rip off

fregare, truffare

Imbrogliare qualcuno, soprattutto facendogli pagare molto più del dovuto.

In inglese semplice: You cheat someone, especially by making them pay far too much.

• Some shops rip off tourists.
• I paid too much; they ripped me off.
• Do you think the mechanic is ripping us off?

Come si usa: rip someone off (That taxi driver ripped us off.)

Sinonimi: cheat, swindle, overcharge

Espressioni comuni: rip off someone, rip off tourists

plagiare, copiare

Copiare opere o idee altrui senza permesso o senza indicarne la fonte.

In inglese semplice: You copy someone’s work or ideas without permission or without saying where they came from.

• They ripped off my idea.
• That song rips off an older hit.
• The company was accused of ripping off a rival’s design.

Come si usa: rip something off from someone (They ripped the design off from a small artist.)

Sinonimi: copy, plagiarize

Espressioni comuni: rip off an idea, rip off a design

strappare via

Togliere qualcosa tirandolo con forza fino a strapparlo via.

In inglese semplice: You remove something by pulling it hard enough to tear it away.

• Rip off the paper cover.
• He ripped the sleeve off his shirt.
• Someone had ripped off the warning label.

Come si usa: rip something off something (She ripped the label off the bottle.)

Sinonimi: tear off

Espressioni comuni: rip off something, rip off the label

rubare

Prendere senza permesso qualcosa che appartiene a un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: You take something that belongs to someone else without permission.

• Someone ripped off my watch.
• The thieves ripped off several laptops from the office.
• He was caught ripping off cash from the till.

Come si usa: rip something off (Someone ripped my bike off last night.)

Sinonimi: steal, nick

Espressioni comuni: rip off something, rip off a bike