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1 knock off
(to stop working: I knocked off at six o'clock after studying for four hours; What time do you knock off in this factory?) acabar, salir del trabajoknock off* (Kill)expr.• matar v.1) v + adv v + prep + o ( stop work) (colloq)when do you knock off (work)? — ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?, ¿hasta qué hora trabajas?
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( stop) (colloq) dejar deknock it off, will you! — déjala ya! (fam)
3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (deduct, eliminate) (colloq) rebajarI'll knock off 25% for you — le hago un descuento del 25%
4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (do quickly, easily) (colloq)1. VT + ADV1) (=make fall) hacer caer; (intentionally) echar abajo2) (=deduct)he knocked £5 off — (from price) rebajó el precio en 5 libras, hizo un descuento de 5 libras
3) * (=steal) birlar *4) * (=do quickly) [+ meal] preparar enseguida; [+ garment] hacer enseguida; [+ novel] escribir rápidamente5) * (=stop)knock it off! — ¡déjalo ya!
6) ** (=arrest) detener, agarrar *; (=kill) cargarse *7) *** [+ woman] tirarse a ***2.VI + ADV** * *1) v + adv v + prep + o ( stop work) (colloq)when do you knock off (work)? — ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?, ¿hasta qué hora trabajas?
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( stop) (colloq) dejar deknock it off, will you! — déjala ya! (fam)
3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (deduct, eliminate) (colloq) rebajarI'll knock off 25% for you — le hago un descuento del 25%
4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (do quickly, easily) (colloq) -
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s.descanso laboral.v.1 tirar (cause to fall off)2 mangar (familiar) (steal) (España), volar (Am.)3 asesinar a (familiar) (kill), cepillarse a (España)knock it off! ¡para ya! (stop it)5 despachar (familiar) (produce quickly) (letter, report, song)6 derribar, echar abajo, tumbar, botar de un golpe.7 dejar de.8 deducir.9 eliminar, erradicar.10 suspender.11 copiar ilegalmente, piratear.12 suspender del trabajo, suspender.13 dejar de trabajar.14 robar, hurtar.15 tirarse a, cogerse a.vi.terminar de trabajar (finish work) -
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5 knock-off cam
nMECH ENG excéntrica de paro f, leva de paro f -
6 knock-off link
nMECH ENG enlace de paro m, unión de paro f -
7 knock-off shower
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1 (make fall) tirar, hacer caer2 (deduct - money) descontar; (reduce - time) quitar■ I'll knock five pounds off the price te descuento cinco libras del precio, te rebajo el precio en cinco libras1 (stop work) acabar, salir del trabajo■ what time do you knock off work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo? -
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1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) golpear, llamar2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) tirar, hacer caer3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) golpear4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) golpear
2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) golpe2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) golpe, llamada•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
knock1 n golpeknock2 vb1. llamar2. golpear3. tirartr[nɒk]1 (blow) golpe nombre masculino2 (on door) llamada■ was that a knock at the door? ¿han llamado a la puerta?■ knock, knock! ¡toc, toc!■ you have to learn to take a few knocks in this business hay que aprender a aguantar muchos reveses en esta profesión1 (to hit) golpear, darse un golpe en2 familiar (criticize) criticar, hablar mal de■ the newspapers are forever knocking the England manager los periódicos siempre critican al entrenador de la selección inglesa1 (at door) llamar■ please knock before entering por favor, llamen antes de entrar2 (of car engine) golpear, martillear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhe's knocking on 70 va para los 70 añosto knock some sense into somebody hacer entrar en vereda a alguiento knock spots off dar mil vueltas ato knock the bottom out of the market reventar los preciosknock it off! ¡basta ya!knock ['nɑk] vt1) hit, rap: golpear, golpetear2) : hacer chocarthey knocked heads: se dieron en la cabeza3) criticize: criticarknock vi1) rap: dar un golpe, llamar (a la puerta)2) collide: darse, chocarknock n: golpe m, llamada f (a la puerta), golpeteo m (de un motor)n.• golpazo s.m.• golpe s.m.• golpeo s.m.• llamada s.f.• porrazo s.m.• toque s.m.v.• chocar contra v.• cutir v.• golpear v.• llamar a la puerta v.• martillear v.• pegar v.nɑːk, nɒk
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he gave a couple of knocks before entering — llamó or (AmL tb) tocó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar
2) ( blow) golpe m3) (colloq)a) ( setback) golpe mb) ( criticism) crítica f, palo m (fam)
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1) (strike, push)to knock one's head/knee on/against something — darse* (un golpe) en la cabeza/rodilla con/contra algo
he was knocked to the ground by the blast/blow — la explosión/el golpe lo tiró al suelo or lo tumbó
to knock somebody sideways — (colloq) dejar a alguien de una pieza
2) ( criticize) (colloq) criticar*, hablar mal de
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via) ( on door) llamar, golpear (AmL), tocar* (AmL)b) ( collide)to knock AGAINST/INTO somebody/something — darse* or chocar* contra alguien/algo
c) \<\<engine\>\> golpetear, cascabelear (AmL)Phrasal Verbs:- knock up[nɒk]1. N2) (in engine) golpeteo m2. VT1) (=strike) golpearto knock a hole in sth — hacer or abrir un agujero en algo
to knock one's head on/against sth — (by accident) dar con la cabeza contra algo; (deliberately) dar cabezazos contra algo
I knocked my elbow on or against the table — me di (un golpe) en el codo con la mesa
to knock sb to the ground — tirar or echar a algn al suelo
to knock sb unconscious or out or cold — dejar a algn sin sentido
to knock the bottom out of sth — [+ box] desfondar algo; (fig) [+ argument] dejar algo sin fundamentos
- knock sth on the head- knock some sense into sb- knock sb sideways- knock spots off sb2) * (=criticize) criticar, hablar mal de3. VIhe knocked at the door/on the table — llamó a la puerta/dio un golpe en la mesa
I can't give a job to everyone who comes knocking on my door — no puedo dar trabajo a todos los que vienen pidiéndomelo or que llaman a mi puerta
2) (=bump)to knock into sth/sb — chocar or tropezar con algo/algn
to knock against sth — chocar or dar con or contra algo
3) [engine] golpetear- knock in- knock on- knock up* * *[nɑːk, nɒk]
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he gave a couple of knocks before entering — llamó or (AmL tb) tocó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar
2) ( blow) golpe m3) (colloq)a) ( setback) golpe mb) ( criticism) crítica f, palo m (fam)
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1) (strike, push)to knock one's head/knee on/against something — darse* (un golpe) en la cabeza/rodilla con/contra algo
he was knocked to the ground by the blast/blow — la explosión/el golpe lo tiró al suelo or lo tumbó
to knock somebody sideways — (colloq) dejar a alguien de una pieza
2) ( criticize) (colloq) criticar*, hablar mal de
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via) ( on door) llamar, golpear (AmL), tocar* (AmL)b) ( collide)to knock AGAINST/INTO somebody/something — darse* or chocar* contra alguien/algo
c) \<\<engine\>\> golpetear, cascabelear (AmL)Phrasal Verbs:- knock up -
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11 knock it off!
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12 to knock somebody's block off
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13 to knock spots off somebody
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15 for two pins I'd knock his head off
* por menos de nada le rompería la crismaEnglish-spanish dictionary > for two pins I'd knock his head off
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16 to knock sb off his pedestal
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17 to knock sb off his perch
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18 to knock sb's block off
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19 to knock spots off sb
1) * dar ciento y raya a algn, vencer fácilmente a algn2) * dar mil vueltas a algn * -
20 this will knock your socks off
* esto es para quitarse el sombrero
См. также в других словарях:
knock off — [v1] kill assassinate, do away with*, do in*, dust*, eliminate, execute, finish, liquidate, murder, rub out*, shoot, slay, stab, waste; concept 252 Ant. bear, create knock off [v2] steal filch, knock over, loot, pilfer, pinch, plunder, purloin,… … New thesaurus
Knock off — Knock Knock, n. 1. A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap. A knock at the door. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] A loud cry or some great knock. Holland. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knock off — desist, stop, 1640s; do hastily, 1817; kill, murder, 1919; from KNOCK (Cf. knock) (v.) + OFF (Cf. off) … Etymology dictionary
Knock-off — n. 1. Act or place of knocking off; that which knocks off; specif. (Mach.), a cam or the like for disconnecting something, as a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A {knockoff}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knock-off — a. That knocks off; of or pertaining to knocking off. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knock off — knock off, v. i. & t. 1. to quit (working). [PJC] 2. to accomplish; frequently used when the task is accomplished rapidly. [PJC] 3. to kill; to defeat (opponents). [Colloq.] [PJC] 4. to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price). [PJC] 5. to rob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knock off — (something) to stop work for a time. When do you knock off for the day? We knocked off work at six o clock … New idioms dictionary
knock off — knock off, n. a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knock|off — «NOK F, OF», noun. 1. the act of knocking off. 2. a device for knocking something off. 3. the point at which something is knocked off. 4. Slang. a copy, usually an unauthorized one and often less expensive than the popular original … Useful english dictionary
knock off — ► knock off informal 1) stop work. 2) produce (a piece of work) quickly and easily. 3) Brit. informal steal. 4) kill. Main Entry: ↑knock … English terms dictionary
knock-off — ► NOUN informal ▪ a copy or imitation … English terms dictionary