carry off

interpretare con successo, portare con disinvoltura

Rendere convincenti e riusciti un’interpretazione, un aspetto o un modo di comportarsi.

In inglese semplice: To make a performance, appearance, or way of behaving seem convincing and successful.

• She carries off that look beautifully.
• He carried off the role of a strict teacher convincingly.
• Can you carry off a French accent?

Come si usa: carry something off (She carried the unusual costume off with confidence.)

Sinonimi: pull off

Espressioni comuni: carry off a role, carry off a look, carry off something

riuscire a fare, portare a termine

Riuscire a fare qualcosa, soprattutto se è difficile.

In inglese semplice: To succeed in doing something, especially something difficult.

• It was hard, but we carried it off.
• She carried off the difficult task without any help.
• Do you think they can carry off such an ambitious project?

Come si usa: carry something off (It was a difficult plan, but they carried it off.)

Sinonimi: pull off, accomplish, achieve

Contrari: fail

Espressioni comuni: carry off something, carry off a plan

portare via

Prendere qualcuno o qualcosa e portarlo lontano dal luogo in cui si trova.

In inglese semplice: To take someone or something away from a place.

• Workers carried off the old sofa.
• The flood carried off several wooden fences.
• Can you carry off these bags of rubbish?

Come si usa: carry something off (The workers carried the broken chairs off.)

Sinonimi: take away, remove

Espressioni comuni: carry off something, carry off furniture

vincere, aggiudicarsi

Vincere un premio, un titolo o un altro riconoscimento.

In inglese semplice: To win a prize, title, or other reward.

• She carried off the gold medal.
• Our school carried off three awards at the festival.
• Who will carry off the trophy this year?

Come si usa: carry off something (Their team carried off the top prize.)

Sinonimi: win, take

Contrari: lose

Espressioni comuni: carry off a prize, carry off the trophy

rubare, rapire

Prendere qualcosa che appartiene ad altri o portare via una persona con la forza.

In inglese semplice: To take something that belongs to someone else, or take a person away by force.

• Thieves carried off her jewelry.
• The attackers carried off two children from the village.
• Someone carried off the money while we were outside.

Come si usa: carry someone/something off (The raiders carried several villagers off.)

Sinonimi: steal, kidnap, abduct

Espressioni comuni: carry off valuables, carry off someone

uccidere, portare via

Detto di una malattia o di un disastro, provocare la morte di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: If a disease or disaster does this, it causes someone to die.

• The fever carried off many children.
• A winter illness carried her off before spring.
• The epidemic had carried off half the village.

Come si usa: carry someone off (A sudden illness carried him off.)

Sinonimi: kill

Espressioni comuni: carry off someone, carry off victims