take off

togliere, togliersi

Rimuovere qualcosa dal corpo o da una superficie.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: take off something / take something off (Take your wet jacket off.)

Sinonimi: remove

Contrari: put on

Espressioni comuni: take off shoes, take off a coat, take something off

decollare, spiccare il volo

Lasciare il suolo e cominciare a volare, detto di un aereo o un uccello.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: take off from somewhere (The helicopter took off from the roof.)

Sinonimi: lift off

Contrari: land

Espressioni comuni: take off safely, take off from somewhere, take off on time

decollare, avere successo

Cominciare ad avere molto successo o diventare popolare, spesso rapidamente.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: flourish, boom, catch on

Contrari: fail

Espressioni comuni: take off quickly, really take off, take off worldwide

andarsene, partire

Andarsene dal luogo in cui ci si trova.

In inglese semplice: To leave the place where you are.

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

Sinonimi: leave, head off

Espressioni comuni: take off early, take off now

alzarsi sulla tavola

Alzarsi sulla tavola e iniziare a cavalcare un’onda che si infrange.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: start riding a wave

Espressioni comuni: take off smoothly, take off too late, take off on waves

calcolare le quantità

Calcolare dai progetti quanto materiale serve per un lavoro di costruzione.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: take off something (We must take off the steel quantities before ordering.)

Sinonimi: quantify, measure

Espressioni comuni: take off quantities, take off materials