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1 ■ go off
■ go offA v. i. + avv.1 andare via; andarsene; andare; scappare: He went off to Australia, se ne è andato in Australia; Off we go!, andiamo!2 (fig.) andare, riuscire ( bene, male, ecc.): Everything went off according to plan, tutto è andato secondo i piani3 cessare; andare via; passare4 andarsene (fig.); venire a mancare; ( della luce) spegnersi: The power went off during the storm, durante il temporale se ne è andata la luce; DIALOGO → - Power cut- All the lights have just gone off, si sono appena spente tutte le luci5 ( di un allarme, ecc.) scattare; ( di una sveglia) suonare: A lot of car alarms went off during the storm, durante il temporale sono scattati (o si sono messi a suonare) gli antifurto di molte automobili6 ( di una bomba, un petardo, ecc.) esplodere; ( di un'arma da fuoco) sparare (un colpo); scoppiare ( anche fig.): The car bomb went off with a terrible bang, l'autobomba è scoppiata con un fracasso tremendo7 scadere ( in qualità); peggiorare: The play goes off after the end of Act one, la commedia peggiora dopo la fine del primo atto9 (fam.) addormentarsi10 (fam.) perdere i sensi12 ( sport) uscire dal campionato (o dal torneo); essere eliminato; ( di un giocatore) uscire dal campoB v. i. + prep.1 abbandonare; lasciare; uscire da: We went off the main road, abbiamo abbandonato la strada maestra2 rinunciare a; smettere (di fare qc.); non piacere più (impers.); scapricciarsi di: I've gone off detective stories, ho smesso di leggere i gialli; Luckily my daughter has gone off her boyfriend, per fortuna mia figlia s'è scapricciata del suo ragazzo □ to go off one's head (fam.: one's nut, one's rocker), andare giù di testa □ to go off the rails, ( di un treno) deragliare; (fig. fam.) sgarrare; farne una grossa (fam.).
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