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1 call off
transitive verb(cancel) absagen [Treffen, Verabredung]; rückgängig machen [Geschäft]; lösen [Verlobung]; (stop, end) abbrechen, (ugs.) abblasen [Streik]* * *(to cancel: The party's been called off.) absagen* * *◆ call offvt1.to \call off off ⇆ a concert/meeting ein Konzert/eine Besprechung absagento \call off off ⇆ a deal ein Geschäft rückgängig machento \call off off ⇆ an engagement eine Verlobung lösento \call off off ⇆ a search eine Suche abbrechen [o fam abblasen2. (order back)to \call off off one's dog seinen Hund zurückrufen* * *1. vt sep1) (= cancel) appointment, holiday absagen; deal rückgängig machen; strike absagen, abblasen (inf); (= end) abbrechen; engagement lösenlet's call the whole thing off — blasen wir die ganze Sache ab (inf)
2) dog zurückrufento call off the dogs (fig) — die Angriffe einstellen, die Hetzhunde zurückpfeifen (inf)
2. viabsagen* * *call off v/t1. einen Hund etc zurückrufen2. a) jemanden (von seinem Posten) abberufen4. einen Streik etca) absagen, abblasen umgb) abbrechen* * *transitive verb(cancel) absagen [Treffen, Verabredung]; rückgängig machen [Geschäft]; lösen [Verlobung]; (stop, end) abbrechen, (ugs.) abblasen [Streik]* * *v.absagen v.rückgängig machen ausdr. -
2 ■ call off
■ call offv. t. + avv.2 annullare; disdire; revocare; cancellare; sospendere; interrompere: to call off a trip, annullare una gita; to call off a strike, revocare uno sciopero; to call off a meeting, disdire una riunione; They decided to call off the search, hanno deciso di sospendere le ricerche. -
3 call off
cancel отменить, отозватьThe police called off the search.
He called off his dogs and let me in. The open-air concert was called off because of rain. The police decided to call off the search for the missing man.
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