pull off

pull off
pull off [lid] togliersi; [handle] essere rimovibile; pull off [sth.] (leave) lasciare [road]; pull off [sth.], pull [sth.] off
1) (remove) togliere, togliersi [coat, sweater, shoes, socks]; tirare via [lid, wrapping, sticker]
2) colloq. (clinch) mettere a segno [raid, robbery]; riuscire a concludere [deal]; portare a compimento [coup, feat]; ottenere, riportare [win, victory]
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(to succeed in doing: He's finally pulled it off!) riuscire, portare a compimento
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vt + adv
1) (remove: wrapping paper) strappare, (clothes, shoes, gloves) levarsi, togliersi
2) (fam: succeed in), (plan, attack etc) portare a termine

he didn't pull it off — non gli è riuscito il colpo

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pull off [lid] togliersi; [handle] essere rimovibile; pull off [sth.] (leave) lasciare [road]; pull off [sth.], pull [sth.] off
1) (remove) togliere, togliersi [coat, sweater, shoes, socks]; tirare via [lid, wrapping, sticker]
2) colloq. (clinch) mettere a segno [raid, robbery]; riuscire a concludere [deal]; portare a compimento [coup, feat]; ottenere, riportare [win, victory]

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