knock off

knock off
knock off colloq. [worker] smettere di lavorare, staccare; knock [sb., sth.] off, knock off [sb., sth.]
1) (cause to fall) fare cadere [person, object]; cacciare via [insect]
2) (reduce)

I'll knock Ј 10 off for you — vi farò uno sconto di 10 sterline

3) colloq. (steal) rubare, fregare [car, object]
4) colloq. (stop)

knock it off! — piantala!

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(to stop working: I knocked off at six o'clock after studying for four hours; What time do you knock off in this factory?) finire
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1. vt + adv
1) (strike off: vase on shelf) far cadere

(fig: from price, record) to knock off £10 or knock £10 off the price — fare uno sconto di 10 sterline

2) (fam: steal) sgraffignare, fregare
3) (fam: do quickly) buttare giù
4)

(fam: stop) knock it off! — piantala!

2. vi + adv
(fam: stop work) smontare, staccare
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knock off colloq. [worker] smettere di lavorare, staccare; knock [sb., sth.] off, knock off [sb., sth.]
1) (cause to fall) fare cadere [person, object]; cacciare via [insect]
2) (reduce)

I'll knock Ј 10 off for you — vi farò uno sconto di 10 sterline

3) colloq. (steal) rubare, fregare [car, object]
4) colloq. (stop)

knock it off! — piantala!


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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