take off

quitar, quitarse

Retirar algo que se lleva puesto o que está sobre una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: You remove something from your body or from a surface.

• Take off your hat.
• She took her glasses off to clean them.
• Can you take the cover off the chair?

Cómo se usa: take off something / take something off (Take your wet jacket off.)

Sinónimos: remove

Antónimos: put on

Expresiones frecuentes: take off shoes, take off a coat, take something off

despegar, alzar el vuelo

Separarse del suelo y empezar a volar, dicho de un avión o un pájaro.

En inglés sencillo: An aircraft or bird leaves the ground and starts flying.

• The plane is taking off.
• A duck took off from the pond.
• What time does our flight take off?

Cómo se usa: take off from somewhere (The helicopter took off from the roof.)

Sinónimos: lift off

Antónimos: land

Expresiones frecuentes: take off safely, take off from somewhere, take off on time

despegar, prosperar

Empezar a tener mucho éxito o popularidad, a menudo rápidamente.

En inglés sencillo: Something starts to become very successful or popular, often quickly.

• Her business is taking off.
• His career took off after his first film.
• Do you think this new idea will take off?

Sinónimos: flourish, boom, catch on

Antónimos: fail

Expresiones frecuentes: take off quickly, really take off, take off worldwide

irse, marcharse

Irse del lugar donde uno está.

En inglés sencillo: To leave the place where you are.

• I need to take off now.
• She took off before lunch.
• Are you taking off already?

Sinónimos: leave, head off

Expresiones frecuentes: take off early, take off now

ponerse de pie en la tabla

Ponerse de pie en la tabla y empezar a deslizarse sobre una ola que rompe.

En inglés sencillo: A surfer stands on the board and starts riding a wave as it breaks.

• The surfer took off smoothly.
• He fell just as he was taking off on the wave.
• Try to take off before the wave becomes too steep.

Cómo se usa: take off on a wave (She took off on the first wave she caught.)

Sinónimos: start riding a wave

Expresiones frecuentes: take off smoothly, take off too late, take off on waves

calcular cantidades

Calcular, a partir de los planos, cuánto material necesita una obra.

En inglés sencillo: To use building plans to calculate how much material a construction job needs.

• We need to take off the concrete quantities.
• The estimator took off the materials from the plans.
• Have you taken off the steel for this project?

Cómo se usa: take off something (We must take off the steel quantities before ordering.)

Sinónimos: quantify, measure

Expresiones frecuentes: take off quantities, take off materials