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1 off-the-cuff
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2 off
(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) bater o ponto* * *[ɔf] adj 1 desligado. 2 desocupado, livre. we are taking the day off / fazemos feriado hoje, não trabalhamos. 3 mais distante, mais remoto. 4 lateral. 5 não muito bom, estragado. 6 possível mas não provável. 7 rumo ao mar. 8 cancelado. • adv 1 embora. he saw her off / ele acompanhou-a, conduziu-a (para casa, à estação, etc.). 2 distante (tempo). it is still a long way off / ainda há muito tempo até lá. Easter is four weeks off / daqui a quatro semanas teremos Páscoa. 3 livre. 4 inteiramente. 5 fora, ausente. 6 longe, afastado, remoto. 7 ao largo. 8 afastado do vento. • prep 1 fora. 2 fora de. 3 distante. 4 ao lado de. • interj vá embora! saia! fora! an off chance uma possibilidade remota. an off street rua lateral secundária. be off with you some-te, vai-te embora. far off a grande distância. hands off tire as mãos. he feels off ele não se sente bem. help him off with his coat ajude-o a tirar a capa, o casaco. how well off are you for money? como você está de dinheiro? I’m off wine at the moment não estou bebendo vinho no momento. off and on de vez em quando, intermitentemente. off ( from) the road afastado do caminho, distante da estrada. off Plymouth Naut na altura de Plymouth. off-the-cuff coll improvisado, espontâneo. off the record extra-oficialmente, confidencialmente. off the wall Amer sl a) incomum, extraordinário, chocante. b) louco, excêntrico. off with their heads! arranquem-lhes as cabeças. she is off with him ela não quer ter mais relações com ele. the milk has gone off o leite se estragou. the off side o lado direito do caminho. to be off partir, ir embora. to be off forth estar a caminho, partir. to be off key cantar erradamente ou mal. to be off one’s head estar tonto. to feel off sentir-se mal. to turn off fechar (a torneira), desligar (a luz). well or badly off a) em boas ou más circunstâncias. b) endinheirado ou sem dinheiro, pobre. you are way off você errou por muito. you can get ten percent off você pode conseguir dez por cento de desconto.
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off-the-cuff — {adj.}, {informal} Not prepared ahead of time. Used of a speech or remarks. * /Jack was made master of ceremonies because he was a good off the cuff speaker./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off-the-cuff — {adj.}, {informal} Not prepared ahead of time. Used of a speech or remarks. * /Jack was made master of ceremonies because he was a good off the cuff speaker./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off-the-cuff — adj. with little or no preparation or forethought; unrehearsed; extemporaneous; offhand. his off the cuff remarks offended many people; an off the cuff toast Syn: ad lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, unpremeditated … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-the-cuff — adjective, adverb if you say something off the cuff, you do not plan it or think about it first: an off the cuff reply/remark/comment She s very good at speaking on these issues off the cuff … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off-the-cuff — adj [usually before noun] an off the cuff remark, reply etc is one that you make without thinking about it first = ↑spontaneous >off the cuff adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
off the cuff — If you do something off the cuff, you do it without any preparation … The small dictionary of idiomes
off the cuff — ► off the cuff informal without preparation. [ORIGIN: as if from notes jotted on one s shirt cuffs.] Main Entry: ↑cuff … English terms dictionary
off the cuff — [adj] impromptu ad lib, extemporaneous, improv*, improvised, improviso, off hand, played by ear*, shot from the hip*, spontaneous, spur of the moment, unpremeditated, unprepared, unrehearsed, unscripted, whipped up*, winged*; concept 267 … New thesaurus
off-the-cuff — off′ the cuff′ adj. with little or no preparation; impromptu • Etymology: 1940 … From formal English to slang
off the cuff — adverb without preparation the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff * * * (informal) 1 an off the cuff remark: IMPROMPTU, extempore, ad lib; unrehearsed, unscripted, unprepared … Useful english dictionary
off-the-cuff — adjective with little or no preparation or forethought his ad lib comments showed poor judgment an extemporaneous piano recital an extemporary lecture an extempore skit an impromptu speech offhand excuses trying to sound offhanded and reassuring … Useful english dictionary