take off

1. (transitive)To remove.

   He took off his shoes.

   The test grader takes off a point for every misspelled word.

   ausziehen, loslösen, abziehen

   снима́тьsnimátʹ, снятьsnjatʹ, убира́тьubirátʹ

   зніма́тиznimáty, зня́тиznjáty

   remove clothes or shoes

2. (transitive, usually)To imitate (somebody), often in a satirical manner.

   mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner

3. (intransitive)To leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight.

   The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3.

   That high-jumper takes off from her left foot.

4. To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.

   starten, abheben

   взлета́тьvzletátʹ, взлете́тьvzletétʹ

   зліта́тиzlitáty, злеті́тиzletíty

5. (intransitive)To become successful, to flourish.

   The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit.

   2007 July 12, The Guardian, A welcome invasion. The message is now the medium – that is powerful and means products can take off practically all by themselves.

   durchstarten, in Schwung kommen

   поднятьсяpodnjatʹsja, подниматьсяpodnimatʹsja

6. (intransitive)To depart.

   I'm going to take off now.

   Take off, loser!

   abhauen, sich verziehen, weg sein

   depart for someplace

7. (transitive)To quantify.

   I'll take off the concrete and steel for this construction project.

8. (ambitransitive)To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission.

   If you take off for Thanksgiving you must work Christmas and vice versa.

   He decided to let his mother take a night off from cooking, so he took her and his siblings out to dinner.

   freinehmen

9. (dated, intransitive, slang)To take drugs; to inject drugs.

   take away

10. (dated, slang, transitive)To steal (something) or rob (someone).

11. (archaic, transitive)To swallow.

    to take off a glass of wine

1. May I take off my coat?

   Можна мені зняти пальто? — deniko

   ruМожно мне снять пальто? — shanghainese

   deDarf ich meinen Mantel ausziehen? — al_ex_an_der

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2. Taking off is easier than landing.

   Злітати простіше, ніж приземлятися. — deniko

   ruВзлёт проще посадки. — megaton

   deAbheben ist einfacher als Landen. — xtofu80

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3. Tom took off his wedding ring.

   Том зняв своб обручку. — deniko

   ruТом снял своё обручальное кольцо. — odexed

   deTom nahm seinen Ehering ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Tom took off all his clothes.

   Том зняв із себе весь одяг. — deniko

   ruТом снял с себя всю одежду. — odexed

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5. The plane took off on time.

   Літак злетів вчасно. — deniko

   ruСамолёт взлетел вовремя. — Selena777

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irregular · Lesson

• take upпіднімати, братисяTo pick up.
• take offзняти, зніматиTo remove.
• take outприбрати, видалитиTo remove.
• take onвзяти, братиTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.
• take inпіднімати, братисяTo receive.
• take downпідвести, підводитиTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
• take backвідкликати, згадуватиTo retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
• take overперевищувати, перевершитиTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.