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1 switch off
transitive & intransitive verbausschalten; (also fig; coll.) abschalten* * *I. vt▪ to \switch off off ⇆ sth1. (turn off power) etw ausschalten2. (cease) etw abschalten [o abstellen]some people can just \switch off off their emotions manche Leute können ihre Gefühle einfach ausschaltenII. vi1. (turn off) ausschaltenif he gets bored, he just \switch offes off wenn ihm langweilig wird, schaltet er einfach ab* * *1. vt sep1) light ausschalten; radio, TV aus- or abschalten; machine, engine abschalten; gas, water supply abstellen2) (inf)(can't somebody) switch him off for goodness' sake! (inf) — kann den denn niemand abstellen, um Himmels willen
2. vithe TV won't switch off — der Fernseher lässt sich nicht aus- or abschalten
* * *transitive & intransitive verbausschalten; (also fig; coll.) abschalten* * *v.abdrehen v.abschalten v.abstellen v.ausschalten v. -
2 turn off
1. transitive verb1) abschalten; abstellen [Wasser, Gas]; zudrehen [Wasserhahn]2) (coll.): (cause to lose interest) anwidern2. intransitive verb* * *1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) abdrehen,-schalten2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) ausschalten3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) ausschalten* * *◆ turn offI. vt1. (switch off)▪ to \turn off off ⇆ sth etw abschaltento \turn off off the alarm/a computer den Alarm/einen Computer abschaltento \turn off off the engine/the power den Motor/den Strom abstellento \turn off off the gas das Gas abdrehento \turn off the light[s] off das Licht ausmachento \turn off the radio/TV off das Radio/den Fernseher ausschalten2. (cause to lose interest)the salesman's high-pressure pitch really \turn offed her off die harte Verkaufstaktik des Händlers stieß sie wirklich abthat kind of approach to learning \turn offs students off bei dieser Art der Wissensvermittlung verlieren die Studenten die Lust am Lernen▪ to \turn off off ⇆ sb jdn abtörnen slII. vi1. (leave one's path) abbiegenshe \turn offed off the road/onto a small dirt road sie bog von der Straße/in einen kleinen Feldweg ab* * *A v/t1. das Gas, Wasser etc abdrehen, auch ein Gerät, den Motor abstellen, das Licht, Radio etc ausmachen, -schalten2. einen Schlag etc abwenden, ablenken3. Br umg jemanden feuern, rausschmeißen5. umga) jemanden anwidernb) jemandem die Lust nehmenB v/i abbiegen (Person, auch Straße)* * *1. transitive verb1) abschalten; abstellen [Wasser, Gas]; zudrehen [Wasserhahn]2) (coll.): (cause to lose interest) anwidern2. intransitive verb* * *v.abbiegen v.abdrehen v.abschalten v.absperren (Licht, Wasser) v.abstellen v.ausschalten v.
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