take off

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Ρήμα

take off  ^(en) (μεταβατικό)

1. βγάζω, αφαιρώ

   He took off his shoes.

   The test grader takes off a point for every misspelled word.

   Tomorrow the doctor will take the cast off her arm.

   συνώνυμα: doff (μόνο για ρούχα)

   αντώνυμα: don (μόνο για ρούχα), put on

2. μιμούμαι, σατιρίζω

   They love to take off all the politicians' mannerisms.

   συνώνυμα: ape, imitate, impersonate, mimic

3. υπολογίζω μια ποσότητα

   I'll take off the concrete and steel for this construction project.

(αμετάβατο)

1. απογειώνομαι

   The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3.

   αντώνυμα: land, touch down

2. (μεταφορικά) απογειώνομαι

   The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit.

   • The Guardian, Thursday July 12, 2007, A welcome invasion. Article about the success of Scandinavian companies in the British market.

   "The message is now the medium – that is powerful and means products can take off practically all by themselves."

   συνώνυμα: bloom, blossom, flourish, grow, thrive

3. φεύγω

   I'm going to take off now.

   Take off, loser!

   συνώνυμα: depart

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