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off [ɒf]
adverbio
1. (away)
- the meeting is only two weeks off -> sólo quedan dos semanas para la reunión
- five miles off -> a cinco millas (de distancia)
- I must be off -> tengo que irme
- I'm off to London -> me voy a Londres
- off you go! -> ¡andando!
2. (indicating removal)
- to take off one's coat -> quitarse el abrigo
- the handle has come off -> se ha soltado el asa
- off and on, on and off -> a intervalos, intermitentemente (intermittently)
3. (with prices)
- 20 percent/£5 off -> una rebaja del 20 por ciento/de 5 libras
4. (away from work, school)
- to have time off -> tener tiempo libre
preposición
5. (away from)
- off the coast -> cerca de la costa
- a street off the main road -> una calle que sale de la principal
- off the record -> extraoficialmente
6. (indicating removal from)
- to fall/jump off something -> caerse/saltar de algo
- the handle has come off the saucepan -> se ha desprendido el mango de la cacerola
7. (with prices)
- 20 percent/£5 off the price -> una rebaja del 20 por ciento/de 5 libras
8. (absent from)
- to be off work/school -> faltar al trabajo/colegio
- Jane's off work today -> Jane no viene hoy a trabajar
9. (not liking)
- she's been off her food lately -> últimamente no está comiendo bien or está sin apetito or está desganada (español de España)
10. (familiar) (from)
- to buy/borrow something off somebody -> comprar/pedir prestado algo a alguien
- I got some useful advice off him -> me dio algunos consejos útiles
adjetivo
11. apagado(a) (not functioning) (light, TV); desconectado(a) (water, electricity)
12. (canceled)
- the wedding is off -> se ha cancelado la boda
- the deal is off -> el acuerdo se ha roto
13. (absent from work, school)
- to be off -> faltar
- Jane's off today -> Jane no viene hoy a trabajar/a clase
15. (unsuccessful)
- to have an off day -> tener un mal día
16. (in tourism)
- the off season -> la temporada baja
17. (describing situation)
- to be well/badly off -> tener mucho/poco dinero
- you'd be better off staying where you are -> será mejor or más vale que te quedes donde estás
18. (unacceptable)
- that comment was a bit off -> ese comentario estaba de más (británico)
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Off [of-steich]
adjetivo
1. Más distante, a mayor distancia, más lejano; el lado derecho de una yunta o una pareja de animales; a la derecha, lo opuesto a nigh o near.
2. Desviado del camino principal.
3. De descanso, que denota una interrupción.
- A day off -> un día de descanso
- To take a day off -> tomarse un día libre
- To be off sick -> estar de baja
4. En desacuerdo con la realidad; falso, incorrecto. (Familiar) (m)
- Off in his calculations -> errado en sus cálculos
- Off side -> (a) el lado derecho
- The game is off -> el partido ha sido cancelado
- Right off, straight off -> ininterrumpidamente, sin parar
- To be off -> estar pasado, cortado (milk, food)
- To be well off -> tener dinero, estar bien acomodado (financial)
- To alow 10 % off the price -> rebajar un 10% el precio
- To dine off soup -> cenar sopa
- To be off-center -> estar descentrado
(b) En el juego de pelota, falta, mala jugada.
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