stay off

stay off
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I can't get the dog to stay off the couch.No consigo hacer que el perro se suba al sofá.
The sign says "stay off the grass."El letrero dice "no pisar el pasto".
a. dejar
Watkins managed to stay off drugs for six months, but then he fell off the wagon.Watkins logró dejar las drogas por seis meses, pero luego tuvo una recaída.
b. no consumir
The doctor told me to stay off salty foods to bring down my blood pressure.El médico me dijo que no consumiera comidas saladas para que me bajara la presión.
3. (to not go to)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. no ir a
Autumn is going to stay off training because of her injury.Autumn no va a ir al entrenamiento porque está lesionada.
b. dejar de ir a
I can't stay off work any longer, and I'm mostly better anyway.Ya no puedo dejar de ir al trabajo, y ya estoy casi recuperado, de todos modos.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
4. (to not go to work)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. no ir a trabajar
Julie was ill on Tuesday, so she stayed off.Julie estaba enferma el martes, así que no fue a trabajar.
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