"låta bli" meaning in All languages combined

See låta bli on Wiktionary

Verb [Swedish]

Forms: låter bli [present], lät bli [preterite], låtit bli [supine], låt bli [imperative]
Etymology: låta (“let”) + bli (“be”) Etymology templates: {{af|sv|låta|bli|t1=let|t2=be}} låta (“let”) + bli (“be”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|låter bli|preterite|lät bli|supine|låtit bli|imperative|låt bli|head=låta bli}} låta bli (present låter bli, preterite lät bli, supine låtit bli, imperative låt bli)
  1. avoid, restrain oneself from, keep from (usually with respect to touching, meddling with, or generally doing)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "låta",
        "3": "bli",
        "t1": "let",
        "t2": "be"
      },
      "expansion": "låta (“let”) + bli (“be”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "låta (“let”) + bli (“be”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "låter bli",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lät bli",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "låtit bli",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "låt bli",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "låt bli",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "låter bli",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "lät bli",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "låtit bli",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": "låta bli"
      },
      "expansion": "låta bli (present låter bli, preterite lät bli, supine låtit bli, imperative låt bli)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish phrasal verbs formed with \"bli\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Leave the scissors alone! They are not a toy.",
          "text": "Låt bli saxen! Den är ingen leksak.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't help myself (I can't make myself not do a certain thing)",
          "text": "Jag kan inte låta bli",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Don't sing (\"refrain from singing\") at four in the morning",
          "text": "Låt bli att sjunga klockan fyra på morgonen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Campagnola, fiuggirola, quattro stagioni, marinara, capricciosa, can't help myself [from eating them or naming them or the like, like in English]. I am [become] fascinated. Feeling hunger, feeling thirst. It makes me passionate. It makes me filled [sic] with desire. Pescatore, vesuvio, la bussola, pompei. How you tempt me.",
          "ref": "1986, Lasse Holm (lyrics and music), “Cannelloni, macaroni”:",
          "text": "Campagnola, fiuggirola, quattro stagioni, marinara, capricciosa, kan inte låta bli. Jag blir fascinerad. Känner hunger, känner törst. Det gör mig passionerad. Det gör mig fylld av lust. Pescatore, vesuvio, la bussola, pompei. Vad ni frestar mig.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "avoid, restrain oneself from, keep from (usually with respect to touching, meddling with, or generally doing)"
      ],
      "id": "en-låta_bli-sv-verb-xzhbpeNA",
      "links": [
        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ],
        [
          "keep from",
          "keep from"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "låta bli"
}
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      },
      "expansion": "låta (“let”) + bli (“be”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "låta (“let”) + bli (“be”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "låter bli",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lät bli",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "låtit bli",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "låt bli",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "låt bli",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "låter bli",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "lät bli",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "låtit bli",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": "låta bli"
      },
      "expansion": "låta bli (present låter bli, preterite lät bli, supine låtit bli, imperative låt bli)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish compound terms",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish multiword terms",
        "Swedish phrasal verbs",
        "Swedish phrasal verbs formed with \"bli\"",
        "Swedish terms with quotations",
        "Swedish terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples",
        "Swedish verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Leave the scissors alone! They are not a toy.",
          "text": "Låt bli saxen! Den är ingen leksak.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't help myself (I can't make myself not do a certain thing)",
          "text": "Jag kan inte låta bli",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Don't sing (\"refrain from singing\") at four in the morning",
          "text": "Låt bli att sjunga klockan fyra på morgonen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Campagnola, fiuggirola, quattro stagioni, marinara, capricciosa, can't help myself [from eating them or naming them or the like, like in English]. I am [become] fascinated. Feeling hunger, feeling thirst. It makes me passionate. It makes me filled [sic] with desire. Pescatore, vesuvio, la bussola, pompei. How you tempt me.",
          "ref": "1986, Lasse Holm (lyrics and music), “Cannelloni, macaroni”:",
          "text": "Campagnola, fiuggirola, quattro stagioni, marinara, capricciosa, kan inte låta bli. Jag blir fascinerad. Känner hunger, känner törst. Det gör mig passionerad. Det gör mig fylld av lust. Pescatore, vesuvio, la bussola, pompei. Vad ni frestar mig.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "avoid, restrain oneself from, keep from (usually with respect to touching, meddling with, or generally doing)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "restrain",
          "restrain"
        ],
        [
          "keep from",
          "keep from"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "låta bli"
}

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