off

apagado

de

off(af)

adverb

1. (electricity)

a. apagado

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.

2. (distant)

a. a

The mailbox is some yards off to the right.

El buzón está a unas yardas a la derecha.

3. (indicating departure)

a. irse

I'm off to Colombia on Monday!

¡Me voy a Colombia el lunes!

4. (indicating removal)

a.

no direct translation

Pull the label off.

Saca la etiqueta.

When she takes her scarf off, you can see the necklace she is wearing.

Cuando se quita la bufanda, se puede ver el collar que lleva puesto.

preposition

5. (from)

a. de

I fell off the bed and crushed my glasses.

Me caí de la cama y aplasté mis lentes.

6. (absent from)

a.

no direct translation

I'm off work until the new year.

Estoy fuera de la oficina hasta el año nuevo.

The kids have the day off of school because of snow.

Los niños no tienen que ir a la escuela a causa de la nieve.

7. (near)

a. cerca

I live on a small street just off the main road.

Vivo en una pequeña calle cerca de la carretera principal.

8. (indicating abstinence)

a.

no direct translation

She is off sugar as she is trying to lose some weight.

No consume azúcar porque está tratando de perder peso.

The doctor warned him about going off his medication.

El doctor le advirtió que no debería dejar de tomar su medicamento.

9. (indicating removal)

a.

no direct translation

I need you to take a link off this watch.

Necesito que le quite un eslabón a este reloj.

Take that towel off that chair.

Saca la toalla de esa silla.

b. de descuento (pricing)

Subscribe to our newsletter and get 20% off your next purchase.

Suscríbase a nuestro boletín para conseguir un 20% de descuento en su próxima compra.

adjective

10. (cancelled)

a. cancelado

The event is off due to a scheduling error.

Se ha cancelado el evento debido a un error de planificación.

11. (wrong)

a.

no direct translation

His table manners are a bit off.

Sus modales en la mesa dejan algo que desear.

I thought Julia was a bit off with me this morning.

Me pareció que Julia fue algo brusca conmigo esta mañana.

12. (electricity)

a. apagado

Press the off button to end a call.

Pulsa el botón de apagado para finalizar una llamada.

13. (unwell)

a. mal

He had gone to bed early because he felt off.

Se fue a cama temprano porque se sentía mal.

14. (food)

a. malo

The milk is off because you left it out of the fridge.

La leche está mala porque la dejaste fuera de la nevera.

off

adverb

1. (away)

a.

the meeting is only two weeks offsólo quedan dos semanas para la reunión

five miles offa cinco millas (de distancia)

I must be offtengo que irme

I'm off to Londonme voy a Londres

off you go!¡andando!

2. (indicating removal)

a.

to take off one's coatquitarse el abrigo

the handle has come offse ha soltado el asa

off and on, on and offa intervalos, intermitentemente

3. (with prices)

a.

20 percent/£5 offuna rebaja del 20 por ciento/de 5 libras

4. (away from work, school)

a.

to have time offtener tiempo libre

preposition

5. (away from)

a.

off the coastcerca de la costa

a street off the main roaduna calle que sale de la principal

off the recordextraoficialmente

6. (indicating removal from)

a.

to fall/jump off somethingcaerse/saltar de algo

the handle has come off the saucepanse ha desprendido el mango de la cacerola

7. (with prices)

a.

20 percent/£5 off the priceuna rebaja del 20 por ciento/de 5 libras

8. (absent from)

a.

to be off work/schoolfaltar al trabajo/colegio

Jane's off work todayJane no viene hoy a trabajar

9. (not liking)

a.

she's been off her food latelyúltimamente no está comiendo bien or está sin apetito or

10. (colloquial)

a. (from)

to buy/borrow something off somebodycomprar/pedir prestado algo a alguien

I got some useful advice off himme dio algunos consejos útiles

adjective

11. (not functioning; light, tv)

a. apagado(a)

12. (water, electricity)

a. desconectado(a)

13. (canceled)

a.

the wedding is offse ha cancelado la boda

the deal is offel acuerdo se ha roto

14. (absent from work, school)

a.

to be offfaltar

Jane's off todayJane no viene hoy a trabajar/a clase

15. (food)

a. pasado(a)

16. (milk)

a. cortado(a)

17. (meat)

a. malo(a)

b. estropeado(a) (River Plate)

18. (unsuccessful)

a.

to have an off daytener un mal día

19. (in tourism)

a.

the off seasonla temporada baja

20. (describing situation)

a.

to be well/badly offtener mucho/poco dinero

you'd be better off staying where you areserá mejor or más vale que te quedes donde estás

21. (unacceptable) (United Kingdom)

a.

that comment was a bit offese comentario estaba de más

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off [ɒf]

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 off un lugar a dos millas (de distancia); it landed not 50 metres off cayó a menos de 50 metros; it's some way off está algo lejos

the power station is visible from miles off

noises off (gen) ruidos (m) de fondo; (Teat) efectos (m) sonoros; a voice off una voz de fondo; (Cine) una voz en off

2 (in time)

the game is 3 days off faltan 3 días para el partido

my holiday is less than a week off

3 (removed)

the lid is off la tapa está quitada; there are two buttons off faltan dos botones

there are 2 buttons off

he had his coat off no 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)? EV he had his coat off but, oddly, left his hat on

with his shoes off descalzo; sin zapatos; with his hat off con 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 off irse; marcharse; it's time I was off es hora de irme; es hora de marcharme; I must be off tengo que irme; tengo que marcharme; I'm off me voy; me marcho; I'm off to Paris me voy a París; me marcho a París; salgo para París; where are you off to? ¿a dónde te vas?; she's off at 4 sale del trabajo a las 4; be off! ¡fuera de aquí!; ¡lárgate!; they're off! (race) ¡ya salen!; he's off fishing ha 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 again está 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 weeks to be off sick with doctor's note estar 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 Tuesdays los martes no viene (a trabajar); are you off this weekend? ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?; to have or take a day off tomarse un día de descanso; I've got this afternoon off tengo esta tarde libre; he gets two days off each week tiene 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% off descuento del 10 por ciento

I'll give you 5% off te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento; te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento

8 (in phrases)

off and on de vez en cuando; a ratos

I'm still working as a waitress off and on they lived together off and on for 6 years

right offstraight off inmediatamente; enseguida

it's not supposed to kill a man straight off, but only after an interval of twelve hours I knew straight off that this child was different

3 days straight off 3 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 off I threw the yogurt away - it was off

2 (cancelled)

the game is off se ha cancelado el partido; the talks are off se han cancelado las conversaciones; sorry, but the party's off lo siento, pero no hay fiesta; their engagement is off han roto el noviazgo; salmon is off (on menu) ya no hay salmón; se acabó el salmón

3 (not right)

the timing is a bit off resulta 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 that no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así

I thought his behaviour was rather off me pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar

she's feeling rather off se 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 off [for] potatoes

badly better well-off

to be [badly] off andar mal de dinero he's [better] off where he is está mejor allí donde está ahora we should be no better off no ganaríamos nada to be well off

5 (Dep)

offside

6 (Electricity and Electronics) (Mec) etc

in the off position en posición de apagado

preposition

1 (from) de

I get most of my information off Mark

to fall off a table caer de una mesa; to fall off a cliff caer por un precipicio; to eat off a dish comer en un plato; to dine off fish cenar pescado

2 (near)

a street off the square una calle que sale de la plaza; a flat just off the high street un piso junto a la calle mayor

3 (away from)

a house off the main road una casa algo apartada de la carretera; height off the ground altura 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 Bill a 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 coat a mi chaqueta le faltan dos botones; the lid was off the tin la lata tenía la tapa quitada

6 (absent from)

he was off work for 3 weeks estuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas

to take 3 days off work tomarse 3 días libres

7 (Comm)

to take 5% off the price rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento

8 (not taking)

he's been off drugs for a year hace 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 food no tener apetito

noun

(start) comienzo (m); (Dep) salida (f)

at the off en la salida; ready for the off listos 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

transitive verb

(US) (kill) cargarse (very_informal); ventilarse (very_informal)

He said he offed the three people on Tropicana just to get my attention First, you got to keep in mind some guys are offed for real good business reasons

modifier

off day (n)

to have an off day tener un día malo

off season (n) temporada (f) baja

in the off season fuera de temporada