carry off

interpréter avec brio, porter avec élégance

Rendre un rôle, une tenue ou une manière d’être convaincants et réussis.

En anglais simple : To make a performance, appearance, or way of behaving seem convincing and successful.

• She carries off that look beautifully.
• He carried off the role of a strict teacher convincingly.
• Can you carry off a French accent?

Comment l'utiliser : carry something off (She carried the unusual costume off with confidence.)

Synonymes : pull off

Expressions courantes : carry off a role, carry off a look, carry off something

réussir, accomplir

Parvenir à faire quelque chose, surtout si c’est difficile.

En anglais simple : To succeed in doing something, especially something difficult.

• It was hard, but we carried it off.
• She carried off the difficult task without any help.
• Do you think they can carry off such an ambitious project?

Comment l'utiliser : carry something off (It was a difficult plan, but they carried it off.)

Synonymes : pull off, accomplish, achieve

Contraires : fail

Expressions courantes : carry off something, carry off a plan

emporter, enlever

Emmener quelqu’un ou emporter quelque chose loin d’un endroit.

En anglais simple : To take someone or something away from a place.

• Workers carried off the old sofa.
• The flood carried off several wooden fences.
• Can you carry off these bags of rubbish?

Comment l'utiliser : carry something off (The workers carried the broken chairs off.)

Synonymes : take away, remove

Expressions courantes : carry off something, carry off furniture

remporter, décrocher

Gagner un prix, un titre ou une autre récompense.

En anglais simple : To win a prize, title, or other reward.

• She carried off the gold medal.
• Our school carried off three awards at the festival.
• Who will carry off the trophy this year?

Comment l'utiliser : carry off something (Their team carried off the top prize.)

Synonymes : win, take

Contraires : lose

Expressions courantes : carry off a prize, carry off the trophy

dérober, enlever

Prendre le bien d’autrui sans permission ou emmener quelqu’un de force.

En anglais simple : To take something that belongs to someone else, or take a person away by force.

• Thieves carried off her jewelry.
• The attackers carried off two children from the village.
• Someone carried off the money while we were outside.

Comment l'utiliser : carry someone/something off (The raiders carried several villagers off.)

Synonymes : steal, kidnap, abduct

Expressions courantes : carry off valuables, carry off someone

emporter, tuer

Pour une maladie ou une catastrophe, provoquer la mort de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : If a disease or disaster does this, it causes someone to die.

• The fever carried off many children.
• A winter illness carried her off before spring.
• The epidemic had carried off half the village.

Comment l'utiliser : carry someone off (A sudden illness carried him off.)

Synonymes : kill

Expressions courantes : carry off someone, carry off victims