take off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action d'enlever quelque chose (par exemple, des vêtements), de partir rapidement ou le décollage d'un avion.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing something (like clothing), departing quickly, or an aircraft leaving the ground.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove clothinginformal

   To remove something, especially clothing, from your body.

   Enlever (un vêtement)

   • Please take off your shoes before entering the house.
   • He took off his jacket because it was warm.
   • She took off her glasses to clean them.

   Synonymesdoffpeel offpull offremoveshed

   Antonymesdonput on

2. Leave the groundformal

   When an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly.

   décoller (pour un aéronef)

   • The plane took off at 6 AM sharp.
   • We watched the helicopter take off from the helipad.
   • The flight is scheduled to take off in an hour.

   Synonymeslaunchlift off

   Antonymesalightlandtouch down

3. informal

   To suddenly become successful or popular.

   décoller

   • Her singing career really took off after that performance.
   • The new product took off quickly in the market.
   • His business took off within the first year.

   Synonymesboomcatch onflourishprospersoarsucceedthrive

   Antonymesfailflop

4. Leave quicklyinformal

   To leave a place suddenly or hurriedly.

   partir précipitamment

   • He took off without saying goodbye.
   • They took off as soon as the meeting ended.
   • She took off in a hurry to catch the bus.

   Synonymesboltdecampdisappearfleeget awayrunscramskedaddlesplitvamoose

   Antonymesarriveremainstay

Verbe de basetake