let alone
verb
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- (transitive) To leave alone, let be; to stop bothering.
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dejar,
dejar en paz
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let alone
conjunction
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- (idiomatic, positive polarity item, rare) Not to mention, as well as; used after one item, to introduce a further item which is entailed by the first.
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además de,
así como,
sin contar con
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- (idiomatic, negative polarity item) 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.
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menos aún,
ni qué hablar de,
por no hablar de,
y mucho menos
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