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■ come offA v. i. + avv.1 venire via; staccarsi; uscire: One of the buttons has come off, s'è staccato un bottone; The nail won't come off, il chiodo non vuole uscire; It came off in my hand, mi è rimasto in mano; Does this thing come off or is it fixed?, viene via (o si può togliere) questo coso o è attaccato?; This leg's got to come off, bisogna amputare questa gamba4 svolgersi, andare ( in un certo modo): The ceremony came off as planned, la cerimonia è andata (o si è svolta) secondo i piani; The day came off fine, la giornata è stata bella5 ( di persona) andare ( bene, male); uscirne: to come off well, cavarsela; to come off badly, uscirne male (o malconcio); He came off with just a broken wrist, se l'è cavata con solo un polso rotto; to come off worse (o worst) avere la peggio; uscirne peggio; perdere; to come off best, avere la meglio; risultare il migliore6 riuscire; funzionare; avere successo; essere un successo: He tried the trick again and at last it came off, al secondo tentativo, il trucco ha funzionato; My plan hasn't come off, il mio piano non ha funzionato; My joke didn't quite come off, la mia battuta non ha avuto molto successo7 (cinem., teatr.) essere tolto dal cartellone10 (volg. GB) avere un orgasmo; venire (volg.)B v. i. + prep.1 lasciare ( un luogo); venire via da; uscire da: Tell him to come off the grass, digli di venire via dal prato; We came off the motorway, siamo usciti dall'autostrada; (autom.) to come off the road, uscire di strada; ( sport) to come off the field, uscire dal campo5 staccarsi da; venire via da: to come off easily, venire via facilmente; essere facilmente rimovibile6 (comm.) essere dedotto; essere scontato: If you pay cash, 10% will come off the price of the car, se paghi in contanti, avrai uno sconto del 10% sul prezzo dell'automobile8 smettere di prendere ( un medicinale, una droga); smettere di bere: to come off painkillers [drugs], smettere di prendere analgesici [medicine]; to come off the bottle, smettere di bere □ to come off duty, cessare il turno di servizio; smontare □ (fam.) to come off one's high horse, calare le arie; scendere dal piedistallo □ (fam.) Come off it!, ma va'; ma dài!; non contarla!
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