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  • 1Take off — v. t. 1. To remove, as from the surface or outside; to remove from the top of anything; as, to take off a load; to take off one s hat. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut off; as, to take off the head, or a limb. [1913 Webster] 3. To destroy; as, to take o …

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  • 2Take-off — rsp. Takeoff (englisch: take off, take off oder takeoff) bezeichnet: das Abheben eines Luftfahrzeuges, siehe Start (Luftfahrt) Take off Modell, ein Modell in der Entwicklungstheorie, siehe The Stages of Economic Growth: A Noncommunist Manifesto… …

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  • 3take off — {v. phr.} 1a. To leave fast; depart suddenly; run away. * /The dog took off after a rabbit./ Compare: LIGHT OUT. 1b. {informal} To go away; leave. * /The six boys got into the car and took off for the drug store./ 2. To leave on a flight, begin… …

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  • 4take off — {v. phr.} 1a. To leave fast; depart suddenly; run away. * /The dog took off after a rabbit./ Compare: LIGHT OUT. 1b. {informal} To go away; leave. * /The six boys got into the car and took off for the drug store./ 2. To leave on a flight, begin… …

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  • 5take|off — take off or take|off «TAYK F, OF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the leaving of the ground in leaping or in beginning a flight in an aircraft; taking off: »Vertical take offs and landings long have been a goal of aircraft engineers and builders (Wall… …

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  • 6Take off — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (surnommé TOYPAJ) est le quatrième album enregistré en studio du groupe californien de pop punk Blink 182. Taxi Take off… …

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  • 7take-off — [ tɛkɔf ] n. m. inv. • 1961; mot angl. , de to take off « décoller (avion) » ♦ Anglic. Écon. Phase de démarrage (d une entreprise, d une unité sociale); croissance auto entretenue (d un pays, d une économie en voie de développement). ⇒… …

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  • 8take off — [tɛkɔf] n. m. ÉTYM. 1961; mot angl., de to take off « décoller » (en parlant d un avion). ❖ ♦ Anglic. Écon. Départ, démarrage, essor (d une entreprise, d une unité sociale). ⇒ Décollage (fig.); décoller. Par ext. || …

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  • 9Take-off — Take off, auch Take|off [teik ɔf] das u. der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. take off zu to take off »wegnehmen, bringen«>: 1. Start (einer Rakete, eines Flugzeugs). 2. Start, Beginn, Durchbruch; wirtschaftliches Wachstum …

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  • 10take off — [v1] leave; leave the ground ascend, bear, beat it, become airborne, begone, blast off, blow*, clear out*, decamp, depart, disappear, exit, get off, get out, go, go away, head, hightail*, hit the road*, hit the trail*, lift off, light out*, make* …

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