throw off

throw off
transitive verb
1) (discard) ablegen [Maske, Verkleidung]; von sich werfen [Kleider]; (get rid of) loswerden [Erkältung, lästige Person]
2) (perform or write casually) [mühelos] hinwerfen [Rede, Gedicht usw.]
* * *
1) (to get rid of: She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.) loswerden,abschütteln
2) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) ablegen
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throw off
vt
1. (remove forcefully)
to \throw off sb/sth off sth jdn/etw aus etw dat hinauswerfen
to \throw off off ⇆ sth clothing etw schnell ausziehen
2. (jump)
to \throw off oneself off sth sich akk von etw dat hinunterstürzen
3. (cause to lose balance)
to \throw off sb off balance jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen; (fig) jdn aus dem Konzept bringen
4. (escape)
to \throw off off ⇆ sb jdn abschütteln
5. (rid oneself of)
to \throw off off ⇆ sth etw loswerden
to \throw off off an idea sich akk von einer Idee lösen [o befreien
6. (speak, write)
to \throw off off ⇆ sth etw schnell hinwerfen [o fam aus dem Ärmel schütteln]
to \throw off off a comment eine Bemerkung fallenlassen
7. (radiate)
to \throw off off ⇆ energy/heat/warmth Energie/Hitze/Wärme abgeben
8.
to \throw off off one's shackles seine Fesseln abwerfen
to \throw off off the shackles [or the yoke] [of sth] sich akk von den Fesseln [einer S. gen] befreien
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vt sep
1) (= get rid of) clothes abwerfen; disguise, habits ablegen; pursuer abschütteln; cold loswerden

to throw off the yoke of tyranny — die Ketten der Tyrannei sprengen

2) (= emit) sparks, smell abgeben, von sich geben
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throw off
A v/t
1. ein Kleidungsstück, auch fig seine Skrupel etc abwerfen, seine Nervosität etc ablegen
2. ein Joch etc abwerfen, abschütteln:
throw off the chains of marriage sich aus den Fesseln der Ehe befreien
3. jemanden, eine Krankheit etc loswerden
4. einen Verfolger abschütteln, einen Jagdhund auch von der Fährte abbringen
5. in die Irre führen
6. ein Gedicht etc hinwerfen, aus dem Ärmel schütteln
7. eine Bemerkung hinwerfen, fallen lassen
8. jemanden aus dem Konzept oder aus der Fassung oder in Verlegenheit oder ins Schleudern bringen
9. TECH
a) kippen, umlegen
b) auskuppeln, -rücken
10. TYPO abziehen
B v/i Aus umg lästern (at über akk)
* * *
transitive verb
1) (discard) ablegen [Maske, Verkleidung]; von sich werfen [Kleider]; (get rid of) loswerden [Erkältung, lästige Person]
2) (perform or write casually) [mühelos] hinwerfen [Rede, Gedicht usw.]

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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