pull off

pull off
transitive verb
1) (remove) abziehen; (violently) abreißen; ausziehen [Kleidungsstück, Handschuhe]
2) (accomplish) an Land ziehen (ugs.) [Geschäft, Knüller]
* * *
(to succeed in doing: He's finally pulled it off!) schaffen
* * *
pull off
I. vt
to \pull off off ⇆ sth etw [schnell] ausziehen
2. (fam: succeed)
to \pull off off ⇆ sth etw durchziehen fam
to \pull off off a deal ein Geschäft zustande bringen
to \pull off off an order einen Auftrag an Land ziehen
to \pull off off a victory einen Sieg davontragen
II. vi losfahren, abfahren
* * *
vt sep
1) wrapping paper abziehen; cover abnehmen; (violently) abreißen; clothes, pullover, shoes ausziehen; gloves, tights ausziehen, abstreifen

he pulled his clothes off and jumped into the water — er riss sich (dat)

he quickly pulled his/her coat off — er zog sich/ihr schnell den Mantel aus

2) (inf: succeed in) schaffen (inf); deal, coup zuwege bringen (inf); order an Land ziehen (inf); bank job, burglary drehen (inf)
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pull off
A v/t
1. wegziehen, wegreißen
2. den Hut abnehmen (to vor dat), die Schuhe etc ausziehen:
pull off one’s clothes sich die Kleider vom Leib reißen
3. einen Preis gewinnen, auch einen Sieg davontragen
4. umg zuwege bringen, schaffen, schaukeln
5. pull o.s. off vulg sich einen runterholen (masturbieren)
B v/i
1. sich in Bewegung setzen, abfahren
2. abstoßen (Boot)
* * *
transitive verb
1) (remove) abziehen; (violently) abreißen; ausziehen [Kleidungsstück, Handschuhe]
2) (accomplish) an Land ziehen (ugs.) [Geschäft, Knüller]
* * *
v.
abziehen v.

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