come off

come off
1) (to fall off: Her shoe came off.) caerse, soltarse
2) (to turn out (well); to succeed: The gamble didn't come off.) tener lugar, suceder
come off vb caerse / quitarse / desprenderse
his wig came off se le cayó la peluca
the handle came off in my hand me quedé con el asa en la mano
come off
v.
• despegar v.
come off*
expr.
• realizarse v.
1)
a) v + adv (detach itself) \<\<handle\>\> soltarse*; \<\<button\>\> desprenderse, caerse*; \<\<wallpaper\>\> despegarse*; \<\<dirt/grease\>\> quitarse, salir*
b) v + prep + o (fall off) \<\<horse/motorcycle\>\> caerse* de
2) v + adv
a) (take place) suceder
b) (succeed) tener* éxito
c) (fare, acquit oneself)

to come off badly — salir* mal parado

he always comes off worst — siempre sale perdiendo

d) (appear, seem) (AmE colloq)

to come off as something: she doesn't come off as very bright — no da la impresión de ser muy inteligente

3) v + prep + o
a) (stop taking) \<\<drug\>\> dejar de tomar
b) (be serious)

come off it! — (colloq) anda! no digas tonterías! (fam)

1. VI + ADV
1) [button] caerse; [stain] quitarse

does this lid come off? — ¿se puede quitar esta tapa?

2) (=take place, come to pass) tener lugar, realizarse
3) (=succeed) tener éxito, dar resultados

to come off well/badly — (=turn out) salir bien/mal

4) (=acquit o.s.) portarse

to come off best — salir mejor parado, salir ganando

5) (Theat)

the play came off in January — la obra dejó de figurar en la cartelera en enero

2. VI + PREP
1) (=separate from)

she came off her bike — se cayó de la bicicleta

the car came off the road — el coche se salió de la carretera

the label came off the bottle — la etiqueta se desprendió de la botella

come off it! * — ¡vamos, anda!, ¡venga ya!

I told him to come off it — le dije que dejase de hacer el tonto

2) (=give up) dejar

it's time you came off the pill — es hora de dejar la píldora

* * *
1)
a) v + adv (detach itself) \<\<handle\>\> soltarse*; \<\<button\>\> desprenderse, caerse*; \<\<wallpaper\>\> despegarse*; \<\<dirt/grease\>\> quitarse, salir*
b) v + prep + o (fall off) \<\<horse/motorcycle\>\> caerse* de
2) v + adv
a) (take place) suceder
b) (succeed) tener* éxito
c) (fare, acquit oneself)

to come off badly — salir* mal parado

he always comes off worst — siempre sale perdiendo

d) (appear, seem) (AmE colloq)

to come off as something: she doesn't come off as very bright — no da la impresión de ser muy inteligente

3) v + prep + o
a) (stop taking) \<\<drug\>\> dejar de tomar
b) (be serious)

come off it! — (colloq) anda! no digas tonterías! (fam)


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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