pick off
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pick off(
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)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (to shoot)
a. cargarse
Roberts ran, but one of the mobsters leaned out the window with a gun and picked him off.Roberts echó a correr, pero uno de los mafiosos se asomó por la ventana con una pistola y se lo cargó.
b. liquidar
I saw the man run out after Rodriguez; he raised the gun and picked him off before he could round the corner.Vi al hombre salir tras Rodríguez; alzó la pistola y lo liquidó antes de que pudiera doblar la esquina.
c. abatir
The hunter pick the bird off just before it reached the woods.El cazador abatió el ave justo antes de que alcanzara el bosque.
a. quitar
I can't seem to pick this sticker off the cover of the CD I just bought.No consigo quitar la pegatina de la cubierta del CD que acabo de comprar.
b. desprender
Dana picked the tape off that was stuck to the window.Dana desprendió la cinta que estaba pegada en la ventana.
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