come off

caerse de

salir

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come off(

kuhm

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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.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (to come away from)

a. caerse de

A button's come off my jacket and I don't have time to sew it back on.Se me ha caído un botón de la chaqueta y no tengo tiempo de volver a coserlo.

b. levantarse de

There was paint coming off the walls, and everywhere smelled of damp.La pintura se levantaba de las paredes y olía a humedad por todas partes.

c. despegarse de

It won't be difficult to remove the wallpaper as it's already coming off the walls.No será difícil quitar el papel pintado porque ya se está despegando de las paredes.

2. (to fall off)

a. caerse de

If you come off your horse, it's best to get back in the saddle as soon as possible.Si te caes del caballo, más vale que vuelvas a montar lo antes posible.

3. (to give up)

a. dejar de tomar

You'll need to come off this medicine in view of the side effects you're experiencing.Tendrás que dejar de tomar este medicamento dados los efectos secundarios que experimentas.

b. dejar

Maureen didn't tell Peter she'd come off the pill.Maureen no le dijo a Peter que había dejado la píldora.

c. desengancharse de (illegal substance)

I don't know how to help my son come off heroin.No sé cómo ayudar a mi hijo a desengancharse de la heroína.

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).

intransitive verb phrase

4. (to end up)

a. salir

The party came off better than I expected.La fiesta salió mejor de lo que esperaba.

5. (to come away)

a. despegarse

The house must be damp because the wallpaper is coming off everywhere.La casa debe de estar húmeda porque el papel pintado se despega por todas partes.

b. soltarse

The door handle's come off and I don't know how to open the door.Se soltó el pomo y no sé cómo abrir la puerta.

c. levantarse

Use a steam cleaner if you want paint to come off easily.Utiliza un limpiador de vapor si quieres que la pintura se levante fácilmente.

6. (to disappear)

a. quitarse

I rubbed and rubbed at the mark, but it wouldn't come off.Froté la mancha una y otra vez, pero no se quitó.

7. (to be removable)

a. quitarse

The back of the cell phone comes off so you can change the SIM card.El dorso del celular se quita para que puedas cambiar de tarjeta SIM.

8. (to be successful)

a. dar resultado

Serena had worked very hard to make the evening a success, but somehow, it didn't really come off.Serena se había esforzado mucho para que la noche fuera un éxito, pero por alguna razón no dio resultado.

b. tener éxito

The reviews weren't great, but even if the concert hadn't really come off, it was a good experience.Las críticas no fueron muy buenas, pero aunque el concierto no tuviera mucho éxito, fue una buena experiencia.

c. salir bien

I was intrigued by Jack's novel although I don't think it quite comes off.Me intrigaba la novela de Jack aunque no creo que le salga del todo bien.

9. (to happen)

a. realizarse

Jack had big plans for the future, but they never came off.Jack tenía grandes planes para el futuro, pero nunca se realizaron.

b. suceder

I know Sonia and Graham are engaged, but I don't think their wedding will ever come off.Ya sé que Sonia y Graham están prometidos, pero no creo que su boda suceda nunca.

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come off

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.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (fall from; horse, bicycle)

a. caerse de

c off it!¡anda ya!

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

2. (be removed; button)

a. caerse

3. (paint)

a. levantarse

4. (succeed; plan)

a. salir

to c off well/badlyquedar bien/mal

come off

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 [+button] caerse; [+stain] quitarse

does this lid come off? ¿se puede quitar esta tapa?

2 (take place, come to pass) tener lugar; realizarse

3 (succeed) tener éxito; dar resultados

to come off well/badly (turn out) salir bien/mal

4 (acquit o.s.) portarse

to come off best salir mejor parado; salir ganando

5 (Teat)

the play came off in January la obra dejó de figurar en la cartelera en enero

intransitive verb

1 (separate from)

she came off her bike se cayó de la bicicleta; the car came off the road el coche se salió de la carretera; the label came off the bottle la etiqueta se desprendió de la botella; come off it! ¡vamos, anda!; ¡venga ya!; I told him to come off it le dije que dejase de hacer el tonto

2 (give up) dejar

it's time you came off the pill es hora de dejar la píldora

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