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21 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) chliev, stajňa2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stánok•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) zastaviť sa2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) stratiť rýchlosť3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) zablokovať2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) preťaženieIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) odložiť* * *• ustajnovat• ustajnit• uviaznut• vyhýbat sa• vykrúcat• vykrúcat sa• vykrmovat v chlieve• vykrmovat• vytácat sa• vytácka• zdržovat hru• zahltit• zdržovací manéver• zastavit sa• zdržovat• zapadnút• sedadlo• stánok• stanicné kníhkupectvo• stanovište• spolocník• stratit rýchlost• strácat rýchlost• strata rýchlosti• stajna• trón• trik• uhýbat• predajný stôl• pretažit• predajný vozík• prevádzat zdržovací manév• pretahovat• kabína• kanonická hodnost• kiosk• box v stajni• byt pomalší• búdka• chliev• chovat v stajni• dat do chlieva• podfuk• parkovacie miesto• postavenie• lavica• kreslá• komora• kút• kostolná lavica• kreslo• koterec• murivo• miesto• maštal• oddiel• oddalovat• novinový stánok• odkladat -
22 taxi
['tæksi] 1. plurals - taxis, taxies; noun((also taxi-cab: (American) cab) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station.) taxík2. verb((of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off: The plane taxied along the runway.) rolovať- taxi rank* * *• taxík• taxi• odviezt sa taxíkom -
23 control-tower
noun (a building at an airport from which take-off and landing instructions are given.) riadiaca veža -
24 runway
noun (a wide path from which aircraft take off and on which they land: The plane landed on the runway.) rozjazdová / pristávacia dráha -
25 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) pohoda2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) ľahkosť3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) prirodzenosť2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) upokojiť2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) poľaviť3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) opatrne niesť•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) pomaly!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *• ulahcenie• prázdna chvíla• pohodlie• pokoj• lahkost -
26 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) točiť sa2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrátiť sa3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zatáčať sa, odchýliť sa, zabočiť4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) zamerať5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zahnúť6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) premeniť (sa)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) stať sa, zostať2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) otočenie2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) závit3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) odbočka4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) rad, poradie5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) číslo, výstup•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *• vybrúsit• vykôstkovat• vzopriet sa• vyklbit• vyrobit na sústruhu• vytocit na sústruhu• zamierit• zbláznit sa• zahnút• zastavit• zatocit• zakrivit• zafarbit• zarazit• zákruta• zorat• zmenit farbu• služba (komu)• schopnost• sklon• skvasit• šok• špirálovito okrájat• spracovat• spôsobit kysnutie• stat sa• sústružit• úder• tocit sa• tocit• urobit obrat• úsek práce• prehnút• premýšlat• prispôsobit• prevrátit• prevracat• premienat• predat a kúpit nové• prekrocit• dosiahnut• blokovat• dobre formulovat• dat stranou• dat• docielit obratu• císlo• cítit závrat• chodit• pustit• rad• otupit sa• otocenie• otocit• otácat sa• otocit sa• otupit• otácka• otácat• otácanie• opracovat• otras• poradie• postavit sa na odpor• použit• pozriet sa• poslat• potreba• konvertovat• krátky výstup• krátka prechádzka• nahodit motor• menit• mat závrat• náklonnost• nasadit• nepustit dalej• naštartovat• namierit• nastavit• oboplávat• obchádzat• obracat• obracat sa• odpadnút• obíst• obrábat• odvracat• odvrátit• olúpat• obalit• odbocit• obrátit do protismeru• obrátit na svoju vieru• obrátit• ohnút -
27 cream
[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) smotana2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) krém3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) smotánka4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) krémová farba2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) vymiešať2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) zobrať smotanu3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) vybrať•- creamy- creaminess
- cream of tartar* * *• smotana• krém• krémový -
28 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) vybrať si2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) trhať3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) zdvihnúť4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) otvoriť2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) výber, voľba2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) to najlepšie•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) krompáč* * *• zbierat• trhat• budit• nabudit -
29 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) hodiny2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) chvíľa, doba4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) vhodná chvíľa6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) -krát7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) obdobie, časy8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) (od)merať čas2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) načasovať si•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *• výpoved• rytmus (hud.)• stopovat• tah• urobit (nieco)• tempo• príležitost• hodina• hodiny• jednotka casu• casový úsek• cas• doba• chvíla• lehota• nacasovat• merat stopkami -
30 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) hodinky2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) stráž3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) hliadka2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) pozerať sa2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) pozerať sa; striehnuť3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) dávať (si) pozor4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) striehnuť, strážiť, dať pozor5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) počkať•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *• všímat si• sledovat• striehnut• strážit• stráž• hliadka• hodinky• bedlivost• bdiet• bdenie• dávat pozor• ostražitost• pozerat sa• pozorovat• pozornost -
31 bark
I 1. noun(the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.) štekanie2. verb1) (to make this sound: The dog barked at the stranger.) štekať2) (to utter abruptly: She barked a reply.) vyšteknúťII 1. noun(the covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: He stripped the bark off the branch.) kôra2. verb(to take the skin off (part of the body) by accident: I barked my shin on the table.) odrieť si kožu* * *• štekot• štekat• brechat• kôra -
32 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.) mucha2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?) muška3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.) zapínanie; rázporok•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) letieť; pilotovať let2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) ujsť3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) plynúť, utekať•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying* * *• utiect• vrhnút sa• vypustit• vztýcit• vyletiet• vypustit sokola• vyvesit• vytiahnut na stožiar• zakrytie spodného zapínan• zdvojený kryt• zotrvacník hodín• šírka vlajky• preskocit• prehnaný• drožka• dopravit lietadlom• fiaker• dostavník• rozbehnút sa• púštat• riadit• pustit• rozplynút sa• plávat (pod vlajkou)• otváracia chlopna• pilotovat• poklopec• podniknút• poletovat• lietat• lopatka ventilátora• let• kompasová ružica• letiet• muška• mucha tse - tse• mušky• mávat• mucha• nápaditý• oborit sa -
33 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ruka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) ručička3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) robotník; člen posádky4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoc5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karty6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) päsť (dĺžková miera 10,16 cm)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rukopis2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) podať; vrátiť2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) prepojiť späť•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *• smer• strana• rukopis• rucicka• ruka• podat• pracovná sila -
34 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) hrať sa2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) hrať3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) hrať4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) hrať5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) hrať6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) hrať to (na)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) hrať (proti)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) mihať sa9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) namieriť10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) hrať2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) zábava2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) hra3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) zápas4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) chod•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *• hrat• hra -
35 blur
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36 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) (pre)niesť, prenášať2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) niesť sa3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) niesť4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) niesť so sebou5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) schváliť (hlasovaním)6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) niesť sa, držať sa•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
výstredné správanie- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
príručná batožina
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *• uverejnit• viest• vydržat• vzdat poctu• vyhrat• zapôsobit• zaniest• zmocnit sa• zvážat• strhnút• tahat• uchvátit• presadit sa• predávat• prenášat• predlžovat• prenos• priniest• dorucit• dopravovat• dopravit• držat• delit• mat pri sebe• natahovat• nosit• niest• odprevadit -
37 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; výpadok; účes; zníženie2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) strih3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) plátok•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) zlomyseľný- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) bezohľadný- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *• znížit• zníženie cien• seknutie• škrabnutie• sekat• strihat• rezat• rana• rez• porezat• krájat -
38 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) viesť auto2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) odviezť3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) hnať4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) zatĺcť; odpáliť5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) poháňať2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) jazda (autom)2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) príjazdová cesta3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia, elán4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaň, akcia5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) úder6) ((computers) a disk drive.) mechanika (disku)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *• vozovka• vychádzka• zariadenie• jednotka• jazdit• hnat• jazda• budit• budenie• cesta• riadit (auto)• pohon• pohánat• mechanika• nápor• odíst -
39 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (s)padnúť2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) (s)padnúť3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) klesať4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) byť, padnúť na5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) (vyjadruje stav) zaspať; zamilovať sa6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) pripadnúť2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) pád2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) napadané množstvo3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) pád4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jeseň•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *• ústie• vrh (ovce)• utíšit sa• ústit• vlievat sa• výška pádu• vypadnút• zamilovat sa• závoj na klobúku• záhyb• zahynút• zhrešit• zvažovat sa• zníženie• sklon• slabnutie• spocívat• spadat• splývat• spád• spadnút do• stat• spustit sa• upadnút mravne• úbytok• upadat• ubývanie• upadávanie• úpadok• pretiahnut sa• prepadnút• pripadnút• prejst• prichádzat• prepadat• pristihnút• dopadnút• jesen• klesnutie• klást sa• klesanie• klesnút• klesat• byt na• delit sa• rúbanie• pasca• pád• padák• padat• padnút• porúbat• položenie na lopatky• pokles• náhodou stretnút• mat svoje miesto• náhodou objavit• naletiet• napadané množstvo• napadnút• narodit sa• nastat• opadnút -
40 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) zápasiť2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) bojovať (proti)3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) hádať sa2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) boj2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojovnosť4) (a boxing-match.) zápas (v boxe)•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
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Take off — v. t. 1. To remove, as from the surface or outside; to remove from the top of anything; as, to take off a load; to take off one s hat. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut off; as, to take off the head, or a limb. [1913 Webster] 3. To destroy; as, to take o … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Take-off — rsp. Takeoff (englisch: take off, take off oder takeoff) bezeichnet: das Abheben eines Luftfahrzeuges, siehe Start (Luftfahrt) Take off Modell, ein Modell in der Entwicklungstheorie, siehe The Stages of Economic Growth: A Noncommunist Manifesto… … Deutsch Wikipedia
take off — {v. phr.} 1a. To leave fast; depart suddenly; run away. * /The dog took off after a rabbit./ Compare: LIGHT OUT. 1b. {informal} To go away; leave. * /The six boys got into the car and took off for the drug store./ 2. To leave on a flight, begin… … Dictionary of American idioms
take off — {v. phr.} 1a. To leave fast; depart suddenly; run away. * /The dog took off after a rabbit./ Compare: LIGHT OUT. 1b. {informal} To go away; leave. * /The six boys got into the car and took off for the drug store./ 2. To leave on a flight, begin… … Dictionary of American idioms
take|off — take off or take|off «TAYK F, OF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the leaving of the ground in leaping or in beginning a flight in an aircraft; taking off: »Vertical take offs and landings long have been a goal of aircraft engineers and builders (Wall… … Useful english dictionary
Take off — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (surnommé TOYPAJ) est le quatrième album enregistré en studio du groupe californien de pop punk Blink 182. Taxi Take off… … Wikipédia en Français
take-off — [ tɛkɔf ] n. m. inv. • 1961; mot angl. , de to take off « décoller (avion) » ♦ Anglic. Écon. Phase de démarrage (d une entreprise, d une unité sociale); croissance auto entretenue (d un pays, d une économie en voie de développement). ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
take off — [tɛkɔf] n. m. ÉTYM. 1961; mot angl., de to take off « décoller » (en parlant d un avion). ❖ ♦ Anglic. Écon. Départ, démarrage, essor (d une entreprise, d une unité sociale). ⇒ Décollage (fig.); décoller. Par ext. || … Encyclopédie Universelle
Take-off — Take off, auch Take|off [teik ɔf] das u. der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. take off zu to take off »wegnehmen, bringen«>: 1. Start (einer Rakete, eines Flugzeugs). 2. Start, Beginn, Durchbruch; wirtschaftliches Wachstum … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
take off — [v1] leave; leave the ground ascend, bear, beat it, become airborne, begone, blast off, blow*, clear out*, decamp, depart, disappear, exit, get off, get out, go, go away, head, hightail*, hit the road*, hit the trail*, lift off, light out*, make* … New thesaurus
take off — take (something) off to not work at your job for a period of time. I ve decided to take next semester off and travel and write. Jim needs to take off for a little while … New idioms dictionary
