If you press the button while the radio is off, it turns on automatically.Si pulsas el botón cuando la radio está apagada, se enciende automáticamente.
When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg off duty/work, far off, look up the other word.
adverb
1(distant)
a place two miles offun lugar a dos millas (de distancia);it landed not 50 metres offcayó a menos de 50 metros;it's some way offestá algo lejos
the power station is visible from miles off
noises off(gen)ruidos (m) de fondo;(Teat)efectos (m) sonoros;a voice offuna voz de fondo;(Cine)una voz en off
2(in time)
the game is 3 days offfaltan 3 días para el partido
my holiday is less than a week off
3(removed)
the lid is offla tapa está quitada;there are two buttons offfaltan dos botones
there are 2 buttons off
he had his coat offno llevaba el abrigo puesto
both trans are natural, first means he probably carried it perched on his arm or something, whereas second means he wasn't wearing his/a coat; choose between them? can it also mean "se quitó el abrigo" (took off his coat)? EVhe had his coat off but, oddly, left his hat on
with his shoes offdescalzo;sin zapatos;with his hat offcon el sombrero quitado;hats off!¡descúbranse!;hands off!¡fuera las manos!;¡sin tocar!;off with those wet socks!¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!;off with his head!¡que le corten la cabeza!
4(departing)
to be offirse;marcharse;it's time I was offes hora de irme;es hora de marcharme;I must be offtengo que irme;tengo que marcharme;I'm offme voy;me marcho;I'm off to Parisme voy a París;me marcho a París;salgo para París;where are you off to?¿a dónde te vas?;she's off at 4sale del trabajo a las 4;be off!¡fuera de aquí!;¡lárgate!;they're off!(race)¡ya salen!;he's off fishingha ido a pescar;off with you!(go away)¡fuera de aquí!;¡lárgate!;(affectionately)¡vete ya!;off we go!¡vamos!;he's off on his favourite subject againestá otra vez dale que dale con su tema favorito (informal)
5(not at work)
to be off(away)estar fuera;no estar
he's been off for 3 weeksto be off sickwith doctor's noteestar de baja
Ana is off sick today(indisposed)Ana no ha venido a trabajar hoy porque está enferma;(with doctor's note)Ana está de baja hoy;she's off on Tuesdayslos martes no viene (a trabajar);are you off this weekend?¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?;to have or take a day offtomarse un día de descanso;I've got this afternoon offtengo esta tarde libre;he gets two days off each weektiene dos días libres a la semana
he gets five weeks off a year
6(Electricity and Electronics)(Mec)etc
to be off[+apparatus, radio, TV, light]estar apagado;[+tap]estar cerrado;[+water etc]estar cortado;[+brake]no estar puesto;estar quitado;[+machinery]estar parado
7(Comm)
10% offdescuento del 10 por ciento
I'll give you 5% offte hago el 5 por ciento de descuento;te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento
8(in phrases)
off and onde vez en cuando;a ratos
I'm still working as a waitress off and onthey lived together off and on for 6 years
right offstraight offinmediatamente;enseguida
it's not supposed to kill a man straight off, but only after an interval of twelve hoursI knew straight off that this child was different
3 days straight off3 días seguidos
five days straight off without a rest day will make it hard for us
adjective
1(Britain)(bad)
to be off[+fish, yoghurt, meat]estar malo or pasado;[+milk]estar cortado
that fish smells a bit offI threw the yogurt away - it was off
2(cancelled)
the game is offse ha cancelado el partido;the talks are offse han cancelado las conversaciones;sorry, but the party's offlo siento, pero no hay fiesta;their engagement is offhan roto el noviazgo;salmon is off(on menu)ya no hay salmón;se acabó el salmón
3(not right)
the timing is a bit offresulta un poco inoportuno
the timing seems a bit off, seeing that an election is imminent
it's a bit off, isn't it?eso no está muy bien ¿no?
coming home with make-up all over his clothes ¿- it's a bit off, isn't it?
it was a bit off, him leaving like thatno estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así
I thought his behaviour was rather offme pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar
she's feeling rather offse siente bastante mal
4(for money, supplies, time)
how are you off for money?¿qué tal andas de dinero?
how are you off for bread?¿qué tal andas de pan?;how are we off for time?¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
to be [badly] offandar mal de dinerohe's [better] off where he isestá mejor allí donde está ahorawe should be no better offno ganaríamos nadato be well off
to fall off a tablecaer de una mesa;to fall off a cliffcaer por un precipicio;to eat off a dishcomer en un plato;to dine off fishcenar pescado
2(near)
a street off the squareuna calle que sale de la plaza;a flat just off the high streetun piso junto a la calle mayor
3(away from)
a house off the main roaduna casa algo apartada de la carretera;height off the groundaltura del suelo;altura sobre el suelo
the helicopter was just a few metres off the ground
he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when ...corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando ...
4(Náut)
off Portland Billa la altura de Portland Bill;frente a Portland Bill
it's off the coast of Brittany
5(missing from)
there are two buttons off my coata mi chaqueta le faltan dos botones;the lid was off the tinla lata tenía la tapa quitada
6(absent from)
he was off work for 3 weeksestuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas
to take 3 days off worktomarse 3 días libres
7(Comm)
to take 5% off the pricerebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento
8(not taking)
he's been off drugs for a yearhace un año que no prueba las drogas;dejó las drogas hace un año;I'm off coffee(not taking)he dejado de tomar café;(disliking)tengo aborrecido el café;no puedo ver el café
how long have you been off the medication?
to be off one's foodno tener apetito
noun
(start)comienzo (m);(Dep)salida (f)
at the offen la salida;ready for the offlistos para comenzar;(Dep)listos para salir
intransitive verb
especially(US)(leave)largarse (informal)
Mr Burbage's lease ran out after 21 years, and the actors simpled upped and offed
He said he offed the three people on Tropicana just to get my attentionFirst, you got to keep in mind some guys are offed for real good business reasons
