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I'd
better take off -- before I change my mind.
Spiderman
Stan Lee
Kingfeatures 5.7.2004
http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/spidermn/about.htm - broken link
drop off (transitive)
déposer quelqu'un en voiture
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/oct/25/
boys-arrested-suspicion-girl-murder
pick off
(tr)
tirer sur, abattre, tuer froidement
let off (tr)
ne pas punir, laisser partir, laisser filer (him)
face off
affronter, s'affronter
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/03/
659936308/the-teacher-walkouts-moved-these-educators-to-run-now-theyre-facing-off
round off (tr)
conclure, clore, clôturer, terminer
(the Janacek anniversary year)
bunk off
(tr)
(school) -> faire l'école buissonière
knock off (tr)
ôter, réduire de (£5)
nod off (intr)
s'assoupir, piquer du nez
break off (tr)
interrompre (his holiday)
call off (tr)
arrêter (the search, hostilities),
mettre un terme à,
annuler (SAT, ACT, strike, auction,
merger)
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/01/
825304555/colleges-go-test-optional-after-sat-act-are-called-off
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/
734683701/trump-reportedly-orders-strike-on-iran-then-calls-off-attack-plan
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/06/
473210585/pfizer-allergan-call-off-their-merger
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/11/
apple-htc-call-off-hostilities
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/03/
sports/george-vecsey-canceling-the-marathon-was-the-right-thing-to-do.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/01/
hampshire-man-arrested-murder-mother-baby
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/aug/01/
davidmiliband.labourleadership
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/25/
gcapmedia.commercialradio
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/may/28/
broadcasting.bbc
go off (intr)
s'éteindre (sujet : lights),
se produire (sujet
: explosion),
se déclencher
(sujet : an indoor motion alarm, our smoke alarm)
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/17/
639357265/politics-of-wildfires-biggest-battle-is-in-californias-capital
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/nyregion/
28trooper.html
turn off (tr)
éteindre (lights, radio),
arrêter (life support)
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/16/
japan-nuclear-shutdown-raises-energy-prices
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jul/28/
stephen-hawking-doctors-life-support
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/oct/13/
the-archers-borsetshire-ham
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/
health-news/parents-lose-fight-to-keep-alive-chronically-ill-son-baby-ot-1651307.html
fuck off
(sl)
"dégager", foutre le
camp, aller se
faire foutre / enculer
tell off (tr)
gronder, réprimander,
engueuler
square off (intr)
débattre, s'affronter
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/27/
uselections2008.barackobama1
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-04-14-obama-mccain_N.htm
come off (intr)
réussir, "marcher"
fall off
(intr)
se détacher
(collar, foam from space shuttle fuel tank)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2006-02-17-
shuttle-crew_x.htm
spin off
(tr)
liquider, se séparer de
(the investment bank's Discover credit
card business)
ring off
raccrocher (téléphone)
tick off
cocher, réprimander, critiquer
back off
(intr + impér)
(se) reculer, s'éloigner, "bas les pattes !" / "pas
touche !"
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/jun/18/
prisonsandprobation.law
hit off
-> hit
it off
(idiom)
bien s'entendre tout de suite / dés le départ
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/
science/11robots.html
stem off (tr)
éviter
(future criticism)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/feb/26/facebook-facebook
auction off (tr)
mettre aux enchères
(souvent au passif :
be auctioned off)
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/12/
477769731/george-zimmerman-auctioning-off-gun-with-which-he-killed-trayvon-martin
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/may/07/gunter-sachs-appeal-playboy-art-collector
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/business/05house.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/feb/23/charles-rothschild-butterfly-auction
fight off
(tr)
lutter contre (the cold), éliminer (infections),
repousser (bid); repousser / tenir à distance (militants)
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/
world/obama-voices-concern-over-militant-advance-in-iraq.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/nyregion/
residents-in-storm-damaged-homes-struggle-to-keep-out-of-the-cold.html
slag off (tr) (slang)
critiquer,
dénigrer, débiner, "casser", "flinguer"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/jun/15/unseen-swells-coldplay
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/jul/24/worst-best-films-ever-made
slink off (intr)
disparaître
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/05/opinion/05collins.html
run off (intr)
s'enfuir en
courant
die off (intr)
être en
voie d'extinction, disparaître
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/16/
742050975/floridas-corals-are-dying-off-but-it-s-not-all-due-to-climate-change-study-says
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/26/
giant-trees-dying
tapper off
(intr)
ralentir (hiring in U.S.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/
business/economy/us-adds-only-88000-jobs-jobless-rate-falls-to-7-6.html
lay off
(transitive)
1 -
"laisser tranquille", "lâcher"
(ici au sens figuré,
ex : "lâche-lui les baskets !")
2 -
licencier (3,000 employees,
28, 000 workers)

Daily Mirror
frontpage 14 August 2004
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/29/
918384935/disney-lays-off-28-000-workers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/
us/coronavirus-housekeepers-nannies-domestic-undocumented-immigrants.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/
nyregion/coronavirus-airport-workers-ny-nj.html
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/17/7
14269010/u-s-aid-agency-is-preparing-to-lay-off-most-local-staff-for-palestinian-projects
push off
"dégager"
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/apr/12/
business.socialexclusion
tip off
(tr)
tuyauter, filer un tuyau / des renseignements
laugh off (tr)
se moquer de, tourner en ridicule / dérision,
se sortir d'une situation / accusation embarrassante
en la prenant comme une plaisanterie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/feb/15/adele-five-year-break-music
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/apr/03/labour.uk
shrug off
(transitive)
dédaigner, passer outre, ignorer,
rejeter,
rejeter de façon méprisante
(offre, critique, his recent heart surgery),
"balayer d'un revers de la main",
minimiser (coronavirus
risk)
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/19/
tanzanias-president-shrugs-off-covid-19-risk-after-sending-fruit-for-tests
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/21/
611919853/foreign-investors-shrug-off-miamis-rising-sea-levels
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen/yemen-opposition-shrugs-off-gulf-mediation-offer-
idUSTRE73L1PP20110615
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2054860,00.html
http://business.guardian.co.uk/marketforces/story/0,,1885830,00.html
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,,1745832,00.html
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2005/aug/26/
pay.britishairwaysbusiness
cut off
(tr)
couper, arrêter (benefits, gas, aid to Uzbekistan), isoler
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/
nyregion/coronavirus-airport-workers-ny-nj.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/nov/17/severed-hand-woman-killed-six-questioned
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2005/nov/23/
china.pollution
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/nov/23/
marketingandpr.football
hack off (tr)
couper
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/27/eric-cruz-hacked-neighbour-head
snap off (tr)
couper,
arracher avec ses dents
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gallery/2007/apr/12/internationalnews?picture=329776192
send off (tr)
envoyer (personne, colis), expulser (sport),
dire adieu à (Pope with
Prayers and Gun Salutes)
whip off
(tr)
arracher (roof) -> contexte : tempête
carry off (tr)
remporter
(a prize)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jun/15/film.books
seal off
(tr)
boucler, interdire l'accès à
(zone, quartier, région),
"isoler"
(carbon dioxide in offshore oil wells)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/jan/22/
weather.pollution
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2005/feb/03/
oilandpetrol.sciencenews
block off (tr)
interdire l'accès à
(key
roads)
give off
(tr)
émettre
(a flashbulb-like pulse of light)
buy off
(tr)
rallier à sa cause
(sceptiques, rebelles)
pull off (tr)
réussir (coup, a remarkable comeback),
remporter (a
sensational election victory)
->
idée d'exploit, d'inattendu, parfois de magie,
de sortir quelque chose de sa manche,
d'un chapeau de magicien
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/
clinton-victory-extends-the-civil-war-among-democrats-814187.html
dust off
(tr)
épousseter, secouer
bump off (tr)
"descendre" (tuer) quelqu'un
drive off
partir / s'enfuire en voiture
clear off
dégager, foutre le camp
dash off (intr)
filer (= se dépêcher)
jet off
partir
en avion / s'envoler
(verbe utilisé dans les publicités)
get off
descendre d'un véhicule, sortir;
s'en tirer à bon compte
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/21/spending-review-banking-city
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5176273
bugger off
foutre le camp, aller se faire foutre, "dégager"
hold off
(tr)
repousser (boxe), tenir à distance,
l'emporter sur (sport),
retarder, contenir
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/mar/01/
liberal-democrats-ukip-eastleigh-byelection
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/apr/28/
broadcasting.Iraqandthemedia
fend off
(transitive)
repousser (avances, suggestion, proposition),
éluder (question), esquiver (débat), éviter, contrecarrer,
déjouer (a 9.1 billion pound bid attempt),
ne pas être contaminé par
(coronavirus)
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/27/
810016611/coronavirus-101-what-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-and-prevent
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/26/
495477531/walking-fends-off-disability-and-its-not-too-late-to-start
ttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/
magazine/can-video-games-fend-off-mental-decline.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/us/politics/
makers-of-violent-video-games-marshal-support-to-fend-off-regulation.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/us/31elder.html
give off
émettre
(gas, substances toxiques)
level off
(intransitive)
se
stabiliser
(COVID-19
cases)
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/21/
893880851/houstons-covid-19-cases-level-off-after-sudden-surge-in-late-june
write off
(transitive)
passer par pertes et profits,
tirer une croix sur,
effacer
(developing
countries' debt, borrowings)
set off
(intr/tr)
se
mettre en / prendre la route, partir, s'en aller, entreprendre,
causer /
déclencher / provoquer
(the
violence, a debate, a panic, my anxiety
fears, fireworks, a transformation),
se lancer
(on diplomatic tour),
"semer"
(a panic),
faire exploser
(a bomb)
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/09/
637230064/california-wildfires-set-off-big-political-fight-on-who-should-pay-for-damage
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/05/
635475707/wildfire-trauma-revisited
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/03/
625694709/this-july-4-dont-be-like-these-dummies-how-not-to-set-off-fireworks
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/world/europe/ireland-
recalibrates-ties-to-roman-catholic-church.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/world/europe/19gans.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/us/15utah.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/business/10markets.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5545966/
Cat-serial-killer-Florida-teenager-arrested-over-pet-deaths.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/apr/20/budget.roadtrips
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/jun/08/business.newmedia
strike off
(tr)
radier
(souvent au
passif : be struck off)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/jul/16/
health.medicineandhealth
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/jan/21/health.uknews
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/story.jsp?story=642656
pass off (tr / intr)
se dérouler
(sujet : a protest march, a wedding),
faire passer quelque chose pour
(objet : material from the
internet)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/11/
monarchy.stephenbates
tear off
(transitive)
arracher (the
brick,
the roof)
https://www.npr.org/sections/hurricane-laura-live-updates/2020/08/28/
906988698/hurricane-lauras-impact-the-wind-just-tore-everything-up
touch off
(transitive)
"déclencher"
(débat, controverse)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/
nyregion/amy-cooper-dog-central-park.html
take off
(transitive)
ôter, enlever (veste, gant)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/oct/06/immigrationpolicy.labour
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jun/18/schools.religion
take off
(intransitive)
décoller, "s'envoler", prendre son essor
(subject:
literal meaning -> plane
figurative
meaning -> investment, profits),
prendre de l'ampleur
(subject: no-touch greetings)
se développer, se barrer, se casser, "dégager",
filer, partir à toute
vitesse, s'élancer, s'enfuir
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/10/
852512047/as-food-supply-chain-breaks-down-farm-to-door-csas-take-off
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/15/
814540484/no-touch-greetings-take-off-people-are-getting-creative-about-saying-hi
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/opinion/biometric-technology-takes-off.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/23/windows-8-struggle-take-off
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/may/14/
britishairways.theairlineindustry
toss off
(intransitive) (casual)
"dégager"
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=9EE84Cd7-to
lift off (intr)
décoller (navette spatiale)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/29/science/space/29shuttle.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jul/24/arts.artsnews
piss off
(intr) (slang)
foutre le camp
faire chier
knock off
knock it off! ->
La ferme ! Tu vas la boucler ?!
sell off
(tr / intr)
solder, brader, liquider, privatiser,
se séparer de, vendre (some stores)
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/25/
809390207/dow-drops-1900-points-in-2-days-as-markets-sell-off-on-fears-of-coronavirus-spre
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/nov/06/
highstreetretailers.supermarkets
see off
(tr)
battre, chasser, repousser, amadouer / éliminer (rivals,
rebels),
l'emporter sur, distancer de loin (prime-time foes in ratings war),
déjouer (plot),
lutter contre (gender stereotypes)
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/18/
tyson-fury-confirms-deontay-wilder-fight-francesco-pianeta
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/feb/18/comic-book-superheroine-cat-gender
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/may/12/harlequins-northampton-premiership-grand-final
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/sep/19/live-football-scores
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/09/gordon-brown-parliamentary-labour-party
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/nov/23/boxing-sportfeatures
stave off
(transitive)
-> idée d'éviter, de repousser "pour l'instant",
de retarder provisoirement,
idée de
moratorium
retarder, écarter
(plot, plotter,
interest rate rise),
éviter, éviter à tout prix
(coronavirus depression, economic catastrophe,
war, ban, defeat on EU constitution vote,
historic wave of evictions),
repousser
(attacks, rebels)
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/24/
949668850/covid-19-relief-bill-could-stave-off-historic-wave-of-evictions
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/23/
the-fed-is-running-out-of-options-to-stave-off-a-coronavirus-depression
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/
world/coronavirus-news.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/29/
564043596/climate-scientists-watch-their-words-hoping-to-stave-off-funding-cuts
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/5479906/
Gordon-Brown-staves-off-rebels-with-emotional-speech-to-Labour-MPs.html
head off
(tr)
déjouer, éviter
(panic, plot, plotter,
MPs' rebellion,
trade war,
strike)
repousser
(enemy)
éluder, stopper
(AIDS pandemic)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/world/middleeast/20archive.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/apr/26/usa.oil
ward off
(transitive)
déjouer, éviter, parer
à
(coronavirus, plot, plotter, crisis,
Alzheimer's disease,
inflation pressures)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/19/
nancy-pelosi-fears-for-morbidly-obese-trump-after-hydroxychloroquine-admission
kick off
(intransitive /
transitive)
"casser sa pipe",
démarrer, enclencher
(match, festival, période),
commencer,
mettre en train,
donner le coup d'envoi,
"lancer"
(the great EU debate, their latest world tour,
a massive COVID-19 vaccination
drive),
virer quelqu'un
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/01/16/
957593507/indias-massive-coronavirus-vaccine-effort-begins-today
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/26/
735883899/why-facebook-wont-kick-off-a-warlord
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/05/
608737013/nasa-insight-kicks-off-6-month-journey-to-mars
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-obama/
obama-declares-himself-candidate-for-re-election-idUSTRE7312G620110404
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2010/dec/11/
dannii-minogue-karen-gillan-jessie-j-andrea-riseborough-fashion
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/23/
arts.artsnews
kill off
(tr)
détruire
(the myth that we are the greatest country on
earth)
éliminer, anéantir, réduire à néant,
exterminer
(dinosaurs),
en finir avec, arrêter définitivement,
"bloquer", "étouffer dans
l'oeuf"
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/
opinion/coronavirus-america.html
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/22/
503013290/scientists-say-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-made-earths-surface-act-like-liquid
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/
science/earth/climate-change-threatens-to-kill-off-more-aspen-forests-by-2050s-scientists-say.html
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jul/28/
dinosaurs-asteroid-bad-timing-killed-off-biodiversity-edinburgh-scientists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/23/christmas-food-handouts-families-poverty
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/17/queens-speech-tories-lord-strathclyde
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/24/big-brother-television
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jan/02/shopping.business
blow off
(tr)
éclater, exploser
put off
(tr)
rebuter, dissuader (voters)
remettre à plus tard, ajourner
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2013/feb/24/
australian-cigarette-packet-design-award
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/dec/26/best-apps-iphone-ipad-android
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/nov/03/tuition-fees-poor-students
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/19/google-nexus-one-phone-china
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/apr/14/uk.immigration1
show off (tr / intr)
se
faire remarquer, frimer,
exhiber
(new
ballistic missile)
révéler, dévoiler
(exhibition -> some of the library's treasures)
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/22/
552942917/iran-shows-off-new-ballistic-missile-at-military-parade
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/
technology/facebook-shows-off-redesign.html
cool off
(intr)
se rafraîchir
(ex : en sautant dans une piscine / fontaine)
scare off
(tr)
faire fuir quelqu'un en lui faisant peur
rip off
(tr)
arnaquer, escroquer
fob off
(tr)
léser, se débarrasser de
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2005/may/26/
business.accounts2
wear off
s'effacer, disparaître,
se dissiper (effet d'un vaccin)
chop off
(tr)
trancher, couper
blast off
/ take off
(intr)
décoller, s'élancer (rocket)
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/nov/09/
spaceexploration.internationalnews
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2004/oct/04/
spaceexploration.internationalnews
brush off
(tr)
faire mine d'ignorer / considérer comme insignifiant, éluder,
"chasser d'un revers de la main",
rejeter (torture allegations)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/
world/asia/coronavirus-southeast-asia.html
sign off
(intr)
prendre sa retraite, se retirer,
"raccrocher les gants"
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/
business/media/bob-schieffer-of-face-the-nation-prepares-to-sign-off.html
saw off
(tr)
couper / découper à la scie
tee off
'strike a golf ball from a tee at the start of a game'
(Hyperdictionary definition)
pay off
(intr/tr)
rapporter (de l'argent),
"payer", "marcher" (reforms),
rembourser (debts)
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/26/
678749817/insured-but-indebted-couple-works-5-jobs-to-pay-off-medical-bills
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/oct/05/david-cameron-households-debts-speech
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-03-26-censure-feingold_x.htm
boo off
au
passif > be booed off by > être chassé sous les
huées
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jan/05/
match.sport
goof off /
around (intr)
déconner, glander
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/
education/15recess.html
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