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A v. i. + avv.

1 correre via; andarsene; scappare: The cat ran off with the meat, il gatto è corso via con la carne; He just ran off one day without telling her, se n'è semplicemente andato un giorno senza dirle niente

2 (dell'acqua, ecc.) defluire; scaricarsi

B v. t. + avv.

1 far defluire

2 (tipogr.) tirare, stampare (copie, ecc.)

3 scrivere in fretta, buttare giù (una lettera, un articolo)

C v. i. + prep.

(autom., ecc.) uscire di (strada, ecc.); uscire da: My car ran off the road, la mia auto è uscita di strada; The road was slippery and the rider ran off the bend, la strada era scivolosa e il ciclista è finito fuori strada in curva; Two racing cars ran off the track, due auto da corsa sono finite fuori pista

D v. t. + prep.

1 (fam. USA) cacciare via (q.) da (un luogo)

2 (autom., ecc.) mandare (un veicolo) fuori di (strada) (o fuori pista): The car-thief ran the stolen car off the road, il ladro d'auto ha mandato fuori strada la macchina che aveva rubato □ (di un treno) to run off the rails, deragliare □ (fam.) to be run off one's feet, stancarsi da morire: I've been run off my feet all day, mi sono stancata da morire tutto il giorno □ (fam. USA) to run off at the mouth, straparlare.

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run off — {v. phr.} 1. To produce with a printing press or duplicating machine. * /The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper./ 2. To drive away. * /The boys saw a dog digging in mother s flower bed, and they ran him off./ * /When the… … Dictionary of American idioms
run off — {v. phr.} 1. To produce with a printing press or duplicating machine. * /The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper./ 2. To drive away. * /The boys saw a dog digging in mother s flower bed, and they ran him off./ * /When the… … Dictionary of American idioms
run-off — run offs also runoff 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N between pl n A run off is an extra vote or contest which is held in order to decide the winner of an election or competition, because no one has yet clearly won. There will be a run off between… … English dictionary
run-off — UK US noun [C, usually singular] (also run off election) POLITICS ► an extra election to decide on a winner, because the leading competitors have equal numbers of votes, or because the winner had less than half the number of votes: » Colombians… … Financial and business terms
run-off — n 1.) a second competition or election that is arranged when there is no clear winner of the first one →↑play off →run off at ↑run1 2.) [U] technical rain or other liquid that flows off the land into rivers … Dictionary of contemporary English
run off (something) — 1. to make electronic or print copies of something. I ll just run these copies off before the meeting starts. He ran off 50 copies of the cassette and mailed them to agents. 2. to score points quickly in a competition. Iowa ran off 12 points and… … New idioms dictionary
run off — run (someone) off to force someone to leave suddenly. Barlow wouldn t leave, so she ran him off by threatening to call the police. Dad tried to run off some people who were camping on our land, but they wouldn t leave … New idioms dictionary
run off with someone — run off with (someone) to leave your partner or home to begin a new relationship with someone. He has run off with a woman he met at the office … New idioms dictionary
run off with — (someone) to leave your partner or home to begin a new relationship with someone. He has run off with a woman he met at the office … New idioms dictionary
run off your feet — If you are run off your feet, you are extremely busy and don t have enough time to do everything … The small dictionary of idiomes
run off with something — ˌrun ˈoff with sth derived to steal sth and take it away • The treasurer had run off with the club s funds. Main entry: ↑runderived … Useful english dictionary

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