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Türkçe: bırakmak, izin vermek, yaptırmak

1. to allow; to permit; to let (transitive) · Die anderen lassen mich nicht mitmachen! The others won't let me join in!· lasset alle Hoffnung fahren abandon all hope
2. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done) (transitive) · Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.· Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? Did you get your hair cut?
3. to allow, to permit (having an act done to oneself) (reflexive) · Ich lasse mich nicht gern umarmen. I don't like being hugged.
4. can (followed by a passive infinitive in English), to be possible (reflexive) · Das Fenster lässt sich öffnen. The window can be opened. / It is possible to open the window.· Daran lässt sich nichts ändern. There's nothing that can be done about that.
5. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state) (transitive) · jemanden in Ruhe lassen to leave someone alone, to let someone be· Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. I prefer to leave my hair grey.
6. to let be, to get off someone's back (colloquial, transitive) · Jetzt lass ihn doch, sowas macht ihm halt Spaß. Get off his back already, he likes doing that sort of thing.
7. to stop (doing something), to refrain (from something), to not do (informal, transitive) · Lass den Quatsch und hör zu! Cut out the nonsense and listen!· Im Nachhinein betrachtet hätte ich es vielleicht lieber lassen sollen. In retrospect, maybe I shouldn't have done that.
8. to concede (a fact) to (someone); give · Du kannst ziemlich gut singen, das muss ich dir lassen. You can sing pretty well, I'll have to give you that.