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Meanings of make off in English

Portuguese
fugir

Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.

fugir
Usage of make off in English
1
Then he would drop everything, and make off in the utmost consternation.
Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools
2
Crawford declined to say how much his company would make off abc.xyz.
Reuters
3
If you're planning to make off to Cabo San Lucas, forget it.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
4
He would probably make off with some of our best artworks, then.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
5
They had soon realized there was money to make off the downtrodden.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
6
I wish you'd let me know the next time you make off.
Wives and Daughters
7
So he took his long spear and was about to make off.
Certain Noble Plays of Japan: From the manuscripts of Ernest Fen...
8
I believe to my soul he's had the spirit to make off.
The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors
9
Unquestionably several others had been wounded, but had managed to make off.
On the Pampas; Or, The Young Settlers
10
He grabbed a turkey leg and pretended to make off with it.
Hook
11
Another seized a soldier's knapsack and attempted to make off with it.
Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Sta...
12
A person can't just make off with a locker full of caskets.
Two for the dough
13
Remember the letter and must make off with this package at all costs.
The ginger man
14
We must make off between the horn of the crescent and the Romans.
Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion
15
He would realise his profits and make off, leaving her in the lurch.
Demos
16
And Keesh continued to make off over the ice to a safe distance.
Love of Life, and Other Stories
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Translations for make off
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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