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| fallen lassen |
| v. (literally) to drop (to allow to fall from one's grasp) |
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| v. (figurative) to abandon |
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| Analysis |
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| Fallen |
| n. plural of Falle |
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| n. plural of Fall |
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| n. gerund of fallen |
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| v. to fall; to drop |
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| Der Regen fiel wie aus Eimern. - It rained cats and dogs. (literally: 'The rain fell as if out of buckets.') |
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| lassen |
| v. to allow; to permit; to let |
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| lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope |
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| v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done) |
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| Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen. |
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| Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut? |
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