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kick off(
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)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.).
1. (sports)
a. hacer el saque inicial
A coin was tossed to decide who would kick off.Lanzaron una moneda al aire para decidir quién haría el saque inicial.
Hurry up! The national team is about to kick off.¡Apúrale! La selección está a punto de hacer el saque inicial.
2. (colloquial) (to begin)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. comenzar
The new season will kick off with the Australian Grand Prix in March.La nueva temporada comenzará con el Gran Premio de Australia en marzo.
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.).
3. (colloquial) (to begin)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. iniciar
I asked for someone in the audience to kick off the question and answer session.Pedí que alguien del público iniciara la sesión de preguntas y respuestas.
b. comenzar
The singer is going to kick off her world tour with a concert in Sydney.La cantante comenzará su gira mundial con un concierto en Sydney.
4. (to remove)
a. quitarse de una patada
The baby always kicks off the bedclothes during the night.El bebé siempre se quita la ropa de cama de una patada durante la noche.
b. sacarse de una patada (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I kicked off my stilettos and breathed a sigh of relief.Me saqué los tacones de aguja de una patada y di un suspiro de alivio.
5. (computing)
a. desconectarse
The website is fine for a few minutes, then it kicks me off for no apparent reason.El sitio web funciona bien durante unos minutos, luego se desconecta sin motivo aparente.
b. desconectar
After a few minutes of inactivity, the server kicks you off the game.Tras unos minutos de inactividad, el servidor te desconecta del juego.
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