make off with

robar y huir, llevarse

Robar algo y marcharse rápidamente llevándoselo.

En inglés sencillo: To steal something and leave quickly with it.

• Someone made off with my bike.
• The robbers made off with all the cash.
• Did the thief make off with your bag?

Cómo se usa: make off with something (The thief made off with my wallet.)

Sinónimos: steal, run off with

Expresiones frecuentes: make off with something, make off with cash, make off with valuables

secuestrar, raptar

Llevarse a alguien por la fuerza y huir con esa persona.

En inglés sencillo: To take someone away by force and escape with them.

• The attackers made off with two hostages.
• Armed men made off with the ambassador's son.
• The guards stopped them from making off with the prisoner.

Cómo se usa: make off with someone (The kidnappers made off with the child.)

Sinónimos: abduct, kidnap, carry off

Antónimos: release

Expresiones frecuentes: make off with someone, make off with hostages, make off with captives

fugarse con

Huir con otra persona, a menudo con alguien con quien se tiene una relación amorosa.

En inglés sencillo: To run away with another person, often a lover.

• He made off with his lover.
• Their daughter made off with a young sailor.
• She planned to make off with him that night.

Cómo se usa: make off with someone (She made off with her lover before the wedding.)

Sinónimos: run away with, elope with

Expresiones frecuentes: make off with someone, make off with her, make off with him