pick off
US /pɪk ɔf/
UK /pɪk ɔf/
1.
vurmak, avlamak
to shoot and kill a person or animal, especially one of a group, by aiming carefully
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The sniper managed to pick off the enemy leader from a distance.
Keskin nişancı, düşman liderini uzaktan vurmayı başardı.
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The hawk would often pick off smaller birds from the flock.
Şahin sık sık sürüden küçük kuşları avlardı.
2.
ayıklamak, koparmak
to remove something from a surface or a group, often one by one
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She carefully began to pick off the dead leaves from the plant.
Bitkiden ölü yaprakları dikkatlice ayıklamaya başladı.
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The children would pick off the berries one by one and eat them.
Çocuklar böğürtlenleri tek tek koparıp yerlerdi.