make off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer un départ précipité, surtout pour s'enfuir ou échapper à quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of leaving quickly, especially to escape or avoid something.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Leave quicklyinformal

   To leave a place hastily, often to escape or avoid something.

   Filer à l'anglaise

   • The thief made off with the jewelry before anyone noticed.
   • They made off in a stolen car.
   • He made off when he saw the police approaching.

   Synonymesabscondboltclear outdash offdecampescapefleerun awayrun offskedaddletake off

   Antonymesarriveremainstay

2. Steal and escapeinformal

   To take something and quickly leave with it.

   S'enfuir avec quelque chose (voler et s'échapper)

   • Someone made off with my wallet at the market.
   • The burglars made off with valuable paintings.
   • She made off with the last piece of cake.

   Synonymesabscondboltclear outdecampescapefleerun awaytake off

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