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41 take for granted
1) (to assume without checking: I took it for granted that you had heard the story.) dar por sentado, suponer algo2) (to treat casually: People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off.) no valorar/apreciar, no hacer casoexpr.• dar por descontado expr.• dar por hecho expr. -
42 off-season
['ɒfˌsiːzn]1.N temporada f baja2.ADJ [rates, prices] de temporada baja3.ADV [travel, have holiday] en temporada baja -
43 take one's hat off to
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44 take the burr off
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45 take the edge off
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46 take the wire-edge off
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47 get off
1) (to take off or remove (clothes, marks etc): I can't get my boots off; I'll never get these stains off (my dress).) quitarse; quitar, sacar2) (to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about): We've rather got off the subject.) cambiar deget off vb bajar / bajarseget off (on sth.)expr.expr.• venirse** (Orgasmo) expr.1) v + adv v + prep + oa) (alight, dismount) bajarseto get off the train/horse/bicycle — bajarse del tren/del caballo/de la bicicleta
b) ( remove oneself from) \<\<flowerbed/lawn\>\> salir* deto tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) cantarle las cuarenta a algn (fam)
c) ( finish) \<\<work/school\>\> salir* de2) v + adva) ( leave) \<\<person/letter\>\> salir*b) ( go to sleep) (BrE) dormirse*c) (escape unpunished, unscathed)give me the names I want and I'll make sure you get off — dame los nombres que quiero y yo me encargo de que no te pase nada
to get off lightly o (AmE also) easy: I consider I got off lightly with just a broken collar bone creo que tuve suerte al romperme sólo la clavícula; he got off lightly ( with little punishment) no recibió el castigo que se merecía; to get off with something: he got off with a fine — se escapó con sólo una multa
3) v + prep + oa) ( get up from) \<\<floor\>\> levantarse deb) ( deviate from) \<\<track/tourist routes\>\> salir* or alejarse de; \<\<point\>\> desviarse* or irse* deget off it! — (AmE colloq) basta ya!
c) ( evade) \<\<duty\>\> librarse or salvarse de4) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o ( remove) \<\<lid/top/stain\>\> quitarwe tried to get them off our land — intentamos echarlos or sacarlos de nuestras tierras
5) v + o + adva) (send, see off)b) ( to sleep) (BrE) \<\<children\>\> (hacer*) dormir*c) ( save from punishment) salvar6) v + o + prep + oa) ( obtain from) (colloq)b) ( wean from)1. VT + ADV1) (=remove) [+ stain, top, lid] quitar2) (=send off) [+ letter, telegram] mandar (to a)3) (=save from punishment)4) (=have as leave) [+ day, time] tener libre5) (=learn) aprender6) (=rescue) rescatar2. VT + PREP1) (=cause to give up)get 1., 1)to get sb off — [+ drugs, alcohol, addiction] hacer que algn deje
2) (=remove)get your dog off me! — ¡quítame al perro de encima!
3. VI + PREP1) (=descend from) [+ bus, train, bike, horse] bajarse de, apearse de frmto get off sb's back —
high 1., 3)I wish he would get off my back! * — ¡ojalá me dejara en paz!
2) (=leave) salir deget off my land! — ¡sal de mis tierras!
get off my foot! — ¡deja de pisarme el pie!
what time do you get off work/school? — ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo/del colegio?
3) (=move away from)•
let's get off this subject — cambiemos de tema, dejemos el tema4) * (=escape) [+ chore etc] escaquearse de *5) (=get up from) levantarse dewhy don't you get off your backside and do some work? ** — ¿por qué no mueves el trasero y te pones a hacer algo de trabajo? **
6) (=give up) [+ drugs, alcohol, addiction] dejar4. VI + ADV1) (from bus, train, bike, horse) bajarse, apearse frmget off! — (=let go) ¡suelta!
- tell sb where to get off2) (=leave) partircan you get off early tomorrow? — (from work) ¿puedes salir del trabajo temprano mañana?
3) (=escape injury, punishment) librarse•
you're not going to get off that lightly! — ¡no se va a librar con tan poco!he got off lightly, he could have been killed — tuvo suerte, podría haberse matado
they got off lightly, we should have killed them — no se llevaron lo que se merecían, deberíamos haberlos matado
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he got off with a fine — se libró con una multa4)* * *1) v + adv v + prep + oa) (alight, dismount) bajarseto get off the train/horse/bicycle — bajarse del tren/del caballo/de la bicicleta
b) ( remove oneself from) \<\<flowerbed/lawn\>\> salir* deto tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) cantarle las cuarenta a algn (fam)
c) ( finish) \<\<work/school\>\> salir* de2) v + adva) ( leave) \<\<person/letter\>\> salir*b) ( go to sleep) (BrE) dormirse*c) (escape unpunished, unscathed)give me the names I want and I'll make sure you get off — dame los nombres que quiero y yo me encargo de que no te pase nada
to get off lightly o (AmE also) easy: I consider I got off lightly with just a broken collar bone creo que tuve suerte al romperme sólo la clavícula; he got off lightly ( with little punishment) no recibió el castigo que se merecía; to get off with something: he got off with a fine — se escapó con sólo una multa
3) v + prep + oa) ( get up from) \<\<floor\>\> levantarse deb) ( deviate from) \<\<track/tourist routes\>\> salir* or alejarse de; \<\<point\>\> desviarse* or irse* deget off it! — (AmE colloq) basta ya!
c) ( evade) \<\<duty\>\> librarse or salvarse de4) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o ( remove) \<\<lid/top/stain\>\> quitarwe tried to get them off our land — intentamos echarlos or sacarlos de nuestras tierras
5) v + o + adva) (send, see off)b) ( to sleep) (BrE) \<\<children\>\> (hacer*) dormir*c) ( save from punishment) salvar6) v + o + prep + oa) ( obtain from) (colloq)b) ( wean from) -
48 throw off
1) (to get rid of: She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.) librarse/deshacerse de2) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) quitarse de encima (rápidamente), deshacerse dev.• escupir v.• sacudir v.v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) <jacket/hat> quitarse ( rápidamente)b) ( rid oneself of) <illness/habit> quitarse; < pursuer> despistar, zafarse de; <doubts/burden> librarse de, deshacerse* deVT + ADV1) (=remove) [+ clothes, shoes, disguise] quitarse a toda prisa2) (=get rid of) [+ depression] salir de; [+ cold, infection, habit] quitarse; [+ burden, yoke] librarse de, quitarse de encima3) (=escape) [+ pursuers] zafarse de, dar esquinazo a4) (=make wrong) [+ calculations, timing] desbaratar, dar al traste con5) (=emit) [+ heat] despedir, emitir; [+ sparks] echar6) * (=write quickly) [+ poem, composition] improvisar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) <jacket/hat> quitarse ( rápidamente)b) ( rid oneself of) <illness/habit> quitarse; < pursuer> despistar, zafarse de; <doubts/burden> librarse de, deshacerse* de -
49 blast off
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50 come off
1) (to fall off: Her shoe came off.) caerse, soltarse2) (to turn out (well); to succeed: The gamble didn't come off.) tener lugar, sucedercome off vb caerse / quitarse / desprendersev.• despegar v.come off*expr.• realizarse v.1)a) v + adv ( detach itself) \<\<handle\>\> soltarse*; \<\<button\>\> desprenderse, caerse*; \<\<wallpaper\>\> despegarse*; \<\<dirt/grease\>\> quitarse, salir*b) v + prep + o ( fall off) \<\<horse/motorcycle\>\> caerse* de2) v + adva) ( take place) sucederb) ( succeed) tener* éxitoc) (fare, acquit oneself)to come off badly — salir* mal parado
d) (appear, seem) (AmE colloq)to come off as something: she doesn't come off as very bright — no da la impresión de ser muy inteligente
3) v + prep + oa) ( stop taking) \<\<drug\>\> dejar de tomarb) ( be serious)come off it! — (colloq) anda! no digas tonterías! (fam)
1. VI + ADV1) [button] caerse; [stain] quitarsedoes this lid come off? — ¿se puede quitar esta tapa?
2) (=take place, come to pass) tener lugar, realizarse3) (=succeed) tener éxito, dar resultadosto come off well/badly — (=turn out) salir bien/mal
4) (=acquit o.s.) portarseto come off best — salir mejor parado, salir ganando
5) (Theat)2. VI + PREP1) (=separate from)come off it! * — ¡vamos, anda!, ¡venga ya!
2) (=give up) dejar* * *1)a) v + adv ( detach itself) \<\<handle\>\> soltarse*; \<\<button\>\> desprenderse, caerse*; \<\<wallpaper\>\> despegarse*; \<\<dirt/grease\>\> quitarse, salir*b) v + prep + o ( fall off) \<\<horse/motorcycle\>\> caerse* de2) v + adva) ( take place) sucederb) ( succeed) tener* éxitoc) (fare, acquit oneself)to come off badly — salir* mal parado
d) (appear, seem) (AmE colloq)to come off as something: she doesn't come off as very bright — no da la impresión de ser muy inteligente
3) v + prep + oa) ( stop taking) \<\<drug\>\> dejar de tomarb) ( be serious)come off it! — (colloq) anda! no digas tonterías! (fam)
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51 pass off
((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) pasar, desaparecer1) v + adva) ( take place)the march passed off without incident — la marcha transcurrió or se llevó a cabo or se desarrolló sin incidentes
b) ( cease) \<\<pain/depression\>\> pasarse, quitarse, irse*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( represent falsely) hacer* pasar1. VI + ADV1) (=happen) transcurrir2) (=wear off) [headache, bad mood] pasarse2. VT + ADV1) (=present as genuine)to pass sth/sb off as sth — hacer pasar algo/a algn por algo
to pass o.s. off as sth — hacerse pasar por algo
2) (=dismiss)he tried to pass it off as a joke — intentó quitarle importancia haciendo ver que lo había dicho en broma
* * *1) v + adva) ( take place)the march passed off without incident — la marcha transcurrió or se llevó a cabo or se desarrolló sin incidentes
b) ( cease) \<\<pain/depression\>\> pasarse, quitarse, irse*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( represent falsely) hacer* pasar -
52 walk off with
1) (to win easily: He walked off with all the prizes at the school sports.) llevarse de calle, ganar con facilidad2) (to steal: The thieves have walked off with my best silver and china.) mangar, birlar, chorizarv + adv + prep + oa) ( take) llevarseb) ( win) \<\<prize\>\> llevarseVI + PREP (=take, win)* * *v + adv + prep + oa) ( take) llevarseb) ( win) \<\<prize\>\> llevarse -
53 to take the edge off something
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54 carry off
(to take away by carrying: She carried off the screaming child.) llevarsev.• arrebatar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + o1) ( abduct) \<\<victim/hostage\>\> llevarse; ( kill) \<\<disease\>\> (dated) llevarse2)a) ( win) \<\<trophy/cup\>\> llevarse, hacerse* conshe carried off all the prizes — barrió or arrasó con todos los premios
b) ( succeed with)she carried the interview off very well — salió muy airosa or muy bien parada de la entrevista
she tried to appear disinterested but failed to carry it off — intentó aparentar desinterés pero no lo logró or consiguió
VT + ADV1) (lit) llevarse2) (fig) (=seize, win) llevarse; [+ prize] alzarse con, arramblar con; [+ election] ganar3) (=kill) matar, llevar a la tumba* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o1) ( abduct) \<\<victim/hostage\>\> llevarse; ( kill) \<\<disease\>\> (dated) llevarse2)a) ( win) \<\<trophy/cup\>\> llevarse, hacerse* conshe carried off all the prizes — barrió or arrasó con todos los premios
b) ( succeed with)she carried the interview off very well — salió muy airosa or muy bien parada de la entrevista
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55 run off
1) (to print or copy: I want 500 copies run off at once.) imprimir2) ((with with) to steal or take away: He ran off with my wife.) escaparse con, llevarserun off vb irse corriendowhen the police arrived, he ran off cuando llegó la policía, se fue corriendov.• descorrer v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( produce) \<\<copies\>\> tirar; \<\<photocopies\>\> sacar*b) \<\<liquid\>\> sacar*2) v + adva) ( depart) salir* corriendob) \<\<liquid\>\> correr1. VI + ADV1) [prisoner] escaparse, fugarsedon't run off, I need your advice — no te escapes, que necesito que me des tu opinión
2) (=drain away) [water] correr2. VT + ADV1) (=print) [+ copies] tirar; [+ photocopies] hacer, sacar; (=recite) enumerar rápidamentehe ran off the opera in six weeks — (music) compuso toda la ópera en solo seis semanas; (lyrics) escribió el libreto de la ópera en solo seis semanas
2) (=drain away) [+ water etc] vaciar, dejar salir* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( produce) \<\<copies\>\> tirar; \<\<photocopies\>\> sacar*b) \<\<liquid\>\> sacar*2) v + adva) ( depart) salir* corriendob) \<\<liquid\>\> correr -
56 slip off
1) (to take (clothes) off quickly: Slip off your shoe.) quitarse2) (to move away noiselessly or hurriedly: We'll slip off when no-one's looking.) escaparsev.• escabullirse v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<clothes/shoes\>\> quitarse2) v + adv escabullirse*1.VT + ADV [+ clothes, shoes, ring] quitarse2.VI + ADV = slip away* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<clothes/shoes\>\> quitarse2) v + adv escabullirse* -
57 not to take one's eyes off something/somebody
not to take one's eyes off something/somebodyno quitar la vista de encima de algo/a alguien, no perder de vista algo/a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > not to take one's eyes off something/somebody
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58 to be unable to take one's eyes off somebody/something
to be unable to take one's eyes off somebody/somethingno poder quitar la vista de encima de alguien/algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be unable to take one's eyes off somebody/something
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59 to come off
1 (happen, take place) tener lugar, suceder; (turn out) salir2 (end up) salir3 (fall - button) caerse; (- handle, wheel) salirse, soltarse; (- wallpaper, plaster) caerse, soltarse, despegarse, desprenderse1 (fall from) caerse de2 (stop taking) dejar de tomar -
60 to head off
1 marcharse, irse■ if we take this short cut we can head them off at the river si tomamos este atajo le interceptaremos en el río■ can we head off disaster? ¿podemos evitar el desastre?
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