take off

US /teɪk ɔf/
UK /teɪk ɔf/
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1.

togliere, levare

to remove something, especially clothing

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Please take off your shoes before entering the house.
Per favore, togliti le scarpe prima di entrare in casa.
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He took off his jacket because it was too warm.
Si tolse la giacca perché faceva troppo caldo.
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removedoffsheddiscardstrip off
2.

decollare, partire

(of an aircraft) to leave the ground and become airborne

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The plane is scheduled to take off at 3 PM.
L'aereo è previsto per decollare alle 15:00.
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We watched the hot air balloon take off into the sky.
Abbiamo visto la mongolfiera decollare nel cielo.
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ascendlaunchlift offdepart
3.

decollare, avere successo

to suddenly start to be successful or popular

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Her career really took off after that movie.
La sua carriera è davvero decollata dopo quel film.
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The new product took off immediately after its launch.
Il nuovo prodotto è decollato immediatamente dopo il lancio.
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flourishboomprospersoarskyrocket
4.

andarsene, partire

to leave a place, especially suddenly or quickly

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He took off as soon as he saw the police car.
È scappato non appena ha visto l'auto della polizia.
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We need to take off early to avoid traffic.
Dobbiamo partire presto per evitare il traffico.
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departleaveexitabscondflee
5.

scontare, detrarre

to deduct an amount from a total

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The store will take off 20% for loyal customers.
Il negozio sconterà il 20% per i clienti fedeli.
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They took off the cost of shipping from the total bill.
Hanno detratto il costo della spedizione dal conto totale.
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deductsubtractdiscountreduceknock off
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