carry away

lasciarsi prendere, farsi trascinare

Farsi prendere tanto dall’emozione o da un’attività da esagerare o smettere di riflettere con attenzione.

In inglese semplice: To become so excited or involved that you do too much or stop thinking carefully.

• Don't get carried away.
• We got carried away and ordered too much food.
• She gets carried away whenever she talks about her new business.

Come si usa: get carried away (I got carried away and bought five pairs of shoes.); get carried away with/by something (He got carried away with his plans.)

Sinonimi: lose control, overdo it

Espressioni comuni: carry away someone, carry someone away

portare via, trascinare via

Portare qualcuno o qualcosa lontano da un luogo, oppure far sentire qualcuno lontano da lì.

In inglese semplice: To take someone or something away from a place, or make them feel far away.

• The wind carried away the leaves.
• Floodwater carried the bridge away last night.
• The smell of flowers carried her away to childhood summers.

Come si usa: carry someone/something away (The current carried the boat away.)

Sinonimi: take away, sweep away

Espressioni comuni: carry away something, carry someone away

incantare, rapire

Colpire qualcuno tanto da fargli dimenticare ciò che lo circonda o accettare qualcosa senza riflettere.

In inglese semplice: To affect someone so strongly that they forget their surroundings or accept something without thinking.

• The music carried me away.
• He was carried away by the beauty of her words.
• Her promises carried them away, despite their earlier doubts.

Come si usa: be carried away by something (The audience was carried away by her beautiful voice.)

Sinonimi: captivate, entrance, transport

Espressioni comuni: carry away someone, carry someone away

rapire, portare via

Portare via qualcuno o qualcosa senza permesso, soprattutto con la forza.

In inglese semplice: To take someone or something away without permission, especially by force.

• The thieves carried away the gold.
• Invaders carried away several villagers during the night.
• Someone had carried away the family jewels.

Come si usa: carry someone/something away (The raiders carried the children away.)

Sinonimi: steal, abduct

Espressioni comuni: carry away someone, carry away stolen goods

spezzarsi per il vento

Spezzarsi o staccarsi sotto la forza eccessiva di una raffica improvvisa.

In inglese semplice: To break or tear loose when a sudden strong wind puts too much force on it.

• The mast carried away in the storm.
• A sudden gust made the sail carry away.
• The rigging had carried away before the crew could reduce sail.

Sinonimi: break, snap

Espressioni comuni: carry away suddenly, carry away in storms