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cross off
Language:
Meanings:
1.
general
neutral
standard
To mark an item on a list to show that it has been completed, dealt with, or should no longer be considered.
To draw a line through an entry on a list or record to indicate its removal or completion.
2.
general
neutral
informal
To remove someone or something from consideration, participation, or a roster; to eliminate from a group, plan, or sequence.
To cancel or strike something from a schedule, plan, or record.
3.
general
informal
colloquial
To accomplish or complete a task that can then be removed from a list of objectives (often used figuratively as 'cross off an item').
Examples:
EN:
It says a French tramps try to cross off Mike
ES:
Dice: "Ramera francesa quiso traicionar a Mike Davis".
EN:
See the twinkling southern cross off maracca day after day we charged the enemy.
ES:
Día tras día cargábamos contra el enemigo
EN:
I can cross off pink sweater for Elizabeth and yellow sweater for Sarah Jane.
ES:
Le haré un jersey rosa a Elizabeth y uno amarillo a Sarah Jane.
EN:
We don't pull out now, you can cross off ten men.
ES:
Si no salimos ahora, puedes enterrar a diez hombres.
EN:
After he did the thing, he must have torn the cross off Lucy.
ES:
Después de hacer eso... le habrá arrancado la cruz a Lucy.
EN:
[WHIMPERS] And while you're at it, don't forget to cross off that little debt.
ES:
Mientras no olvide la deuda.
EN:
I'll cross off the heaviest things.
ES:
Borraré las cosas más pesadas
EN:
When you die, we will cross off your name, close ranks and carry on.
ES:
Cuando mueran, tacharemos su nombre cerraremos filas y seguiremos adelante.
EN:
The A's cross off.
ES:
Las Aes se van.
EN:
Before I wipe away this blood, let me take this cross off.
ES:
Antes de limpiarte la sangre, permíteme quitarte la cruz.
EN:
Now, please. Take the cross off.
ES:
Por favor, sácate la cruz.
EN:
We shall cross off every name.
ES:
Tacharemos todos los nombres.
EN:
That's one thing you can cross off your list.
ES:
Eso lo puedes borrar de la lista.
EN:
- Kim, we have to cross off our days.
ES:
Kim debemos tachar los días.
EN:
All right then. They say no cheating, we cross off sleeping sickness.
ES:
Si dicen que no han sido infieles, descartamos la enfermedad del sueño.
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