning easy option (fx there are no easy options); vælge den lette løsning (i kritisk situation) take the easy way out; det er ikke en let opgave it is no easy task; lette penge easy money (fx the young man couldn’t resist the temptation of easy money);
* It is not always an easy or straightforward process, setting up a computer was never so easy (har aldrig været nemmere) , if you haven’t an account already, opening it is a simple matter, in the 1950s things were not particularly easy (var det ikke helt let) , it is not a simple task, it won’t be an easy ride for the new Arsenal manager, not everything has been plain sailing (ikke alt har været lige let) , Real Madrid had an easy ride into the semi-finals, Real Madrid can beat any Danish club hands down, we have scored goals but let a few soft ones (lette mål) in as well , these are not easy steps for anyone to take, Liverpool won and made it look so easy (fik det til at se let ud) .
let3 adv. easily (fx this type of lining is easily renewed (kan let udskiftes) , the guards around the machine are easily removed for inspection or cleaning, damaged parts can be relatively easily replaced, we don’t give up that easily);
□ det er let it’s easy, it’s easy to do; det er ikke let it’s not easy; it’s not an easy (or simple) task; it's no easy task; it is no simple matter; it is no easy trick; det bliver ikke let it’s not going to be easy; it won’t be easy; it won’t be an easy task; ikke let not an easy thing (fx being a single parent is not an easy thing);
gøre det let for ... play into the hands of ... (fx this lack of action plays into the hands of terrorists);
forholdsvist let relatively easy (fx it is relatively easy to do); with relative ease; let at bruge easily operated;
* He admits that it has not all been easy (at det ikke har været helt let) , there
was some difficulty (det var ikke helt let at) finding a stuntman with the nerve to do the job, following these allegations, the Labour MP will not have an easy time of it (får han det ikke let) , the dog was receptive to training, according to recent polls this candidate could beat the president hands down.