let alone en · CCONJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, in the negative) Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone.
He couldn't boil water, let alone prepare a dinner for eight.
My last run this month is an amazing performance of an "A2/3" Pacific, No. 60524, Herringbone (could there possibly be a more infelicitous name for a locomotive than this, let alone for the unhappy horse which first had to bear it?), […].
1953 December, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Performance and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 838:
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(idiomatic, in the positive, rare) Not to mention, as well as; used after one item, to introduce a further item which is entailed by the first.
At the end of another ten years, let alone sixty, we are likely to see a very different pattern in the realm of British passenger locomotive power.
1957 July 14, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Performance and Performance during Sixty Years”, in Railway Magazine, page 496:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| let along | alternative | lexicographic | |
| yet alone | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (95)
ro ce să mai vorbim (as well as) · bg ка́мо ли (to say nothing of) · izh nesto (to say nothing of) · es sin contar con (as well as) · cmn 更不用說 /更不用说 (to say nothing of) · fi puhumattakaan (as well as) · es además de (as well as) · sh још мање (to say nothing of) · it come anche (as well as) · da end mindre (to say nothing of) · ur چہ جائے کہ (to say nothing of) · de geschweige denn (as well as) · id apalagi (to say nothing of) · fr encore moins (to say nothing of) · sh kamoli (to say nothing of) · it per non parlare di (to say nothing of) · da endnu mindre (to say nothing of) · hu nemhogy (to say nothing of) · pt quem dirá (to say nothing of) · sl kaj šele (to say nothing of) · es menos aún (to say nothing of) · fr sans parler de (as well as) · id apalagi (as well as) · nl laat staan (as well as) · hu még kevésbé (to say nothing of) · nl om maar te zwijgen van (to say nothing of) · jv aja cacak (to say nothing of) · hu végképp (to say nothing of) · it figuriamoci (to say nothing of) · sk nehovoriac o (to say nothing of) · hsb zabywši (to say nothing of) · hy էլ չասած (to say nothing of) · ro darămite (to say nothing of) · sh a kamoli (to say nothing of) · fi saati (to say nothing of) · ro nici vorbă (to say nothing of) · es ni qué hablar de (to say nothing of) · nl laat staan (to say nothing of) · pt que dirá (to say nothing of) · jv aja manèh (to say nothing of) · ja どころか (to say nothing of) · hy ուր մնաց (to say nothing of) · mk ка́моли (to say nothing of) · fi saati sitten (to say nothing of) · sv än mindre (to say nothing of) · no enn si (to say nothing of) · la nedum (to say nothing of) · cmn 何況 /何况 (to say nothing of) · fa چه برسه (to say nothing of) · de geschweige (to say nothing of) · tr bırak (to say nothing of) · pl nie mówiąc już o (as well as) · fr sans compter (as well as) · he עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה (to say nothing of) · he לא כֹּל שֶׁכֵּן (to say nothing of) · ar نَاهِيك (to say nothing of) · pt ainda mais (as well as) · da endsige (to say nothing of) · it così come (as well as) · de geschweige denn (to say nothing of) · ru тем бо́лее (to say nothing of) · sk a už vôbec nie (to say nothing of) · sv och ännu mindre (to say nothing of) · jv apa manèh (to say nothing of) · nn enn seie (to say nothing of) · ro ce să mai vorbim (to say nothing of) · fr sans parler de (to say nothing of) · sh камоли (to say nothing of) · pt muito menos (to say nothing of) · fi saati (as well as) · sh još manje (to say nothing of) · hu nem is beszélve (to say nothing of) · it nonché (to say nothing of) · fi saati sitten (as well as) · el πόσο μάλλον (to say nothing of) · eo des malpli (to say nothing of) · hu hát még (to say nothing of) · fr sans compter (to say nothing of) · ko 커녕 (to say nothing of) · ja もちろん (to say nothing of) · fr et encore moins (to say nothing of) · fi puhumattakaan (to say nothing of) · sh а камоли (to say nothing of) · sk a samozrejme (as well as) · he קַל וָחֹמֶר (to say nothing of) · cs natož (to say nothing of) · cmn 遑論 /遑论 (to say nothing of) · ru не говоря́ уже́ (to say nothing of) · es así como (as well as) · pt quanto mais (to say nothing of) · es y mucho menos (to say nothing of) · es por no hablar de (to say nothing of) · gd gun luaidh (to say nothing of) · pl co dopiero (to say nothing of) · nl gezwegen van (to say nothing of)