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1 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) apagar2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) aplazar, posponer3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) cancelar4) (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.) repugnar, dar ascoput off vb aplazarput off vtdefer: aplazar, posponerv.• entretener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• reservar v.• retrasar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( postpone) \<\<meeting/visit/decision\>\> aplazar*, posponer*, postergar* (AmL)to put off -ing: I keep putting off going to the dentist — siempre estoy aplazando ir al dentista
b) ( stall) \<\<visitor/creditor\>\>if Saturday isn't convenient, I can put them off — si el sábado no es conveniente, puedo decirles que lo dejen para más adelante
2) ( turn off) (BrE) \<\<light\>\> apagar*3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o( discourage)the thought of the journey puts me off going to see them — pensar en el viaje me quita las ganas de ir a visitarlos
she's not easily put off — no es fácil disuadirla or hacerla cambiar de idea
are you trying to put me off her? — ¿estás tratando de que le tome antipatía?
4) ( distract) distraer*; ( disconcert) desconcertar*5) ( from bus) dejar; ( force to get off) hacer* bajar1. VT + ADV1) (=postpone, delay) [+ departure, appointment, meeting, decision] aplazar, posponerhe put off writing the letter — pospuso or aplazó el escribir la carta
it's no good putting it off — (sth unwelcome) no tiene sentido eludirlo más
2) (=discourage)he's not easily put off — no es fácil apartarlo de su propósito, no es de los que se desaniman fácilmente
3) (=distract) distraerstop putting me off! — ¡deja ya de distraerme!
4) (=dissuade) disuadir5) (=fob off) dar largas a•
to put sb off with an excuse — dar largas a algn con excusas6) (=switch off) apagar8) esp liter (=cast off)once you put off that uniform you'll need a job — en cuanto dejes ese uniforme necesitarás un trabajo
2. VT + PREP1) (=cause not to like, want)2) (=dissuade from)we tried to put him off the idea — intentamos quitarle la idea de la cabeza, intentamos disuadirlo
3) (Brit) (=distract from)see stroke 1., 5); see scent 1., 3)3.VI + ADV (Naut) hacerse a la mar, salir ( from de)* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( postpone) \<\<meeting/visit/decision\>\> aplazar*, posponer*, postergar* (AmL)to put off -ing: I keep putting off going to the dentist — siempre estoy aplazando ir al dentista
b) ( stall) \<\<visitor/creditor\>\>if Saturday isn't convenient, I can put them off — si el sábado no es conveniente, puedo decirles que lo dejen para más adelante
2) ( turn off) (BrE) \<\<light\>\> apagar*3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o( discourage)the thought of the journey puts me off going to see them — pensar en el viaje me quita las ganas de ir a visitarlos
she's not easily put off — no es fácil disuadirla or hacerla cambiar de idea
are you trying to put me off her? — ¿estás tratando de que le tome antipatía?
4) ( distract) distraer*; ( disconcert) desconcertar*5) ( from bus) dejar; ( force to get off) hacer* bajar
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