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101 kick off
1) sport battere il calcio d'inizio2) colloq. cominciare, iniziare; kick off [sth.], kick [sth.] off3) togliersi con un calcio [ shoes]4) colloq. cominciare [meeting, concert]; kick [sb.] off colloq. escludere da* * *to start a football game by kicking the ball: We kick off at 2.30. (noun kick-off: The kick-off is at 2.30) (dare il calcio d'inizio)* * *vi + adv* * *1) sport battere il calcio d'inizio2) colloq. cominciare, iniziare; kick off [sth.], kick [sth.] off3) togliersi con un calcio [ shoes]4) colloq. cominciare [meeting, concert]; kick [sb.] off colloq. escludere da -
102 leave off
Ex:to carry on o continue where one left off — riprendere da dove si era rimasti; leave off doing (stop) smettere di fare; leave [sth.] off/Ex:1) (not put on) non mettere [coat, lid, blanket]; (not put back on) non rimettere [coat, lid, blanket]2) (not switch on) non accendere [light, TV]; non attaccare [ iron]; (leave switched off) lasciare spento [light, heating, TV, iron]3) (omit) lasciare fuori [name, item, letter]* * *1. vt + adv1) (cover, lid, clothes) non mettere, (heating, light) non accendere, (name: from list) non inserire2)(
fam: stop) to leave off doing sth — smetterla or piantarla di fare qc2. vi + adv Brit(fam: stop) smetterla* * *Ex:to carry on o continue where one left off — riprendere da dove si era rimasti; leave off doing (stop) smettere di fare; leave [sth.] off/Ex:1) (not put on) non mettere [coat, lid, blanket]; (not put back on) non rimettere [coat, lid, blanket]2) (not switch on) non accendere [light, TV]; non attaccare [ iron]; (leave switched off) lasciare spento [light, heating, TV, iron]3) (omit) lasciare fuori [name, item, letter] -
103 carry off
carry off [sth.] (win) portarsi a casa [prize, medal]to carry it off — colloq. (succeed) riuscire, farsi onore; carry off [sb.], carry [sb.] off [illness, disease] portare via [person, animal]
* * *(to take away by carrying: She carried off the screaming child.) portare via* * *vt + adv* * *carry off [sth.] (win) portarsi a casa [prize, medal]to carry it off — colloq. (succeed) riuscire, farsi onore; carry off [sb.], carry [sb.] off [illness, disease] portare via [person, animal]
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104 hive off
hive [sth.] off, hive off [sth.] comm. amm. (separate off) scorporare, scindere, separare [ part of company]; (sell off) cedere* * *1. vi + adv2. vt + advstaccare, (privatize) privatizzarewaste collection will be hived off to another company — la raccolta dei rifiuti verrà trasferita ad un'altra società
* * *hive [sth.] off, hive off [sth.] comm. amm. (separate off) scorporare, scindere, separare [ part of company]; (sell off) cedere -
105 lay off
(stop) colloq. smettere, piantarla; lay off [sb.], lay [sb.] off (sack) (temporarily) lasciare a casa (temporaneamente); (permanently) mandare a casa, licenziare; lay off [sb.] (leave alone) colloq. lasciare in pace* * *(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) sospendere (dal lavoro)* * *1. vt + adv(permanently) licenziare, (temporarily) mettere in cassa integrazione2. vi + advfam smettere3. vi + preplay off him! — non rompergli le scatole!, lascialo in pace!
* * *(stop) colloq. smettere, piantarla; lay off [sb.], lay [sb.] off (sack) (temporarily) lasciare a casa (temporaneamente); (permanently) mandare a casa, licenziare; lay off [sb.] (leave alone) colloq. lasciare in pace -
106 pull off
pull off [ lid] togliersi; [ handle] essere rimovibile; pull off [sth.] (leave) lasciare [ road]; pull off [sth.], pull [sth.] off1) (remove) togliere, togliersi [coat, sweater, shoes, socks]; tirare via [lid, wrapping, sticker]2) colloq. (clinch) mettere a segno [raid, robbery]; riuscire a concludere [ deal]; portare a compimento [coup, feat]; ottenere, riportare [win, victory]* * *(to succeed in doing: He's finally pulled it off!) riuscire, portare a compimento* * *vt + adv1) (remove: wrapping paper) strappare, (clothes, shoes, gloves) levarsi, togliersi2) (fam: succeed in), (plan, attack etc) portare a termine* * *pull off [ lid] togliersi; [ handle] essere rimovibile; pull off [sth.] (leave) lasciare [ road]; pull off [sth.], pull [sth.] off1) (remove) togliere, togliersi [coat, sweater, shoes, socks]; tirare via [lid, wrapping, sticker] -
107 show off
show off colloq. farsi vedere, mettersi in mostra; show [sb., sth.] off, show off [sb., sth.] fare risaltare [special feature, skill]; fare vedere [ baby]; sfoggiare [ car]* * *1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) sfoggiare, ostentare2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) mettersi in mostra* * *1. vi + advpej darsi delle arie, mettersi in mostra2. vt + advpej mettere in mostra, (ability, one's figure) mostrare, (knowledge) ostentare, (subj: colour, dress: qualities, features) mettere in risalto, valorizzare* * * -
108 worse off
to be worse off — essere più povero, stare peggio ( than di)
I'm Ј 10 a week worse off — ho, guadagno dieci sterline in meno alla settimana
to be no worse off without sth. — non stare peggio senza qcs., cavarsela bene (lo stesso) senza qcs
* * *adjpiù povero (-a), fig* * *to be worse off — essere più povero, stare peggio ( than di)
I'm Ј 10 a week worse off — ho, guadagno dieci sterline in meno alla settimana
to be no worse off without sth. — non stare peggio senza qcs., cavarsela bene (lo stesso) senza qcs
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109 better off
1.1) (more wealthy) più ricco ( than di)2) (in a better situation) meglio2.the better-off — + verbo pl. i ricchi
* * *(richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) più ricco* * *1.1) (more wealthy) più ricco ( than di)2) (in a better situation) meglio2.the better-off — + verbo pl. i ricchi
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110 cut-off
['kʌtɒf] 1.1) (upper limit) limite m., tetto m. massimo2) (automatic switch) otturatore m.2.* * *cut-off /ˈkʌtɒf/n.3 (elettr., mecc., idraul.) interruzione4 (elettr.) interruttore6 (autom., mecc.) cut-off7 (tipogr.) linea di separazione● cut-off date, data limite ( di un'operazione) □ (mecc.) cut-off point, punto d'interruzione; limite massimo; (fin.) rendimento minimo ( necessario per intraprendere un progetto di investimento) □ (elettr.) cut-off switch, interruttore □ cut-off tool, utensile da taglio □ (mecc.) cut-off valve, valvola d'arresto □ (costr. idrauliche) cut-off wall, diaframma di tenuta □ (mecc.) cut-off wheel, mola a disco (o per troncatrice).* * *['kʌtɒf] 1.1) (upper limit) limite m., tetto m. massimo2) (automatic switch) otturatore m.2. -
111 ■ shake off
■ shake offA v. t. + avv.2 scuotersi ( di dosso); scrollarsi di dosso; cacciare ( mosche, ecc.: per es., agitando la coda): to shake off the snow from one's shoes, scuotersi la neve dalle scarpe; to shake off the dust, scuotersi di dosso la polvere3 liberarsi, disfarsi, sbarazzarsi di; distanziare; seminare (fig.): I wish I could shake him off, vorrei proprio potermene sbarazzare; to shake off a severe cold, liberarsi di un brutto raffreddore; to shake off the police, seminare la poliziaB v. t. + prep.1 far cadere da; scuotere da: The buffalo shook the lion off its back, il bufalo si scosse di dosso il leone2 ( lotta) scrollarsi (di dosso): He shook his opponent off his back, si è scrollato di dosso l'avversario. -
112 ■ turn off
■ turn offA v. t. + avv.1 chiudere ( un rubinetto, il gas); girare ( un interruttore); spegnere ( la luce, la radio, la tivù, ecc.): Turn off the tap!, chiudi il rubinetto!; Turn off the radio, please!, spegni la radio, per favore!3 (comput.) spegnere4 comporre ( una poesia, ecc.); produrre; fare: He's turned off a fine piece of work, ha fatto un bel lavoro6 (fam.) disgustare; deprimere; indisporre; distogliere; stufare (fam.); far perdere interesse a: This music turns me off, questa musica mi disgustaB v. i. + avv.2 ( di una strada) girare; voltare; svoltare; diramarsi: Here the road turns off to London, qui si dirama la strada per Londra3 (autom.) voltare; girare; svoltare ( cambiando strada); deviare: That's where we turn off to Oxford, ecco dove dobbiamo girare per Oxford4 (fam.) perdere interesse; disinteressarsi; smettere di ascoltare; staccare la spina (fig.); stufarsi (fam.)C v. i. + prep.1 (autom.) deviare da; abbandonare: We turned off the main road, abbiamo abbandonato la strada maestra3 prendere a malvolere, cominciare a detestare (qc.); non sopportare più, stufarsi di (q.) □ (fin.) to turn off the money-supply taps, bloccare i crediti; stringere i cordoni della borsa (fam.). -
113 ■ wipe off
■ wipe offA v. t. + avv.2 pulire strofinando; togliere: to wipe off the mud with a brush, togliere il fango con una spazzolaB v. t. + prep.2 eliminare, togliere da: Wipe that silly smile off your face!, togliti quel sorrisetto idiota dalla faccia! □ to wipe sb. [st.] off the face of the earth, eliminare q. [qc.] dalla faccia della terra □ (fig.) to wipe st. off the map, distruggere totalmente qc. ( una città, ecc.) □ to wipe off old scores with sb., fare i conti con q.; sistemare una vecchia partita con q. -
114 ■ work off
■ work offA v. t. + avv.2 eliminare, liberarsi di ( col moto, ecc.): to work off excess weight by regular exercise, eliminare peso in eccesso facendo esercizio regolareB v. i. + avv.2 ( di un dolore, ecc.) passare facendo del moto (o dei movimenti) □ (volg. USA) to work one's ass off, farsi un culo così □ (fam.) to work one's head off, lavorare come un mulo; mettercela tutta □ (fig.) to work off steam, sfogarsi; rilassarsi; scaricarsi □ (fam. USA) to work one's tail off = to work one's head off ► sopra. -
115 finish off
finish [sth.] off, finish off [sth.] finire, terminare [letter, task]; finire [food, meal]; finish [sb.] off1) (exhaust) sfinire, distruggere; (demoralize) distruggere [ person]2) (kill) finire [person, animal]* * *1) (to complete: She finished off the job yesterday.) completare2) (to use, eat etc the last of: We've finished off the cake.) finire3) (to kill (a person): His last illness nearly finished him off.) uccidere* * *vt + advfinire, (kill) uccidere* * *finish [sth.] off, finish off [sth.] finire, terminare [letter, task]; finire [food, meal]; finish [sb.] off1) (exhaust) sfinire, distruggere; (demoralize) distruggere [ person]2) (kill) finire [person, animal] -
116 palm off
palm [sth.] off, palm off [sth.] spacciare (as per)to palm sth. off on sb. to palm sb. off with sth. — affibbiare, rifilare qcs. a qcn
* * *vt + adv* * *palm [sth.] off, palm off [sth.] spacciare (as per)to palm sth. off on sb. to palm sb. off with sth. — affibbiare, rifilare qcs. a qcn
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117 pass off
1) (take place) [ demonstration] svolgersi, avere luogo2) (disappear) passare, andare via, svanire; pass [sb., sth.] off, pass off [sb., sth.] fare passare, spacciare (as per)* * *((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) passare* * *1. vi + adv(happen) svolgersi, andare, (wear off: faintness, headache) passare2. vt + advto pass sb/sth off as — far passare qn/qc per
* * *1) (take place) [ demonstration] svolgersi, avere luogo2) (disappear) passare, andare via, svanire; pass [sb., sth.] off, pass off [sb., sth.] fare passare, spacciare (as per) -
118 rip off
rip off [sth.], rip [sth.] off2) colloq. (steal) rubare, fregare [idea, design]; rip off [sb.], rip [sb.] off colloq. bidonare, spennare, pelare* * *vt + adv1) strappare2) (fam: overcharge) pelare, (cheat) fregare* * *rip off [sth.], rip [sth.] off2) colloq. (steal) rubare, fregare [idea, design]; rip off [sb.], rip [sb.] off colloq. bidonare, spennare, pelare -
119 round off
round off [sth.], round [sth.] off1) (finish off) conclu dere, terminare [meal, evening, speech]; completare [ education]2) (make smooth) smussare [corner, edge]* * *1) (to make something smooth etc: He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.) arrotondare, levigare2) (to complete successfully: He rounded off his career by becoming president.) completare, coronare* * *vt + adv(speech, series, meal, evening) finire in bellezza* * *round off [sth.], round [sth.] off1) (finish off) conclu dere, terminare [meal, evening, speech]; completare [ education]2) (make smooth) smussare [corner, edge] -
120 see off
see [sb.] off, see off [sb.]2) (throw out)* * *(to accompany (a person starting on a journey) to the airport, railway station etc from which he is to leave: He saw me off at the station.) accompagnare* * *vt + adv* * *see [sb.] off, see off [sb.]2) (throw out)
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