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21 to knock off
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? -
22 head off
1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) desviar2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) dirigirse a1) v + adv ( set out) salir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( get in front of) atajar, cortarle el paso a, interceptarb) (prevent, forestall) \<\<criticism/threat\>\> prevenir*1.2. VT + ADV1) (=intercept) [+ person] atajar, interceptarif she asks where we're going, try and head her off — si pregunta dónde vamos, intenta distraerla
* * *1) v + adv ( set out) salir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( get in front of) atajar, cortarle el paso a, interceptarb) (prevent, forestall) \<\<criticism/threat\>\> prevenir* -
23 to keep off
1 (stay away) mantenerse a distancia; (of rain) no llover■ if the rain keeps off, we'll be able to play tennis si no llueve, podremos jugar a tenis1 (make stay away) no dejar entrar, no dejar acercarse; (avoid) no tocar, no hablar de■ keep that dog off! ¡no dejes que se acerque el perro!■ 'Keep off the grass' "No pisar la hierba" -
24 round off
1) (to make something smooth etc: He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.) redondear2) (to complete successfully: He rounded off his career by becoming president.) redondear, rematarv.• redondear (Matemática) v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<sharp edge\>\> redondear, alisarb) ( end suitably) \<\<day/meal\>\> terminar, rematarc) \<\<number\>\> redondear2) v + adv concluir*, terminarVT + ADV acabar, rematar* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<sharp edge\>\> redondear, alisarb) ( end suitably) \<\<day/meal\>\> terminar, rematarc) \<\<number\>\> redondear2) v + adv concluir*, terminar -
25 drive off
1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) arrancar y partir2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) ahuyentar3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) hacer el tiro de salidaexpr.• ahuyentar v.1) v + adva) \<\<car/driver\>\> irse*, partirb) ( in golf) salir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( repel) ahuyentar1.VT + ADV (=force to retreat) [+ enemy] ahuyentar; (=force to leave) expulsar, echar2.VI + ADV irse, marcharse (en coche); [vehicle] partir* * *1) v + adva) \<\<car/driver\>\> irse*, partirb) ( in golf) salir*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( repel) ahuyentar -
26 shut off
1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) cortar, cerrar2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) aislar(se)1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<water/electricity\>\> cortar; \<\<engine\>\> apagar*, desconectarb) ( isolate) (often pass) \<\<place/person\>\> aislar*2) v + adv \<\<water/electricity\>\> cortarse; \<\<engine\>\> apagarse*, desconectarseVT + ADV1) (=stop) [+ water, power] cortar, cerrar; [+ engine, machine] apagar2) (=isolate) aislar ( from de)* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<water/electricity\>\> cortar; \<\<engine\>\> apagar*, desconectarb) ( isolate) (often pass) \<\<place/person\>\> aislar*2) v + adv \<\<water/electricity\>\> cortarse; \<\<engine\>\> apagarse*, desconectarse -
27 touch off
(to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) hacer estallar, provocar, desencadenarv + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<riot/argument\>\> provocar*, hacer* estallar, desencadenarVT + ADV [+ argument, violence, riot, fire] provocar; [+ explosive] hacer estallar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<riot/argument\>\> provocar*, hacer* estallar, desencadenar -
28 to wash off
1 (remove by washing) quitar (lavando)1 quitarse lavando -
29 take off
v.1 quitarse (remove) (clothes, make-up), sacarse (Am.); quitar, sacar (Am.)2 llevar (lead) (persona)3 (imitar)to take somebody off imitar a alguiento take the day off tomarse el día libre5 quitar a.6 quitar de, apartar de.7 levantar vuelo, arrancar, despegar, zarpar.8 salir corriendo, irse de repente, borrarse.9 remover, quitar de encima.10 tener éxito.11 amainar.12 librarse de, quitarse de encima.13 deducir, sustraer.vi.1 despegar (leave) (plane), decolar (Am.); marcharse, irse (familiar) (persona)2 empezar a cuajar (familiar) (succeed) -
30 dry off
(to make or become completely dry: She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun.) secarsev + adv secarse*1.VI + ADV [clothes etc] secarse2.VT + ADV secar* * *v + adv secarse* -
31 tee off
1) v + adv ( golf) dar* el primer golpe2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( make angry) (AmE sl) cabrear (fam)VI + ADV dar el primer golpe* * *1) v + adv ( golf) dar* el primer golpe2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( make angry) (AmE sl) cabrear (fam) -
32 lay off
v.1 despedir (make redundant) (por reducción de plantilla)2 dejar (familiar) (abstain from)3 dejar cesante, correr del trabajo, despedir, cesar.4 abandonar la tarea.5 dejar a un lado.6 dejar de.7 esparcir.vi. (familiar)lay off! ¡déjame en paz! -
33 put off
v.1 aplazar, posponer (postpone)2 desagradar, resultar desagradable a (cause to dislike)3 distraer (distract)5 tener esperando (make wait)6 postergar, aplazar, dejar para más tarde, posponer.7 alejar, apartar, quitarse.8 desalentar, desanimar.9 cansar, hartar, hastiar.10 dar asco.11 asquear.12 quitar de la cabeza. -
34 separate off
(to make or keep (a part or parts) separate.) separar, guardar apartev + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<area/section/group\>\> separarVT + ADV separar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<area/section/group\>\> separar -
35 scare away/off
(to make go away or stay away because of fear: The birds were scared away by the dog.) ahuyentar; mantenerse alejado -
36 get away with
(to do (something bad) without being punished for it: Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.) salir impune, quedar sin castigov + adv + prep + o1) ( make off with) llevarse, escaparse con2)a) ( go unpunished for)do you think I could get away with wearing the dark blue dress? — ¿te parece que pasaría si me pusiera el vestido azul oscuro?
b) ( be let off with) \<\<fine/warning\>\> escaparse or librarse conVI + PREP1) (=steal) llevarse2) (=go unpunished)do you think I'd be able to get away with a trouser suit? — ¿crees que iré bien con un traje pantalón?, ¿crees que pasará algo si llevo un traje pantalón?
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we mustn't let them get away with it — no debemos dejar que salgan impunesmurder 1., 2)you won't get away with it! — (with past action) ¡esto no va a quedar así!; (with possible action) esto no te lo van a consentir
* * *v + adv + prep + o1) ( make off with) llevarse, escaparse con2)a) ( go unpunished for)do you think I could get away with wearing the dark blue dress? — ¿te parece que pasaría si me pusiera el vestido azul oscuro?
b) ( be let off with) \<\<fine/warning\>\> escaparse or librarse con -
37 llevarse
■llevarse verbo reflexivo
1 (de un sitio a otro) to take away: ¡llévatelo de aquí!, take it away!
se llevaron la televisión al dormitorio, they moved the television to the bedroom
2 (un premio, una felicitación) to win
llevarse un susto, to have a fright
3 (arrebatar) to carry away: se lo llevó la corriente, the current carried it away
se llevaron el dinero, they took away all the money
4 fam (estar de moda) to be fashionable 5 llevarse bien/mal con alguien, to get on well/badly with sb: con su padre no me llevo en absoluto, I don't get on with his father at all
6 (haber una diferencia) se llevan diez años, there's a difference of ten years in their ages Locuciones: llevársele los demonios, to get really angry o mad
llevarse el gato al agua, to succeed o to pull off ' llevarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: avenirse - calle - desengaño - entenderse - palma - perra - perro - compaginar - conectar - entender - gato - jalar - llevar - premio - preso - susto English: agree - blow off - carry off - conform - doggy bag - get along - get on - just - lead away - make off - reap - relationship - spirit - take - take away - term - walk off - walk with - wash away - whisk away - whisk off - carry - get - go - grab - lead - rough - shock - wash -
38 robar
robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ banco› to rob; robarle algo a algn to steal sth from sb; le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen 2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq) 3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq) verbo intransitivo to steal; ¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
robar verbo transitivo
1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb (a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street (en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
4 Naipes to draw, pick up
To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar. persona acto verbo
ladrón robo robar
thief theft robber robbery to rob to steal burglar burglary to burgle ' robar' also found in these entries: Spanish: ladrón - ladrona - limpiar - pillar - quitar - robo - bolsear - chingar - chorear - chorrear - clavar - desvalijar - escamotear - guindar - soplar - volar English: accuse - appropriate - break in - break into - burglar - burglarize - burglary - burgle - cop - fall in with - gunpoint - have up - make off - nick - pinch - poach - rip off - rob - robber - robbery - rustle - scavenge - scoop - snatch - steal - stick up - stoop - take - theft - thief - thievishness - break - plunder - rip - wrong -
39 arramblar
arramblar verbo transitivo
1 (fenómeno) to sweep away, uproot, eradicate: el huracán arrambló con todo lo que encontró a su paso, the hurricane uprooted everything in its path
2 (persona) to make off with: arrambló con todo lo que se le antojó, she made off with everything she fancied -
40 decamp
tr[dɪ'kæmp]1 familiar (leave suddenly) esfumarse, largarse2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (leave camp) levantar campamentodecamp [di'kæmp] vi: irse, largarse famv.• decampar v.• fugarse v.dɪ'kæmpa) ( abscond) (hum) esfumarse (fam), hacerse* humo (AmL fam)b) ( Mil frml) levantar campamento[dɪ'kæmp]VI1) (Mil) levantar el campamento2) * (=make off) escaparse; (=move) irse (to a)* * *[dɪ'kæmp]a) ( abscond) (hum) esfumarse (fam), hacerse* humo (AmL fam)b) ( Mil frml) levantar campamento
См. также в других словарях:
make off — [v] flee, run away abscond, bolt*, clear, cut and run, decamp, depart, escape, fly*, go, leave, make away, quit, retire, run, run for it, run off, scamper, scoot, skedaddle*, skip*, withdraw; concepts 102,150,195 Ant. stay, wait … New thesaurus
make off — ► make off leave hurriedly. Main Entry: ↑make … English terms dictionary
make off — index abscond, avoid (evade), flee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make off — verb run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along The thief made off with our silver the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe • Syn: ↑abscond, ↑bolt, ↑absquatulate, ↑decamp, ↑run off, ↑go off … Useful english dictionary
make off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms make off : present tense I/you/we/they make off he/she/it makes off present participle making off past tense made off past participle made off to leave quickly, especially after doing something wrong The… … English dictionary
make off — v. (d; intr.) to make off with ( to steal and take away ) (the thieves made off with the silverware) * * * [ meɪk ɒf] (d; intr.) to make off with (the thieves made off with the silverware; to steal and take away ) … Combinatory dictionary
make off — PHRASAL VERB If you make off, you leave somewhere as quickly as possible, often in order to escape. [V P] They broke free and made off in a stolen car. Syn: leave … English dictionary
make off with — ► make off with carry away illicitly. Main Entry: ↑make … English terms dictionary
make off with — index carry away, despoil, hijack, hold up (rob), loot, pilfer, poach Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
make off with something — ˌmake ˈoff with sth derived to steal sth and hurry away with it Main entry: ↑makederived … Useful english dictionary
make off with — TAKE, steal, purloin, pilfer, abscond with, run away/off with, carry off, snatch; kidnap, abduct; informal walk away/off with, swipe, filch, snaffle, nab, lift, ‘liberate’, ‘borrow’, snitch; Brit. informal pinch, half inch, nick, whip, knock off; … Useful english dictionary