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1 high-pressure salesman
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > high-pressure salesman
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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. -
3 turn off
vt1) ( switch off)to \turn off off <-> sth etw abschalten;to \turn off off the alarm/ a computer den Alarm/einen Computer abschalten;to \turn off off the engine/ the power den Motor/den Strom abstellen;to \turn off off the gas das Gas abdrehen;to \turn off the light[s] off das Licht ausmachen;to \turn off the radio/ TV off das Radio/den Fernseher ausschalten2) ( cause to lose interest)to \turn off off <-> sb jdm die Lust nehmen;( disgust) jdn anekeln;the salesman's high-pressure pitch really \turn offed her off die harte Verkaufstaktik des Händlers stieß sie wirklich ab;that kind of approach to learning \turn offs students off bei dieser Art der Wissensvermittlung verlieren die Studenten die Lust am Lernento \turn off off <-> sb jdn abtörnen (sl) vi1) ( leave one's path) abbiegen;she \turn offed off the road/ onto a small dirt road sie bog von der Straße/in einen kleinen Feldweg ab;she \turn offed off the path to gather berries sie verließ den Weg, um Beeren zu pflücken
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