to take off the market

A v. t. + avv.

1 togliere, cavare, levare ( indumenti): Take your raincoat off!, togliti l'impermeabile!; Take off your hat!, cavati il cappello!; giù il cappello!; He took off his clothes, si è levato i vestiti; si è spogliato

2 togliere; cavare; levare; staccare: Take the lid off!, leva il coperchio!; Take off the rust!, cava (o stacca) la ruggine!; to take off the receiver, staccare il ricevitore ( del telefono)

3 cavare (fam.); tagliare; amputare: They had to take his arm off, hanno dovuto amputargli il braccio

4 portare (via); accompagnare (fuori); condurre via: The injured passengers were taken off immediately, i passeggeri feriti sono stati portati via subito; We took him off to the station, lo abbiamo portato alla stazione; to take sb. off to jail, portare q. in prigione

5 (trasp.) trasbordare: The stranded passengers were taken off by helicopter, i passeggeri rimasti a piedi sono stati trasbordati in elicottero

6 togliere; eliminare; abolire; cancellare; sopprimere: Two morning trains have been taken off, sono stati soppressi due treni del mattino; to take off a tax, eliminare un'imposta; abolire una tassa

7 togliere ( uno spettacolo) dal cartellone; ritirare ( un film, ecc.)

8 togliere ( un piatto) dal menu; sopprimere

9 perdere ( peso): You should take off all that weight, dovresti perdere tutti quei chili che hai di troppo

10 (market.) detrarre; scontare: All these articles have 20% taken off, tutti questi articoli hanno uno sconto del 20%

11 prendere ( giorni, ecc.) di vacanza: Maybe I'll take off a few days, forse mi prenderò qualche giorno di vacanza; I'll take Monday off, lunedì faccio un giorno di ferie

12 (fam.) tirare ( copie da un originale); riprodurre ( documenti)

13 (fam.) parodiare; imitare; rifare; fare il verso a (q.): He's very good at taking off people, è molto bravo a rifare la gente

14 (fam. USA) portare via (fig.); uccidere: He was taken off by AIDS, l'AIDS se l'è portato via

15 (fam. USA) derubare; rapinare; svaligiare

16 ( sport) togliere ( un giocatore) dal campo; lasciare giù (fam.)

B v. i. + avv.

1 (aeron.) decollare ( anche fig., econ.); cominciare ad avere successo (a vendere, a guadagnare, ecc.): Our plane took off from Heathrow, il nostro aereo decollò da Heathrow; Their company took off when it won that big contract, la loro società decollò quando ottenne quel grosso appalto

2 ( di un uccello) spiccare il volo; (spec. di un selvatico) fare un balzo

3 andarsene; andare via; scappare via; tagliare la corda (fig.): They took off in a hurry, se ne sono andati in fretta; He took off without saying a word, ha tagliato al corda senza dir parola

4 ( di un coperchio, una maniglia, ecc.) staccarsi

5 (fam.) cominciare a interessarsi; svegliarsi (fig.)

6 ( sport: calcio, ecc.): ( di un atleta) spiccare un salto; ( di un giocatore) portarsi in elevazione

7 ( sci, tuffi) staccarsi ( dal trampolino)

C v. t. + prep.

1 togliere, cavare, levare, staccare da: Take your hand off my knees, toglimi la mano dalle ginocchia!; Take your books off my desk!, togli i tuoi libri dalla mia scrivania!; He took the straw off my hair, mi ha levato la pagliuzza dai capelli; to take one's boots off one's feet, cavarsi le scarpe ( dai piedi); to take a photo off the wall, staccare una foto dalla parete

2 cavare, levare, togliere a: I took the coat off my little girl, levai il cappotto alla mia bambina

3 portare via (o trasbordare) da: First the women and children were taken off the sinking ship, donne e bambini sono stati trasbordati per primi dalla nave che affondava

4 togliere, eliminare, abolire, cancellare (qc.) da: to take a bus off a route, togliere un autobus da una linea; sopprimere una corsa; to take a dish off the menu, eliminare un piatto dal menu; to take sb. 's name off a list, cancellare il nome di q. da un elenco

5 (market.) detrarre, defalcare, scontare da (o su): How much can you take off the price?, che sconto mi può fare sul prezzo?; We're taking 20% off all the TV sets, pratichiamo uno sconto del 20% su tutti i televisori

6 togliere da ( un posto, un incarico, ecc.); togliere ( un caso) a (q.); spostare, trasferire ( un dipendente): to take a detective off a case, togliere un caso a un poliziotto; I was taken off night duty, mi hanno tolto dal servizio notturno (o dal turno di notte)

7 far perdere ( peso) a (q.)

8 togliere ( tempo) di dosso a (q.): Losing weight will take years off you, se perdi peso, ti toglierai anni di dosso (o sembrerai molto più giovane) □ to take oneself off, togliersi dai piedi; andarsene; battersela; svignarsela □ to take one's eyes off sb., togliere gli occhi di dosso a q. □ to take off one's hat to sb., togliersi (o levarsi, cavarsi) il cappello davanti a q.; (fig.) fare tanto di cappello a q. □ (fig.) to take a load (o a weight) off sb.'s mind [shoulders], togliere un peso dall'animo [dalle spalle] di q. □ to take time off, assentarsi dal lavoro (dall'ufficio, ecc.).

1) (leave the ground) [ plane] decollare

2) fig. [idea, fashion] prendere piede; [ product] decollare; [ sales] impennarsi

3) colloq. (leave hurriedly) filare (via), tagliare la corda; take [sth.] off

4) (deduct)

5) (have as holiday)

6) (remove) togliersi, sfilarsi [clothing, shoes]; togliere [lid, hands]; togliere dal menu [ dish]; sopprimere [ train]

7) (amputate) amputare, tagliare [ limb]

8) (withdraw) annullare [show, play]; take [sb.] off, take off [sb.]

9) colloq. (imitate) fare il verso a [ person]

10) (remove)

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1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) togliere

2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) decollare

3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) assentarsi

4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) imitare

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1. vi + adv

(plane, passengers) decollare, (high jumper) spiccare un salto

2. vt + adv

1) (remove: clothes) togliere or togliersi, (price tag, lid, item from menu) togliere, (leg, limb) amputare, (cancel: train) sopprimere

2)

3) (lead away: person, object) portare

4) (imitate) imitare

3. vt + prep

1) (remove: clothes, price tag, lid) togliere da, (item from menu) cancellare da, (cancel: train) togliere da

2)

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1) (leave the ground) [ plane] decollare

2) fig. [idea, fashion] prendere piede; [ product] decollare; [ sales] impennarsi

3) colloq. (leave hurriedly) filare (via), tagliare la corda; take [sth.] off

4) (deduct)

5) (have as holiday)

6) (remove) togliersi, sfilarsi [clothing, shoes]; togliere [lid, hands]; togliere dal menu [ dish]; sopprimere [ train]

7) (amputate) amputare, tagliare [ limb]

8) (withdraw) annullare [show, play]; take [sb.] off, take off [sb.]

9) colloq. (imitate) fare il verso a [ person]

10) (remove)

1) ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller

2) ( be successful) [idea, fashion] prendre; [product] marcher; [sales] décoller

3) (colloq) ( leave hurriedly) filer (colloq)

4) ( deduct)

5) ( have as holiday)

take [something] off, take off [something]

6) ( remove) enlever [clothing, shoes]; enlever [lid, feet, hands] ( from de); supprimer [dish, train]; amputer [limb]

7) ( withdraw) annuler [show, play]

take [somebody] off, take off [somebody]

8) (colloq) ( imitate) imiter [person]

9) ( remove)

1) abnehmen [Deckel, Hut, Bild, Hörer, Tischtuch, Verband]; ausziehen [Schuhe, Handschuhe]; ablegen [Hut, Mantel, Schmuck]

2) (transfer from) übernehmen [Passagiere, Besatzung, Fracht]

3) (cut off) abtrennen; (with saw) absägen; (with knife, scissors, etc.) abschneiden; (amputate) abnehmen

4) (lead, conduct)

5) (deduct) abziehen

6)

7) (have free)

8) (mimic) nachmachen (ugs.)

1) (Aeronaut.) starten

2) (Sport) [Springer, Pferd:] abspringen

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1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) ablegen

2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) starten

3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) sich freinehmen

4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) nachäffen

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◆ take off

I. vt

1. (remove)

▪ to \take off off ⇆ sth etw abnehmen; clothes etw ausziehen [o SCHWEIZ abziehen]; coat a. etw ablegen

to \take off off a hat einen Hut absetzen [o ÖSTERR abnehmen]

▪ to \take off sth off [of] sth etw von etw dat [herunter]nehmen [o entfernen]

the hairdresser took off about an inch der Frisör hat etwa 2,5 cm abgeschnitten

the 9:45 service to Woking has been \take offn off the schedule der Zug um 9:45 nach Woking wurde vom Fahrplan gestrichen

to \take off sb off a list jdn von einer Liste streichen

to \take off sth off the market etw vom Markt nehmen

to \take off sth off the menu etw von der Speisekarte streichen

▪ to \take off sth off sb ( fam: take away) jdm etw wegnehmen

2. (bring away)

▪ to \take off sb off jdn wegbringen [o fortschaffen]; police jdn abführen

▪ to \take off sb off somewhere jdn irgendwohin bringen

he was \take offn off to hospital er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht

▪ to \take off oneself off ( fam) sich akk davonmachen

3. (stop)

▪ to \take off sb off sth position, job jdn von etw dat abziehen; medication etw bei jdm absetzen

to \take off sb off a diet jdn von einer Diät absetzen

to \take off a play off ein Stück absetzen

he's been \take offn off call at the hospital this weekend dieses Wochenende hat er keinen Bereitschaftsdienst im Krankenhaus

4. (not work)

to \take off a day/a week off [work] [sich dat] einen Tag/eine Woche freinehmen

I'm taking Monday off ich werde mir Montag freinehmen

5. (subtract)

▪ to \take off off ⇆ sth etw abziehen

they \take off the taxes off his salary die Steuern werden von seinem Gehalt abgezogen

6. BRIT (imitate)

▪ to \take off off ⇆ sb jdn nachmachen fam

II. vi

1. (leave the ground) airplane abheben, starten

2. ( fam: leave) verschwinden fam, weggehen; ( fam: flee) abhauen fam, sich akk davonmachen

she just took off without saying goodbye sie ist einfach abgehauen, ohne sich zu verabschieden

3. ( fig: have sudden success) idea, plan, project ankommen; product a. einschlagen; ECON sales schnell steigen

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take off

A v/t

1. wegnehmen, -bringen, -schaffen, auch Flecken etc entfernen:

take one’s make-up off sich abschminken;

he was taken off in the second half SPORT er wurde in der zweiten Halbzeit ausgewechselt oder aus dem Spiel genommen

2. MED abnehmen, amputieren

3. jemanden fortführen, -bringen:

take o.s. off sich fortmachen

4. (durch den Tod) wegraffen

5. a) aus dem Verkehr ziehen

b) einen Busdienst etc einstellen

6. den Hut etc abnehmen, ziehen, ein Kleidungsstück ablegen, ausziehen:

take one’s coat off ablegen; → academic.ru/13580/clothes">clothes 1

7. sich einen Tag etc freinehmen, einen Tag etc Urlaub machen

8. WIRTSCH

a) einen Rabatt etc abziehen

b) eine Steuer etc senken

9. austrinken

10. THEAT ein Stück etc absetzen

11. aufstellen, vorbereiten:

take off a trial balance WIRTSCH eine Rohbilanz aufstellen

12. Kopien etc anfertigen

13. jemanden abbilden, porträtieren

14. umg jemanden nachmachen, -ahmen

B v/i

1. SPORT abspringen

2. FLUG

a) abfliegen, starten

b) abheben

3. a) fortgehen, sich fortmachen

b) sich aufmachen ( for nach)

4. abzweigen (Straße etc)

5. anlaufen (Produktion etc)

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1) abnehmen [Deckel, Hut, Bild, Hörer, Tischtuch, Verband]; ausziehen [Schuhe, Handschuhe]; ablegen [Hut, Mantel, Schmuck]

2) (transfer from) übernehmen [Passagiere, Besatzung, Fracht]

3) (cut off) abtrennen; (with saw) absägen; (with knife, scissors, etc.) abschneiden; (amputate) abnehmen

4) (lead, conduct)

5) (deduct) abziehen

6)

7) (have free)

8) (mimic) nachmachen (ugs.)

1) (Aeronaut.) starten

2) (Sport) [Springer, Pferd:] abspringen

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ablösen v.

abnehmen v.

abspulen v.

abwickeln v.

entfernen v.

wegnehmen v.

1) ( remove)

to \take off off <-> sth etw abnehmen; clothes etw ausziehen; coat a. etw ablegen;

to \take off off a hat einen Hut absetzen;

to \take off sth off [of] sth etw von etw dat [herunter]nehmen [o entfernen];

the hairdresser took off about an inch der Frisör hat etwa 2,5 cm abgeschnitten;

the 9:45 service to Woking has been \take offn off the schedule der Zug um 9:45 nach Woking wurde vom Fahrplan gestrichen;

to \take off sb off a list jdn von einer Liste streichen;

to \take off sth off the market etw vom Markt nehmen;

to \take off sth off the menu etw von der Speisekarte streichen;

to \take off sth off sb (fam: take away) jdm etw wegnehmen

2) ( bring away)

to \take off sb off jdn wegbringen [o fortschaffen]; police jdn abführen;

to \take off sb off somewhere jdn irgendwohin bringen;

he was \take offn off to hospital er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht;

to \take off oneself off ( fam) sich akk davonmachen

3) ( stop)

to \take off sb off sth position, job jdn von etw dat abziehen; medication etw bei jdm absetzen;

to \take off sb off a diet jdn von einer Diät absetzen;

to \take off a play off ein Stück absetzen;

he's been \take offn off call at the hospital this weekend dieses Wochenende hat er keinen Bereitschaftsdienst im Krankenhaus

4) ( not work)

to \take off a day/a week off [work] [sich dat] einen Tag/eine Woche freinehmen;

I'm taking Monday off ich werde mir Montag freinehmen

5) ( subtract)

to \take off off <-> sth etw abziehen;

they \take off the taxes off his salary die Steuern werden von seinem Gehalt abgezogen

6) ( Brit) ( imitate)

to \take off off <-> sb jdn nachmachen ( fam) vi

1) ( leave the ground) airplane abheben, starten

2) (fam: leave) verschwinden ( fam), weggehen; (fam: flee) abhauen ( fam), sich akk davonmachen;

she just took off without saying goodbye sie ist einfach abgehauen, ohne sich zu verabschieden;

3) (fig: have sudden success) idea, plan, project ankommen; product a. einschlagen

1) общ. убирать, снимать

2) общ. подниматься; взлетать

3) бирж. взлетать, быстро подниматься ( о фондовой конъюнктуре или о курсе ценной бумаги)

4) эк. сбавлять, снижать (напр., цену)

take ⇒ Sizes

A n

1 Cin prise f (de vues) ; ‘it's a take!’ ‘elle est bonne!’ ;

2 Fishg, Hunt ( of fish) prise f ; ( of game) tableau m de chasse ;

3 ○ Comm ( amount received) recette f.

B vtr ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;

2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;

3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; we take the Gazette nous recevons la Gazette ; I'll take a pound of apples, please donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît ; take a seat! asseyez-vous! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;

4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;

5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;

6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; his work takes him to many different countries son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents ; what took you to Brussels? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles? ;

7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;

8 ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend] ; [horse] sauter [fence] ;

9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; will you take £10 for the radio? je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio ; that's my last offer, take it or leave it ! c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser! ; whisky? I can take it or leave it! le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer ;

10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;

11 Ling [verb] prendre [object] ; [preposition] être suivi de [case] ;

12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; I find their attitude hard to take je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter ; he can't take being criticized il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique ; she just sat there and took it! elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue ; he can't take a joke il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;

13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;

14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; what do you take me for? pour qui est-ce que tu me prends? ; what do you take this poem to mean? comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème? ;

15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;

16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;

17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;

18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;

19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;

20 ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size] ; to take a size 4 ( in shoes) ≈ faire ○ or chausser du 37 ;

21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;

22 Math ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity] (from de) ;

23 ( study) prendre, faire [subject] ; suivre [course] ;

24 Sch, Univ ( sit) passer [exam, test] ;

25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;

26 ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service, prayer, wedding] ; dire [mass] ;

27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;

28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].

C vi ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;

2 Fishg [fish] mordre.

I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…

■ take aback:

▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].

■ take after:

▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].

■ take against:

▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.

■ take along:

▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].

■ take apart:

▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] apart

1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;

2 ○ fig ( defeat) [player, team] massacrer ○ [opponent, team] ;

3 ○ ( criticize) [person, critic, teacher] descendre [qch] en flammes ○ [essay, film, book].

■ take aside:

▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.

■ take away:

▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;

2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;

3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.

■ take back:

▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]

1 ( return to shop) [person, customer] rapporter [goods] (to à) ;

2 ( retract) retirer [statement, words] ; I take it back je retire ce que j'ai dit ;

▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;

▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].

■ take down:

▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]

1 ( remove) descendre [book, vase, box] ; enlever [picture, curtains] ;

2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;

3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;

4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].

■ take hold:

▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].

■ take in:

▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]

1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;

2 ( allow to stay) recueillir [person, refugee] ; prendre [lodger] ;

▶ take in [sth]

1 ( understand) saisir, comprendre [situation] ; I can't take it in! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ;

2 ( observe) noter [detail] ; embrasser [scene] ;

3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;

4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;

5 Naut [boat] prendre [water] ;

6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;

7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;

8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].

■ take off:

▶ take off

1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;

2 fig [idea, fashion] prendre ; [product] marcher ; [sales] décoller ;

3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;

▶ take [sth] off

1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;

2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;

3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;

▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;

2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;

3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;

▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]

1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;

2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).

■ take on:

▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;

▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]

1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;

2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;

3 ( accept) accepter, prendre [work, task] ; prendre [responsibilities] ;

4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].

■ take out:

▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;

2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;

3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;

4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;

5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;

6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.

■ take over:

▶ take over

1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;

2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;

▶ take over [sth]

1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;

2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].

■ take part prendre part ; to take part in participer à [production, activity].

■ take place avoir lieu.

■ take to:

▶ take to [sb/sth]

1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;

2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;

3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.

■ take up:

▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;

▶ take up [sth]

1 ( lift up) enlever [carpet, pavement, track] ; prendre [pen] ;

2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;

3 ( continue) reprendre [story, discussion] ; reprendre [cry, refrain] ;

4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;

5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;

6 ( occupy) prendre, occuper [space] ; prendre, demander [time, energy] ;

7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;

8 Sewing ( shorten) raccourcir [skirt, curtains etc] ;

9 ( absorb) [sponge, material, paper] absorber [liquid] ;

▶ take [sb] up

1 ( adopt) fig she was taken up by the surrealists elle a été adoptée par les surréalistes ;

2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn.

market ['mɑ:kɪt]

1 noun

(a) (gen) marché m;

∎ to go to (the) market aller au marché, aller faire son marché

(b) Economics marché m; (demand) demande f, marché m; (outlet) débouché m, marché m;

∎ to be on the market être en vente;

∎ to come onto the market arriver sur le marché;

∎ home and foreign market marché m intérieur et extérieur;

∎ the job market le marché de l'emploi;

∎ the property market le marché immobilier;

∎ to put sth on the market mettre qch en vente ou sur le marché;

∎ they've just put their house on the market ils viennent de mettre leur maison en vente;

∎ the most economical car on the market la voiture la plus économique du marché;

∎ new products are always coming onto the market de nouveaux produits apparaissent constamment sur le marché;

∎ a new electric car has been brought onto the market une nouvelle voiture électrique a été mise sur le marché;

∎ to be on the open market être sur le marché libre;

∎ to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché;

∎ she's in the market for Persian rugs elle cherche à acheter des tapis persans, elle est acheteuse de tapis persans;

∎ there's always a (ready) market for computer software il y a toujours une forte demande pour les logiciels;

∎ he's unable to find a market for his products il ne trouve pas de débouchés pour ses produits;

∎ we hope to conquer the Australian market nous espérons conquérir le marché australien;

∎ this ad should appeal to the teenage market cette pub devrait séduire les jeunes;

∎ to find a market for sth trouver un débouché ou des acheteurs pour qch;

∎ to find a ready market trouver à vendre facilement;

∎ to price oneself out of the market perdre sa clientèle en demandant trop cher;

∎ the bottom has fallen out of the market le marché s'est effondré

(c) Stock Exchange marché m; (index) indice m; (prices) cours mpl;

∎ the market has risen 10 points l'indice est en hausse de 10 points;

∎ to play the market jouer en bourse, spéculer

2 transitive verb

(sell) vendre, commercialiser; (launch) lancer ou mettre sur le marché

3 intransitive verb

American (go shopping) faire le marché;

∎ to go marketing aller faire ses courses

►► market analysis analyse f de marché;

market analyst analyste mf du marché;

market appeal attrait m commercial;

market appraisal évaluation f du marché;

Stock Exchange market capitalization capitalisation f boursière;

market challenger challengeur m;

market choice choix m sur le marché; (product preferred by market) choix m du marché;

Stock Exchange market commentator chroniqueur m boursier;

market competition concurrence f du marché;

market conditions conditions fpl du marché;

Stock Exchange market crisis choc m boursier;

market day jour m de marché;

market demand demande f du marché;

market development développement m du marché;

market economy économie f de marché ou libérale;

market entry lancement m sur le marché;

market expansion extension f de marché;

market exploration prospection f du marché;

market exposure exposition f sur le marché;

market fluctuation mouvement m du marché;

market follower suiveur m (sur le marché);

market forces les forces fpl du marché;

market forecast prévisions fpl du marché, pronostic m du marché;

market gap manque m sur le marché;

British market garden jardin m maraîcher;

British market gardener maraîcher(ère) m,f;

British market gardening culture f maraîchère;

market growth croissance f du marché;

market indicator indicateur m de marché;

market intelligence intelligence f marketing, information f commerciale;

market leader (product) premier produit m sur le marché; (firm) leader m du marché;

Stock Exchange market maker mainteneur m ou teneur m du marché, intermédiaire mf;

market mechanism mécanisme m du marché;

market minimum (base sales) ventes fpl de base;

Stock Exchange market order ordre m au mieux;

market orientation orientation f marché;

market participant intervenant(e) m,f ou acteur m sur le marché;

market penetration pénétration f du marché;

market penetration pricing tarification f de pénétration du marché;

market pioneer pionnier m;

market player acteur m de marché;

market positioning positionnement m sur le marché;

market potential (of product) potentiel m sur le marché; (of market) potentiel m du marché;

market price Commerce prix m courant; Stock Exchange cours m de (la) Bourse;

Stock Exchange market price list mercuriale f;

market profile profil m du marché;

market prospects perspectives fpl commerciales;

Stock Exchange market quotation cotation f au cours du marché;

market rate taux m du marché;

market rate of discount taux m d'escompte hors banque;

Stock Exchange market rating cours m en Bourse;

market report étude f de marché, rapport m ou bilan m commercial;

market research recherche f commerciale; étude f ou études fpl de marché;

∎ market research has shown that the idea is viable des études de marché ont montré que l'idée a des chances de réussir;

∎ he works in market research il travaille dans le marketing;

market research company société f d'études de marché;

market researcher chargé(e) m,f d'étude de marché;

British Market Research Society = société d'étude de marché britannique;

market risk risque m du marché;

market rollout élargissement m du marché;

market segment segment m de marché;

market segmentation segmentation f du marché;

market share part f de marché;

market size (of product) part f de marché; (of market) taille f du marché; Stock Exchange taille f boursière;

British market square place f du marché;

market study étude f de marché;

market survey enquête f de marché;

market test marché-test m, test m de marché, test m de vente;

market thrust percée f commerciale;

market town bourg m;

British market trader vendeur(euse) m,f qui fait les marchés;

Stock Exchange market trend conjoncture f boursière;

market value Commerce (of object, product) valeur f marchande; Stock Exchange (of share) valeur f boursière ou en bourse

1 noun

familiar (takings) recette f; (share) part f

2 transitive verb

(a) (remove)

∎ to take an amount out of one's income prélever une somme sur son revenu;

∎ to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché

(b) (receive) (money)

∎ she takes home £3,000 a month son salaire net est de 3000 livres par mois

(c) (accept) (cheque, credit card) accepter;

∎ he won't take less il refuse d'accepter un prix moins élevé;

∎ does the machine take pound coins? est-ce que la machine accepte les pièces d'une livre?

(d) (write down) (letter, name and address, notes) prendre;

∎ to take the minutes rédiger le procès-verbal

▸ take back transitive verb

(a) (employee) reprendre;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (goods) rapporter;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin

▸ take off transitive verb

(a) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ he took ten percent off the price il a réduit le prix de dix pour cent, il a déduit dix pour cent du prix

(b) (time)

∎ to take a day off prendre un jour de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

▸ take on transitive verb

(a) (worker) engager, embaucher

(b) (responsibility, task) se charger de; (new contract, customer) accepter

▸ take out transitive verb

(permit, licence, patent) prendre, obtenir; (insurance policy) souscrire à; (subscription) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage prendre un emprunt-logement

▸ take over

1 transitive verb

(company) (become responsible for) prendre la direction de; (buy out) racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise;

∎ STOCK EXCHANGE to take over an issue absorber une émission

2 intransitive verb

(of new manager) prendre la direction;

∎ to take over from sb (replace) relever qn dans ses fonctions

▸ take up transitive verb

(a) (offer) accepter;

∎ to take sb up on an offer accepter l'offre de qn

(b) FINANCE (bill) honorer, retirer; STOCK EXCHANGE (option) lever, consolider; (shares) souscrire à

(c) (position, post) prendre;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

1 noun

(a) ECONOMICS marché m;

∎ to be on the market être en vente;

∎ to come onto the market arriver sur le marché;

∎ to put sth on the market mettre qch sur le marché ou en vente;

∎ to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché;

∎ to be in the market for sth être acheteur de qch, chercher à acheter qch;

∎ to find a market for sth trouver un débouché ou des acheteurs pour qch;

∎ to corner a market accaparer un marché;

∎ to find a ready market trouver à vendre facilement;

∎ there's always a (ready) market for software il y a toujours une forte demande pour les logiciels;

∎ to price oneself out of the market perdre sa clientèle en demandant trop cher;

∎ the bottom has fallen out of the market le marché s'est effondré

market analysis analyse f du marché; market analyst analyste m f du marché;

market appeal attrait m commercial;

market appraisal évaluation f du marché;

American market basket panier m de la ménagère;

market challenger challengeur m;

market choice choix m sur le marché; (product) choix du marché;

market competition concurrence f du marché;

market conditions conditions f pl du marché;

market correction correction f du marché;

market demand demande f du marché;

market depression dépression f du marché;

market development développement m du marché;

market division division f du marché;

market dynamics dynamique f du marché;

market economy économie f de marché;

market entry lancement m sur le marché;

market expansion extension f du marché;

market exposure exposition f sur le marché;

market fluctuation mouvement m du marché;

market follower suiveur m (sur le marché);

market forces forces f pl du marché;

market forecast prévisions f pl du marché;

market growth croissance f du marché;

market intelligence information f commerciale;

market leader (product) premier produit m sur le marché; (company) leader m du marché;

market maker teneur m de marché;

market manager directeur(trice) m, f de marché;

market mechanism mécanisme m du marché;

market minimum ventes f pl de base;

market orientation orientation f marché;

formerly LAW market overt marché public;

market participant intervenant(e) m, f ou acteur m sur le marché;

market penetration pénétration f du marché;

market penetration pricing tarification f de pénétration du marché;

market penetration strategy stratégie f de pénétration;

market pioneer pionnier m;

market positioning positionnement m sur le marché;

market potential (of product) potentiel m sur le marché; (of market) potentiel du marché;

market price prix m du marché;

market profile profil m du marché;

market prospects perspectives f pl commerciales;

market rate taux m du marché;

market rate of discount taux d'escompte hors banque;

market report étude f de marché, rapport m ou bilan m commercial;

market research étude de marché;

∎ market research has shown that the idea is viable des études de marché ont montré que l'idée a des chances de réussir;

market research company société f d'études de marché;

British Market Research Society = société d'étude de marché britannique;

market researcher = personne qui fait une étude de marché;

market segment segment m de marché;

market segmentation segmentation f du marché;

market share part f de marché;

market size (of product) part de marché; (of market) taille f du marché;

market structure structure f du marché;

market study étude de marché;

market study report rapport d'étude de marché;

market survey étude de marché;

market test test m de marché;

market thrust percée f commerciale;

market trends tendances f pl du marché;

market value valeur f marchande

(b) STOCK EXCHANGE marché m;

∎ to play the market spéculer;

∎ the market has risen ten points l'indice est en hausse de dix points

market capitalization capitalisation f boursière; market commentator chroniqueur(euse) m, f boursier(ère);

market crisis choc m boursier;

market indicator indicateur m de marché;

market maker intermédiaire m f;

market order ordre m au mieux;

market price cours m (de la Bourse);

market price list mercuriale f;

market quotation cotation f au cours du marché;

market rating cours en Bourse;

market risk risque m du marché;

market size taille f boursière;

market trend conjoncture f boursière;

market value valeur f boursière

2 transitive verb

commercialiser; (launch) lancer

1 via; lontano; distante; a distanza; alla larga: They went off in a hurry, sono andati via in fretta; DIALOGO → - Discussing bets- Where are you off to?, dove te ne vai?; DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- I'm off on holiday tomorrow, domani parto per le vacanze; The road is two miles off, la strada è lontana due miglia (o è a due miglia di distanza); Keep off!, sta' alla larga!

2 (in loc. col verbo to be, è idiom.; per es.:) to be well [badly] off, essere in buone [cattive] condizioni finanziarie; The lid was off, il coperchio era venuto via (o era stato tolto); They're off, sono partiti; se ne sono andati; I must be off, devo andarmene; Their engagement is off, il fidanzamento è rotto; The deal is off, l'affare è sfumato; The trip is off, la gita non si fa più; The gas is off, il gas è spento; ( anche) hanno tolto il gas; The hot water is off, manca l'acqua calda; The meeting is off, la riunione è sospesa; The staff is off today, il personale fa vacanza oggi; (elettr.) The switch is off, l'interruttore è disinserito; The electricity is off, hanno tolto la corrente; (autom., mecc.) The clutch is off, la frizione è disinnestata

3 del tutto; per intero: to pay off a debt, pagare per intero (o saldare) un debito

4 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to come off, staccarsi, ecc.; to cut off, tagliare, staccare, ecc. (► to come, to cut, ecc.)

5 di sconto: I managed to get 50 dollars off, riuscii ad avere uno sconto di (fam.: a tirare giù) 50 dollari

6 ( Borsa, fin.) ( di titoli) in ribasso; giù, sotto (fam.): Oils are off ten points today, oggi le azioni petrolifere sono sotto di dieci punti

7 (teatr.) dietro le quinte; fuori campo: «voices off» ( didascalia); «voci fuori campo»

8 ( sport: radio, TV) ‘esce’ ( seguito dal nome del giocatore sostituito)

● far off, lontano, lungi: Christmas is not far off, il Natale non è lontano □ from far off, da lungi, di lontano □ to finish off a piece of work, finire (o portare a termine) un lavoro □ to get off to a good start, partire con il piede giusto (fig.) □ on and off (o off and on), a intervalli; in modo intermittente: It has been snowing on and off since yesterday, nevica a intervalli da ieri □ Off with you!, va' via!; vattene!; fuori dai piedi! □ My holidays are only two weeks off, mancano solo due settimane alle mie vacanze □ Let's take a day off, prendiamoci un giorno di vacanza □ DIALOGO → - Absence 1- I need some time off work, ho bisogno di prendermi un periodo di vacanza □ DIALOGO → - Asking about the family- She's still off work, non ha ancora ripreso a lavorare □ right off (o straight off), subito; immediatamente □ Off we go!, si parte! □ Off with his head!, tagliategli la testa! □ Hands off!, giù le mani! □ Hats off!, giù il cappello! □ How are you off for clean shirts?, come sei messo (o come stai) a camicie pulite?

1 da; lontano da; fuori di; giù da: I stepped off the bus, scesi dall'autobus; Get off my feet!, scendimi dai piedi!; non starmi sui piedi!; to get off one's horse, smontare da cavallo; The cover has come off my book, mi s'è staccata la copertina dal libro; The cottage stands off the main road, la villetta è lontana dalla strada maestra; The car is off the road, l'automobile è fuori (o è uscita di) strada

2 (naut.) all'altezza di; al largo di; a poca distanza da: The ship was off the island, la nave era al largo dell'isola; The lighthouse is just off the coast, il faro è a poca distanza dalla costa

3 in meno di; con lo sconto di; He gave me five per cent off the list price, mi ha tolto il cinque per cento dal prezzo di listino

4 di; per mezzo di; con: He lived off the fat of the land, viveva delle abbondanti risorse della terra; aveva ogni ben di Dio; to dine off a leg of mutton, pranzare con una coscia di castrato; to eat off silver plate, mangiare usando piatti d'argento

5 fuori: The ship was driven off her course, la nave è stata spinta fuori rotta; to be off duty, essere fuori servizio

6 ( anche sport) a carico di; ai danni di

7 ( sport) con un handicap di: He plays off ten, gioca con un handicap di dieci punti

● ( radio, TV) off the air, non in onda (avv.) □ ( sport) off the ball, che non ha la palla, che non è sulla palla: He was fouled off the ball, ha subito il fallo mentre non era in possesso della palla □ ( baseball: del ‘corridore’) to be off base, non essere in base; essere fuori base □ off the beaten track, ( di un luogo) isolato, fuori mano; (fig.) insolito, fuori dell'ordinario, straordinario, originale □ (mecc.) to be off centre, essere fuori centro □ to be off colour, essere del colore sbagliato; ( di persona) essere indisposto, stare poco bene; essere in giornata nera; ( USA, di barzelletta, battuta ecc.) essere un po' indecente, spinto (fig.) □ ( sport) to be off the field (o the pitch), essere fuori campo; non giocare; fare panchina □ ( sport) to be off one's game, giocare peggio del solito □ ( sport e fig.) to be off guard, non stare in guardia; scoprirsi □ to be off one's head, essere andato giù di testa; essere ammattito □ (mil. e fig.) off limits, in zona proibita; ( cartello) ‘zona invalicabile’ □ (fig. fam.) off the map, inesistente; passato; svanito □ (fig.) off the point, non pertinente; che non c'entra; a sproposito □ ( calcio, ecc.) Off the post!, palo! □ off the record, ufficiosamente; in confidenza □ (tur.) off season, fuori stagione □ (geol.) off shore, fuori costa; in ambiente neritico □ to be off target, mancare il bersaglio; ( calcio, ecc.) non andare a segno: His header was off target, il suo colpo di testa è andato a vuoto □ to be off the track, essere fuori strada ( anche fig.); ( sport) essere uscito di pista; (fig.) essere sulla pista sbagliata □ an alley off Main Street, una viuzza che si diparte dal Corso □ to get off the subject, uscire dal seminato (fig.); divagare □ to speak off the record, parlare ufficiosamente ( non in veste ufficiale).

1 lontano; remoto; altro: the off side of the medal, l'altro lato della medaglia

2 laterale; secondario; di secondaria importanza: in an off street, in una strada laterale; in una via secondaria

3 (spec. ingl.) destro; di destra (cfr. near /2/, def. 2): the off side of the road, il lato destro della strada; the off horse, il cavallo di destra ( d'una pariglia)

4 piccolo; esiguo; scarso; cattivo; deludente; vago: Profits are off this year, i guadagni sono esigui quest'anno; His performance was rather off, la sua recitazione è stata alquanto deludente; There's only an off chance of your being right, c'è solo una vaga possibilità che tu abbia ragione

5 ( di cibo) non fresco; passato; guasto: This fish is a bit off, questo pesce non è proprio fresco; DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- This meat smells off to me, dall'odore direi che questa carne è andata a male

6 ( di pietanza o piatto) finito; esaurito: ( al ristorante) ‘Sorry, chicken is off’, ‘mi dipiace, ma il pollo è finito’

7 ( di persona) scortese; sgarbato; scostante

8 (elettr.) disinserito; staccato; spento: The ( electric) iron is off, il ferro (da stiro) è staccato

9 (mecc.) disinserito; disinnestato

10 (market., tur.) di stasi; morto: in the off season, nella stagione morta

● an off day, un giorno libero (o di vacanza); (fam.) una giornata nera, una giornata no: She has off and on days according to her mood, ella ha giornate sì e giornate no, secondo l'umore □ (elettr.) the off switch, l'interruttore per spegnere (per scollegare, ecc.) □ off year, (agric.) anno in cui le piante non danno frutto; anno no (fam.); (polit., USA) anno in cui si tengono elezioni ma non le presidenziali □ on the off chance that…, nel caso improbabile che…; caso mai…: on the off chance he should come, caso mai venisse

nei composti: ( radio, TV) off-air, (agg.) relativo alle trasmissioni; per (o dei) programmi; (avv.) quando non è in onda: Sheila is totally different off-air, Sheila è totalmente diversa quando non è in onda; ( USA) off-air reporter, cronista che lavora per la televisione, senza apparire sullo schermo; off-balance, sbilanciato; che ha perso l'equilibrio; (avv.) alla sprovvista; (fin.) off-balance sheet, fuori bilancio ( di finanziamenti, operazioni, ecc.); ( Borsa, USA) off-board, fuori borsa; off-board market, mercato terziario (o ristretto); mercatino (fam.); off-board securities, titoli non quotati (in Borsa); (econ.) off-the-books work, lavoro nero; (teatr., USA: di uno spettacolo) off-Broadway, ‘off-Broadway’, sperimentale; non commerciale ( e che costa poco); (fotogr., TV) off-camera, non inquadrato; non ripreso; off-centre, (mecc.) fuori centro, scentrato; (elettron.) eccentrico; off-colour, indisposto, malaticcio; ( USA, di barzelletta, battuta ecc.) un po' indecente, spinto (fig.); (fin.) off-cover, fuori copertura; senza garanzia; (fam.) off-the-cuff, improvvisato; ( di un discorso) fatto a braccio: to give an off-the-cuff speech, parlare a braccio; (ling.) off-glide, metastasi; an off-guard moment, un momento in cui non si sta in guardia; off-hand ► offhand; (mus. e fig.) off-key, stonato; non intonato; (farm., med.) off-label, off-label (detto di farmaco che viene assunto in circostanze non previste o non consigliate dal produttore); off-licence, (agg.) ( di negozio) autorizzato a vendere alcolici soltanto in confezioni da asporto; (sost., ingl.) negozio di vini, birra e liquori; bottiglieria; ( anche) banco di vendita ( di pub o albergo) di alcolici da consumare altrove; off-licensee, chi è in possesso di una ► «off-licence» ( sopra); off-limits, (mil.) in cui è proibito entrare; (fig.) proibito, vietato; off-line ► offline; (fin.) off-market, fuori mercato: off-market deals, operazioni fuori mercato; (spec. polit.) off-message, non allineato ( con la politica del proprio partito); (spec. farm.) off-patent, a brevetto scaduto; fuori brevetto: off-patent drugs, farmaci a brevetto scaduto; off-peak, ( di energia elettrica, gas, ecc.) erogato in ore di basso consumo; (trasp.: del traffico) non di punta, normale; (tur.) di (o in) bassa stagione: (ferr., ecc.) off-peak service, servizio normale; off-peak rate (o tariff) tariffa ordinaria ( di un trasporto o servizio); off-the-peg, ( d'abito) bell'e fatto, confezionato, di serie; (fig.) preconfezionato, standard; ( sport: sci) off-piste, fuori pista; ( di un immobile) ( bought) off plan, (acquistato) sulla carta; (market.) off-price, vendita a prezzo scontato; (tipogr.) off-print, estratto ( di giornale, ecc.); (fam.) off-putting, scostante; fastidioso; sgradevole; (fam. USA) off-the-rack = off-the-peg ► sopra; ( di notizia, ecc.) off-the-record, da non verbalizzare; non ufficiale; ufficioso; (trasp.) off-road vehicle, fuoristrada ( l'automezzo); off-roader, fuoristrada ( il mezzo); ( anche) fuoristradista; ( sport) off-roading, il fuoristrada ( l'attività, le gare); (market., ingl.) off-sale, vendita di alcolici da asporto ( detti off-sales); (cinem., TV) off-screen, che non compare sullo schermo; fuori campo; (market., tur.) off-season, stagione morta, bassa stagione; (agg.) della bassa stagione: off-season prices, prezzi della bassa stagione; (market.: di un articolo) off-the shelf, fatto in serie, standard; off-the-shoulder blouse, camicetta in stile gitano ( che lascia le spalle nude); ( cricket) off side ► off (5), def. 2; off-stage ► offstage; (autom.) off-street parking, parcheggio su terreno privato ( non su strada); (ipp.) off-track betting, scommesse sui cavalli (da corsa) che avvengono fuori dei locali dell'ippodromo ( con allibratori privati); ( ciclismo, ecc.) off-track race, corsa fuoristrada; ( sport) off-track race rider, fuoristradista; (comm.) off-trade, vendita di alcolici da asporto; ( slang) off-the-wall, assurdo, bizzarro, stravagante, pazzesco; off-white, bianco avorio, bianco isabella, biancosporco; (polit., USA) off-year election, elezioni politiche che si tengono in un anno in cui non si svolgono le presidenziali.

1 (fam., spec. sport) via; partenza; inizio ( di una corsa, ecc.): The off was delayed twice, il via è stato rinviato due volte

2 ( cricket) settore del campo alla destra del battitore destrimano

● from the off, dall'inizio; dal principio □ (fig.) I've had my offs and ons, ho avuto i miei alti e bassi.

( nelle corse) via! ( alla partenza).

A v. t.

1 (fam.) annullare, disdire ( un impegno, ecc.)

2 ( slang USA) portare via

3 ( slang USA) fare fuori (fam.); uccidere

4 (volg. USA) farsi ( una donna, ecc.); scopare (volg.)

B v. i.

1 ( raro) andarsene

2 ( slang USA) crepare; morire.

A v. t. + avv.

1 alzare; sollevare; prendere su; tirare su; raccogliere; raccattare: He took up the chalk and began to write on the blackboard, prese (su) il gesso e cominciò a scrivere sulla lavagna; (fig.) to take up a challenge, raccogliere una sfida; Take it up with the tongs!, raccattalo con le molle!

2 portare (qc. ) su (o di sopra): I'll have the early morning coffee taken up, mi farò portare su (o in camera) il caffè del primo mattino

3 (trasp.) prendere su (fam.); far salire ( passeggeri)

4 tirare su (fam.); assorbire ( liquidi): A sponge takes up water, la spugna assorbe l'acqua

5 ( moda) tirare su (fam.); alzare, accorciare ( indumenti)

6 ( cucito) riprendere, ripigliare ( un punto): to take up a stitch, riprendere una maglia

7 riprendere, continuare ( un racconto, ecc.): to take up one's story, riprendere il racconto; taking up where the first volume leaves off, riprendendo da dove finisce il primo volume

8 prendere, richiedere, volerci ( tempo, sforzo, attenzione, ecc.); occupare ( spazio): This work takes up too much time, questo lavoro richiede troppo tempo; It can take up a whole afternoon to do my homework, può volerci un intero pomeriggio per fare i compiti; The piano takes up a lot of room, il pianoforte prende molto spazio

9 prendere, assumere ( servizio e sim.); entrare in ( carica)

10 dedicarsi, darsi a ( un lavoro, un'attività, un hobby); intraprendere; occuparsi di; cominciare a, mettersi a: to take up music [stamp collecting]; dedicarsi alla musica [a fare collezione di francobolli]; to take up a profession, intraprendere una professione; to take up gardening, darsi al giardinaggio; to take up Russian, mettersi a studiare il russo; to take up smoking, mettersi a fumare; to take up one's new duties, cominciare il lavoro nuovo

11 appoggiare, aiutare, interessarsi a (q.); prendere (q.) sotto la propria protezione; (teatr.) curare gli interessi di ( un attore)

12 (fig.) sollevare, prendere in considerazione ( un caso, una questione e sim.)

13 accettare ( un'offerta, una sfida, ecc.): to take up a wager, accettare una scommessa

14 (fig.) pagare ( un conto); ritirare ( azioni, titoli): to take up a bill of exchange, ritirare una cambiale

15 (econ., market.) accaparrare; fare incetta di ( prodotti)

16 rimbeccare; interrompere; rimproverare: Someone in the audience took me up on that point, uno del pubblico mi ha rimbeccato su quel punto; The teacher took me up short, l'insegnante mi interruppe di botto

17 fissare bene; tendere ( una fune, ecc.); stringere

B v. i. + avv.

(naut.: del fasciame) stringersi; serrarsi □ to take up arms, prendere le armi; dare inizio alle ostilità □ to take up a cause, aderire a una causa □ ( ciclismo) to take up the chase, lanciarsi all'inseguimento □ ( boxe: dell'arbitro) to take up the count, cominciare a contare □ to take up one's residence, prendere la residenza □ (fin.) to take up an option, esercitare un diritto d'opzione □ ( nelle corse) to take up the running, portarsi in testa; fare l'andatura □ to take up the thread of the story, riprendere il filo del racconto.

1) (away, at or to a distance)

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

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4)

5) (not at work) frei

6) (no longer available)

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

1) (from) von

2)

3) (diverging from)

4) (designed not to cover)

5) (having lost interest in)

6) (leading from, not far from)

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)

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I. prep

1. (indicating removal) von + dat

he wiped all the dust \off the tables er wischte den ganzen Staub von den Tischen

please take your foot \off mine nimm bitte deinen Fuß von meinem [herunter]

keep your dog \off my property! halten Sie Ihren Hund von meinem Grundstück fern!

has anyone taken a book \off my desk? hat jemand ein Buch von meinem Tisch genommen?

I can't get this paint \off my hands ich bekomme die Farbe nicht von meinen Händen ab

that cherry stain won't come \off the shirt dieser Kirschfleck geht nicht aus dem Hemd heraus

he cut a piece \off the cheese er schnitt ein Stück Käse ab

to be \off the air RADIO, TV nicht mehr senden

the TV station goes \off the air at 11:30 pm die Fernsehstation beendet ihr Programm um 23.30 Uhr

2. after vb (moving down) hinunter [von] + dat; (towards sb) herunter [von] + dat

they jumped \off the cliff sie sprangen von der Klippe

the boy fell \off his bike several times der Junge fiel ein paar Mal von seinem Fahrrad [herunter]

he rolled \off the bed er rollte aus dem Bett

the coat slipped \off his arms der Mantel rutschte von seinen Armen

3. after vb (moving away) [weg] von + dat

let's get \off the bus at the next stop lass uns bei der nächsten Bushaltestelle aussteigen

to get \off sb/sth ( fam) jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

4. (away from) weg von + dat

single wires are leading \off the main lines einzelne Drähte führen von der Hauptleitung weg

he managed to stay \off alcohol er schaffte es, keinen Alkohol mehr anzurühren

\off the point nicht relevant

somehow we keep getting \off the point irgendwie kommen wir immer vom Thema ab

\off the record inoffiziell, nicht für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt

\off the subject nicht zum Thema gehörend

I wish we could talk about something \off the subjects of sports and cars ich würde gerne mal über ein anderes Thema als Sport oder Autos reden

to get \off the subject vom Thema abschweifen

a long way \off doing sth weit davon entfernt, etw zu tun

we're still a long way \off finishing es dauert noch lange, bis wir fertig sind

far \off weit entfernt

we're not far \off London now wir haben [es] nicht mehr weit bis London fam

how far \off finishing the project are we? wie lange werden wir noch brauchen, um das Projekt abzuschließen?

just \off sth in der Nähe einer S. gen

they live just \off the main street sie wohnen gleich an der Hauptstraße

5. (at sea) vor + dat

to anchor \off Blue Bay vor Blue Bay ankern

six miles \off Dunkirk sechs Meilen vor Dünkirchen

6. (absent from)

to be \off work am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

he's been \off work for over six months er war seit sechs Monaten nicht mehr bei der Arbeit

7. ( fam: stop liking)

▪ to be \off sb/sth von jdm/etw genug haben

to be \off one's food keinen Appetit haben

to go \off sb/sth jdn/etw nicht mehr mögen

I used to love wine but I've gone \off it recently ich habe immer gerne Wein getrunken, aber seit Kurzem mag ich keinen mehr

8. (not taking)

▪ to be \off sth etw nicht mehr einnehmen müssen

she's well enough to be \off the medicine es geht ihr gut genug, dass sie die Medizin absetzen kann

to be \off the tablets ohne die Tabletten auskommen

to come \off the pill die Pille nicht mehr nehmen

9. (subsisting)

they live \off a small inheritance sie leben von einer kleinen Erbschaft

the car runs \off solar energy der Wagen läuft mit Solarenergie

10. (from source)

I don't like taking money \off you ich möchte kein Geld von dir nehmen

the girl bought the boy's old bike \off him das Mädchen kaufte dem Jungen sein altes Rad ab

to get sth \off sb ( fam) etw von jdm bekommen

11. after n (minus) weniger

I take $10 \off the price of the jeans for you ich lasse Ihnen 10 Dollar vom Preis für die Jeans nach

there was $40 or $50 \off most jackets in the shop die meisten Jacken in dem Laden waren um 40 oder 50 Dollar billiger

▶ \off beam BRIT ( fam) daneben fam

to be \off beam daneben liegen fam

▶ \off the cuff aus dem Stegreif

▶ to have sb \off his/her feet jdn umwerfen fam

▶ \off one's head nicht ganz bei Trost

he's \off his head er ist nicht mehr ganz bei Trost

she went completely \off her head sie hat komplett den Verstand verloren

▶ \off the top of one's head aus dem Stegreif

▶ \off the wall ausgeflippt fam

to go \off the wall ausflippen fam

II. adv inv

1. (not on) aus

to switch [or turn] sth \off etw ausschalten

2. (away) weg-

someone's run \off with my pen jemand hat mir meinen Stift geklaut fam

let's try to \off early tomorrow lass uns versuchen, morgen frühzeitig loszukommen

I didn't get \off to a very good start this morning der Tag hat für mich nicht gut angefangen

I'm \off now — see you tomorrow ich gehe jetzt — wir sehen uns morgen

she's \off to Canada next week sie fährt nächste Woche nach Kanada

to drive \off wegfahren

to go \off weggehen

I'm just going \off to the shops ich gehe nur schnell mal einkaufen

to see sb \off jdn verabschieden

3. (removed) ab-

I'll take my jacket \off ich ziehe meine Jacke aus

he helped her \off with her jacket er half ihr aus der Jacke

one of my buttons has come \off einer von meinen Knöpfen ist abgegangen

\off with his head! Kopf ab!

\off with your jacket! zieh die Jacke aus!

4. (completely)

between us we managed to finish \off eight bottles of wine ( fam) zusammen schafften wir es, acht Flaschen Wein zu leeren

to burn \off ⇆ sth etw verbrennen

to kill \off ⇆ sth etw vernichten [o ausrotten]

to kill \off germs Keime abtöten

to pay \off ⇆ sth etw abbezahlen

5. (in bad shape) schlecht

to go \off sich akk verschlechtern; food schlecht werden

6. (distant in time) entfernt

your birthday is only one week \off dein Geburtstag ist schon in einer Woche

to be far \off weit weg sein

the exams are so far \off es ist noch so lange hin bis zu den Prüfungen

7. (stopped) abgesagt

the wedding's \off die Hochzeit ist abgeblasen fam

his hockey match was rained \off sein Hockeyspiel fand wegen Regen nicht statt

it's all \off between Philippa and Mike ( fam) zwischen Philippa und Mike ist es aus

to call sth \off etw absagen

8. (discounted) reduziert

there's 40% \off this week on all winter coats diese Woche gibt es einen Preisnachlass von 40 % auf alle Wintermäntel

to get money \off Rabatt bekommen

9. (separated)

to shut \off streets Straßen sperren

to fence sth \off etw abzäunen

10. (expressing riddance)

we went out to walk \off some of our dinner wir ging raus, um einen Verdauungsspaziergang zu machen

he's gone to sleep \off a headache after rather too much alcohol er ist dabei, seinen Kater auszuschlafen

to laugh sth \off etw mit einem Lachen abtun

III. adj inv

1. (not working) außer Betrieb; (switched off) aus[geschaltet]; tap zugedreht; heating abgestellt

I can't find the \off switch ich kann den Schalter nicht finden

2. pred FOOD (bad) verdorben; milk sauer

the cream is \off die Sahne hat einen Stich BRD

3. (not at work)

▪ to be \off freihaben

to have/take some time \off einige Zeit freibekommen/freinehmen

4. pred ( fam: in bad shape) schlecht

I'm having an \off day today ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag

5. (provided for)

sb is badly/well \off jdm geht es [finanziell] schlecht/gut, jd ist schlecht/gut dran fam

I'm quite well \off for sweaters was Pullover angeht, bin ich gut ausgestattet

how are you \off for money? BRIT, AUS wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

6. pred FOOD (run out) aus[gegangen]

7. pred esp BRIT ( fam: rude) behaviour daneben fam

that's a bit \off das ist ein dicker Hund [o nicht die feine Art] fam

IV. n no pl

to be ready for the \off bereit zum Gehen sein

V. vt AM (sl)

▪ to \off sb jdn um die Ecke bringen fam, jdn abmurksen sl [o fam umlegen]

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1) attr (= substandard) year, day etc schlecht