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61 take off
1) ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller2) ( be successful) [idea, fashion] prendre; [product] marcher; [sales] décoller3) (colloq) ( leave hurriedly) filer (colloq)take [something] off4) ( deduct)to take £10 off (the price) — réduire le prix de 10 livres sterling
5) ( have as holiday)take [something] off, take off [something]6) ( remove) enlever [clothing, shoes]; enlever [lid, feet, hands] ( from de); supprimer [dish, train]; amputer [limb]7) ( withdraw) annuler [show, play]take [somebody] off, take off [somebody]8) (colloq) ( imitate) imiter [person]9) ( remove)to take somebody off the case — [police] retirer l'affaire à quelqu'un
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62 pick off
pick [somebody] off, pick off [somebody] ( kill) abattre; pick [something] off, pick off [something] enlever [quelque chose]; pick [something] off something cueillir [quelque chose] sur quelque chose [apple, cherry] -
63 cut off
cut off [something], cut [something] off1) ( remove) couper [hair, piece, corner]; enlever [excess, crusts]2) ( reduce)3) ( disconnect) couper [mains service]cut off [something]4) ( discontinue) supprimer [grant]; suspendre [aid]5) ( isolate) [tide, army] couper6) ( block) bloquer [exit]cut [somebody] off7) Telecommunications couper quelqu'un8) ( disinherit) déshériter quelqu'un9) ( interrupt) interrompre quelqu'un -
64 get off
1. • get off (the bus, train, plane) to leave (the bus) сойти с (транспорта)I got off the bus at the bank.
2. • get something off something to remove something from something убрать что-то с чего-тоHe got off the train at the River Station.
Get your feet off the table! Get your hand off my shoulder!
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65 strike off
strike off prendre ( across à travers); strike [something] off, strike off [something] ( delete) rayer; strike [somebody] off radier [doctor]; strike [somebody/something] off something rayer [quelqu'un/quelque chose] de quelque chose [list] -
66 let off
transitive verblet somebody off lightly/with a fine — jemanden glimpflich/mit einer Geldstrafe davonkommen lassen
2) abbrennen [Feuerwerk]* * *1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) abfeuern2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) laufen lassen* * *◆ let offvt1. (emit)▪ to \let off off ⇆ sth etw ausstoßento \let off off a bad smell einen schlechten Geruch verbreiten2. (fire)▪ to \let off off ⇆ sth etw abfeuernto \let off off a bomb/fireworks eine Bombe/Feuerwerkskörper zündento \let off off a gun ein Gewehr abfeuernto \let off off a shot/volley einen Schuss/eine Salve abgeben3. (not punish)▪ to \let off off ⇆ sb jdn laufen [o davonkommen] lassenyou won't be \let off off so lightly the next time das nächste Mal wirst du nicht so glimpflich davonkommento \let off sb off with a fine/warning jdn mit einer Geldstrafe/Verwarnung davonkommen lassen4. (excuse)▪ to \let off sb off sth jdm etw erlassenhis boss \let off him off work for the day sein Chef hat ihm den Tag freigegeben5.* * *1. vt sep2) (= explode) firework, bomb hochgehen lassento let off steam (lit) — Dampf ablassen; (fig also) sich abreagieren
2. vt always separate1)(= forgive)
to let sb off — jdm etw durchgehen lassenI'll let you off this time —
OK, I'll let you off, you're quite right — ich will dir mal ausnahmsweise recht geben
to let sb off with a warning/fine — jdn mit einer Verwarnung/Geldstrafe davonkommen lassen
he's been let off — man hat ihn laufen lassen
2) (= allow to go) gehen lassenI let the dog off (the leash) — ich machte den Hund (von der Leine) los
3. vi(inf: fart) einen fahren lassen (inf)* * *A v/t3. jemanden aussteigen lassen, absetzen4. fig einen Witz etc vom Stapel lassen umg6. jemanden gehen lassen, entlassenB v/i umg einen fahren lassen* * *transitive verblet somebody off lightly/with a fine — jemanden glimpflich/mit einer Geldstrafe davonkommen lassen
2) abbrennen [Feuerwerk]3) (allow to escape) ablassen [Dampf, Flüssigkeit]4) (allow to alight) aussteigen lassen* * *v.abfeuern v.aussteigen lassen ausdr. -
67 palm off
(colloq)palm [something] off, palm off [something] faire passer quelque chose (as pour)to palm something off on somebody —
to palm somebody off with something — refiler (colloq) quelque chose à quelqu'un
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68 keep off
keep off [something]1) ( stay away from) ne pas marcher sur‘Please keep off the grass’ — ‘Défense de marcher sur la pelouse’
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69 send off
send off for [something] commander [quelque chose] par correspondance; send [something] off, send off [something] ( post) expédier; send [somebody] off, send off [somebody] Sport expulser; send [somebody] off to envoyer [quelqu'un] à -
70 clean off
to clean something off — effacer quelque chose de [blackboard]; enlever quelque chose de [car, wall]
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71 pull off
pull off [lid] s'enlever; [handle] être amovible; pull off [something] ( leave) quitter [road]; pull off [something], pull [something] off1) ( remove) ôter [coat, sweater]; enlever [shoes, socks, lid, wrapping, sticker]2) (colloq) ( clinch) réussir [raid, robbery]; conclure [deal]; réaliser [coup, feat]; décrocher [win, victory] -
72 put off
put off Nautical partirto put off from — s'éloigner de [quay, jetty]
put off [something], put [something] off1) (delay, defer) remettre [quelque chose] (à plus tard)2) ( turn off) éteindre [light, radio]; couper [heating]put off [somebody], put [somebody] off3) (fob off, postpone seeing) décommander [guest]; dissuader [person]4) ( repel) [appearance, smell] dégoûter; [manner, person] déconcerter5) GB ( distract) distraire6) ( drop off) déposer [passenger] -
73 walk off
1) lit partir brusquement2) (colloq) figto walk off with something — ( innocently) partir avec quelque chose; ( as theft) filer (colloq) avec quelque chose
walk off [something], walk [something] off se promener pour faire passer [hangover, large meal] -
74 set off
set [off] something, set [something] off1) ( trigger) faire partir [firework]; faire exploser [bomb]; déclencher [riot, row, panic, alarm]2) ( enhance) mettre [quelque chose] en valeurset [somebody] off faire pleurer [baby]don't mention politics, you know it always sets him off — ne parle pas de politique, tu sais bien que quand il est parti on ne peut plus l'arrêter
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75 get off
1) ( from bus etc) descendre (at à)2) ( start on journey) partir3) ( leave work) finir4) (colloq) ( escape punishment) s'en tirer ( with avec)5)to get off to — partir pour [destination]; ( make headway)
get off [something]6) descendre de [wall, bus etc]7) fig s'écarter de [subject]get off (colloq) [somebody] ( leave hold)get [somebody/something] off8) ( lift down) descendre [object]; faire descendre [person]9) ( dispatch) envoyer [letter, person]10) ( remove) enlever [stain]11) (colloq) endormir [baby] -
76 curtain off
curtain [something] off, curtain off [something] fermer [quelque chose] par un rideau -
77 fight off
fight off [something], fight [something] off lit se libérer de [attacker]; vaincre [troops]; repousser [attack]; fight off [something] fig lutter contre [illness, despair]; rejeter [challenge, criticism, proposal] -
78 drop off
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79 pay off
1) ( dismiss) congédier [worker]2) (colloq) ( buy silence) acheter le silence depay off [something], pay [something] off rembourser -
80 throw off
throw off [something], throw [something] off1) ( take off) ôter [quelque chose] en vitesse [clothes]; écarter [bedclothes]2) fig ( cast aside) se débarrasser de [cold, handicap, pursuers]; se soulager de [burden]; se libérer de [tradition]; sortir de [depression]3) fig ( compose quickly) faire [quelque chose] en cinq minutes [poem, music]
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