how can i say in spanish "on - off"

Question

how can i say in spanish "on - off"

Hi, welcome to the forum. You need to use correct capitalisation on this site as people are learning English too, - MaryMcc, Oct 11, 2011

Answer 1

Hi and welcome to the forum. This question needs more context. Are you talking about on-off as printing on a switch? Do you want to turn the TV or the lights on or off? It matters.

Thanks,

J

Answer 2

That's an interesting question (for me). I think outside of the US light switches often don't have little words "On" and "Off" written on them, and the machine tools I've seen in Mexico had a green button for on, and a red button for off.

The verb for "to turn on" is encender, and for "to turn off" is apagar.

So maybe you could write encienda and apague.

But there probably wouldn't be room!

Maybe someone else knows. Or else, go with the colors.

Answer 3

I am talking about a machine that it has capable of a lot of things. Like moving, cutting and attaching something exc. I have made a button to energize the all system. I wanna write it down "System ON OFF" button.This is what i wanna ask.