offhand

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offhand
[ɒfˈhænd]
adjetivo
1desconsiderado(a)
  • to be offhand (with somebody) -> mostrarse desconsiderado(a) (con alguien)
adverbio
2(immediately)
  • I don't know offhand -> ahora mismo, no lo sé

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offhand [of-jand]
adjetivo
1Hecho o ejecutado sin preparación.
2No ceremonioso, informal.
adverbio
3Sin premeditación, sobre la marcha; sin estudio ni vacilación.
4Sin apoyo artificial.
  • To shoot offhand -> tirar sin apoyo artificial
  • She was very offhand about it -> lo discutió sin darle importancia

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offhand [ɒfˈhænd]
adjective
1 (casual)
he was very offhand about his achievements no daba importancia a sus logros
Then he said, in an offhand manner: "Well, that's the sort of stuff I do"
"it was nothing," he said in an offhand manner —no fue nada —dijo como quitándole importancia; "it could have been worse," said Hamish, in an offhand tone —podría haber sido peor —dijo Hamish en tono despreocupado; his attitude to work/punctuality is very offhand se toma el trabajo/la puntualidad muy a la ligera
He passed from an offhand coldness to a tactless boasting
2 (cavalier) displicente
the next day he was very offhand with her al día siguiente estuvo muy displicente con ella
the funeral director was offhand
to treat sb in an offhand manner tratar a algn con displicencia
adverb
(without some thought) sin pensarlo
I can't tell you offhand no te lo puedo decir así de pronto sin pensarlo un poco así nomás;oror (LAm) offhand, I'd say that there were around 40 así, a ojo, diría que eran unos cuarenta; do you know offhand where the copies are kept? ¿sabes por casualidad dónde se guardan las copias?; do you know her phone number offhand? ¿te sabes de memoria su número de teléfono?
"When will my car be ready?" "I couldn't say off-hand" Can you remember off-hand which subjects you've already covered? I can't say offhand do you know offhand where he keeps the sugar? I wonder if they stay open till 8.30; do you know offhand?

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