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1 fob off
fob [sb.] off, fob off [sb.]1) (palm off)to fob sb. off with sth. — rifilare qcs. a qcn
2) (get rid of) liberarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ person]; fob off [sth.] sottrarsi a [attempt, enquiry]to fob off sth. onto sb. — rifilare qcs. a qcn
* * *fob [sb.] off, fob off [sb.]1) (palm off)to fob sb. off with sth. — rifilare qcs. a qcn
2) (get rid of) liberarsi di, sbarazzarsi di [ person]; fob off [sth.] sottrarsi a [attempt, enquiry]to fob off sth. onto sb. — rifilare qcs. a qcn
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2 ■ fob off
■ fob offv. t. + avv.1 tenere buono (con parole vuote, ecc.); sbarazzarsi di; liquidare: to fob sb. off with a promise, tener buono q. con una promessa2 rifilare a (q.): He was fobbed off with a faulty set, gli hanno rifilato un apparecchio difettoso. -
3 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) appioppareEnglish-Italian dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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4 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) appioppareEnglish-Italian dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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5 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) appioppareEnglish-Italian dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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6 fob (someone) off with (something)
(to get (someone) to accept (something worthless): He fobbed me off with promises.) appioppareEnglish-Italian dictionary > fob (someone) off with (something)
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7 fob
aggettivo e avverbio abbr. free on board franco a bordo FOB* * *[fob]- fob someone off with something- fob off with something
- fob someone off with
- fob off with* * *(= free on board) FOB, franco a bordo* * *fob /fɒb/n.● fob watch, orologio da tasca.(to) fob (1) /fɒb/v. t.(to) fob (2) /fɒb/v. t.(arc.) imbrogliare; ingannare.* * *aggettivo e avverbio abbr. free on board franco a bordo FOB -
8 put off
1) (delay, defer) rinviare, rimandare [wedding, meeting] ( until a)2) (turn off) spegnere [light, radio, heating]; put off [sb.], put [sb.] off3) (fob off, postpone seeing) rimandare la visita di [ guest]4) (repel) [appearance, smell] disgustare, sconcertare; [manner, person] sconcertare5) BE (distract) disturbare, distrarre6) (drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ passenger]* * *1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) spegnere2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) rinviare, rimandare3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) cancellare4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) disgustare* * *vt + adv1) (set down: passenger) far scendere2) (pospone, delay: match, decision) rimandare, rinviare, (guest) chiedere di rimandare la visita3) (discourage) far passare la voglia a4) (distract) distrarre5) (repel: smell) disgustare6) (switch off) spegnere* * *1) (delay, defer) rinviare, rimandare [wedding, meeting] ( until a)2) (turn off) spegnere [light, radio, heating]; put off [sb.], put [sb.] off3) (fob off, postpone seeing) rimandare la visita di [ guest]4) (repel) [appearance, smell] disgustare, sconcertare; [manner, person] sconcertare5) BE (distract) disturbare, distrarre6) (drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ passenger]
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fob off — v. (colloq.) 1) (D; tr.) ( to get rid of by deceit ) to fob off on (to fob off cheap merchandise on customers) 2) (BE) (D; tr.) ( to deceive ) to fob off with (to fob off customers with cheap merchandise) * * * [ fɒb ɒf] (colloq.) (D; tr.) ( to… … Combinatory dictionary
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fob off — verb sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive • Syn: ↑foist off, ↑palm off • Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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fob off — verb a) to put off by evasion When I phoned up, I was fobbed off with a string of excuses. b) to fraudulently dispose of goods You must not think to fob off our disgrace ; but, ant please you, deliver. S … Wiktionary
fob off — transitive verb Date: 1597 1. to put off with a trick, excuse, or inferior substitute 2. to pass or offer (something spurious) as genuine 3. to put aside < now fob off what once they would have welcomed eagerly Walter Lippmann > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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fob off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To get something false accepted as good or real. * /The peddler fobbed off pieces of glass as diamonds./ Syn.: PALM OFF, PASS OFF. 2. To put aside; not really answer but get rid of. * /Her little brother asked where she was… … Dictionary of American idioms
fob off — {v.}, {informal} 1. To get something false accepted as good or real. * /The peddler fobbed off pieces of glass as diamonds./ Syn.: PALM OFF, PASS OFF. 2. To put aside; not really answer but get rid of. * /Her little brother asked where she was… … Dictionary of American idioms
fob\ off — v informal 1. To get something false accepted as good or real. The peddler fobbed off pieces of glass as diamonds. Syn.: palm off, pass off 2. To put aside; not really answer but get rid of. Her little brother asked where she was going, but she… … Словарь американских идиом