strike off

inhabilitar

Prohibir oficialmente a alguien ejercer como médico o abogado, eliminando su inscripción profesional.

En inglés sencillo: To officially stop someone from working as a doctor or lawyer by removing their professional registration.

• The doctor was struck off.
• They struck her off after a serious professional failure.
• Could he be struck off for that conduct?

Cómo se usa: be struck off for something (The lawyer was struck off for stealing clients’ money.)

Sinónimos: disbar

Expresiones frecuentes: strike someone off, strike off doctors

eliminar, tachar

Quitar un nombre o una entrada de una lista oficial.

En inglés sencillo: To remove a name or entry from an official list.

• Strike off the duplicate names.
• The company was struck off the register.
• Why did they strike her off the membership list?

Cómo se usa: strike someone/something off a list (They struck his name off the list.)

Sinónimos: remove, delete

Antónimos: add

Expresiones frecuentes: strike off names, strike someone off

cortar de un golpe

Separar una parte de algo golpeándola con una herramienta afilada o un arma.

En inglés sencillo: To separate a part from something by hitting it with a sharp tool or weapon.

• He struck off a branch.
• One blow of the sword struck off the statue’s head.
• The worker struck off a small piece of stone.

Sinónimos: cut off, sever

Expresiones frecuentes: strike off branches, strike something off

emprender un nuevo rumbo

Empezar a avanzar en otra dirección o seguir un nuevo plan.

En inglés sencillo: To begin moving in a new direction or following a new plan.

• We struck off towards the coast.
• He decided to strike off on his own.
• The group struck off along a narrow mountain path.

Cómo se usa: strike off in a direction (We struck off in a different direction.); strike off on something (She struck off on a new career path.)

Sinónimos: set off, set out, branch out

Expresiones frecuentes: strike off alone, strike off north

imprimir

Imprimir rápidamente una copia de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To print a copy of something quickly.

• Strike off another copy.
• The printer struck off fifty leaflets that morning.
• Could you strike off a proof for the editor?

Sinónimos: print, run off

Expresiones frecuentes: strike off copies, strike something off