take away

portare via, rimuovere

Spostare qualcosa dal posto in cui si trova, portandolo altrove.

In inglese semplice: To move something away from where it is.

• Please take away these boxes.
• She took the empty cups away.
• Who will take away the rubbish?

Come si usa: take something away (The waiter took the empty dishes away.)

Sinonimi: remove, carry away

Contrari: bring

Espressioni comuni: take away plates, take away something, take something away

togliere, privare di

Togliere a qualcuno qualcosa che possiede, ha o di cui gode.

In inglese semplice: To make someone lose something they own, have, or enjoy.

• They took away my phone.
• The new law takes away our freedom.
• Nothing can take that memory away from her.

Come si usa: take something away from someone (The school took the phone away from him.)

Sinonimi: remove, confiscate

Contrari: give

Espressioni comuni: take away rights, take away freedom, take something away

meno

Tra due numeri, indica che il secondo va sottratto dal primo.

In inglese semplice: Used between two numbers to show that the second is subtracted from the first.

• Six take away two is four.
• What is ten take away seven?
• Twelve take away five leaves seven.

Come si usa: number + take away + number (Eight take away three is five.)

Sinonimi: minus, less

Contrari: plus

Espressioni comuni: five take away two, ten take away three, nine take away four, eight take away six