carry off

carry off
transitive verb
1) (from place) davontragen; (as owner or possessor) mit sich nehmen; (cause to die) dahinraffen (geh.)
2) (abduct) entführen [Person]
3) (win) gewinnen [Preis, Medaille]; erringen [Sieg]
4)

carry it/something off [well] — es/etwas [gut] zustande bringen

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(to take away by carrying: She carried off the screaming child.) forttragen
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carry off
vt
1. (take away)
to \carry off sb ⇆ off jdn wegtragen; (in football) jdn vom Spielfeld tragen
to \carry off sth ⇆ off etw wegtragen; thieves etw erbeuten
2. (succeed)
to \carry off sth off etw hinbekommen fam
3. (win)
to \carry off off ⇆ sth etw gewinnen
to \carry off off a prize einen Preis mit nach Hause nehmen
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vt sep
1) (= seize, carry away) wegtragen
2) (= win) prizes, medals gewinnen, mit nach Hause nehmen (inf)
3)

to carry it off — es hinkriegen (inf)

4) (= kill) (hin)wegraffen (geh)
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carry off v/t
1. forttragen, -schaffen
2. jemanden abführen (to prison ins Gefängnis)
3. jemanden entführen
4. jemanden hinwegraffen (Krankheit)
5. einen Preis etc gewinnen, erringen
6. carry it off well die Sache gut durchstehen
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transitive verb
1) (from place) davontragen; (as owner or possessor) mit sich nehmen; (cause to die) dahinraffen (geh.)
2) (abduct) entführen [Person]
3) (win) gewinnen [Preis, Medaille]; erringen [Sieg]
4)

carry it/something off [well] — es/etwas [gut] zustande bringen

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v.
abtragen v.
verschleppen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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