read off

leggere ad alta voce, elencare

Leggere a voce alta elementi scritti, di solito uno dopo l'altro da un elenco.

In inglese semplice: To say written items aloud, usually one after another from a list.

• Please read off the names.
• She read the numbers off slowly so I could write them down.
• Can you read off the next three items?

Come si usa: read something off (She read the names off one by one.); read something off something (He read the prices off a printed list.)

Sinonimi: read out, recite

Espressioni comuni: read off something, read off the names

leggere il valore, rilevare

Ricavare un numero osservando una scala graduata, uno strumento di misura o un grafico.

In inglese semplice: To find a number by looking at a scale, instrument, or chart.

• Read off the temperature, please.
• She read off the pressure shown on the gauge.
• Can you read the value off this graph?

Come si usa: read something off something (You can read the temperature off the display.)

Sinonimi: read, measure

Espressioni comuni: read off something, read off the temperature

sgridare, rimproverare

Parlare con rabbia a qualcuno perché ha fatto qualcosa di sbagliato.

In inglese semplice: To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

• The boss read him off.
• She read the boys off for breaking the window.
• Did your father read you off when you arrived late?

Come si usa: read someone off (His father read him off for leaving the gate open.)

Sinonimi: scold, tell off, reprimand

Contrari: praise

Espressioni comuni: read someone off, read off someone