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run off(
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)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.).
a. salir corriendo
Some boys threw a brick through the window and ran off.Unos chicos tiraron un ladrillo por la ventana y salieron corriendo.
2. (to escape)
a. escaparse
We'll need to tie the prisoners up in case they try to run off.Tendremos que atar a los prisioneros por si quieren escaparse.
a. escaparse
The young couple made plans to run off together and get married.La joven pareja planeó escaparse juntos y casarse.
a. salir
There's a path that runs off to the right, but we carry straight on.Hay un sendero que sale a la derecha, pero nosotros seguimos recto.
a. correr
The rainwater has nowhere to run off, so the path flooded.El agua de lluvia no tiene por donde correr, así que se inundó el camino.
6. (to use)
a. funcionar con
What does the boat's heating run off? - A generator.¿Con qué funciona la calefacción del barco? - Con un generador.
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.).
a. dejar salir
We run off the whey and retain the curd.Dejamos salir el suero de la leche y nos quedamos con la cuajada.
9. (to operate)
a. hacer funcionar con
You can run this portable vacuum cleaner off your car's cigarette lighter.Puedes hacer funcionar esta aspiradora portátil con el encendedor de tu auto.
10. (to create)
a. escribir
When he was in a creative phase, he could run off a couple of thousand words before breakfast.Cuando estaba en una onda creativa, era capaz de escribir dos mil palabras antes del desayuno.
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