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♦ off (1) /ɒf/avv.1 via; lontano; distante; a distanza; alla larga: They went off in a hurry, sono andati via in fretta; DIALOGO → - Discussing bets- Where are you off to?, dove te ne vai?; DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- I'm off on holiday tomorrow, domani parto per le vacanze; The road is two miles off, la strada è lontana due miglia (o è a due miglia di distanza); Keep off!, sta' alla larga!2 (in loc. col verbo to be, è idiom.; per es.:) to be well [badly] off, essere in buone [cattive] condizioni finanziarie; The lid was off, il coperchio era venuto via (o era stato tolto); They're off, sono partiti; se ne sono andati; I must be off, devo andarmene; Their engagement is off, il fidanzamento è rotto; The deal is off, l'affare è sfumato; The trip is off, la gita non si fa più; The gas is off, il gas è spento; ( anche) hanno tolto il gas; The hot water is off, manca l'acqua calda; The meeting is off, la riunione è sospesa; The staff is off today, il personale fa vacanza oggi; (elettr.) The switch is off, l'interruttore è disinserito; The electricity is off, hanno tolto la corrente; (autom., mecc.) The clutch is off, la frizione è disinnestata4 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to come off, staccarsi, ecc.; to cut off, tagliare, staccare, ecc. (► to come, to cut, ecc.)5 di sconto: I managed to get 50 dollars off, riuscii ad avere uno sconto di (fam.: a tirare giù) 50 dollari6 ( Borsa, fin.) ( di titoli) in ribasso; giù, sotto (fam.): Oils are off ten points today, oggi le azioni petrolifere sono sotto di dieci punti● far off, lontano, lungi: Christmas is not far off, il Natale non è lontano □ from far off, da lungi, di lontano □ to finish off a piece of work, finire (o portare a termine) un lavoro □ to get off to a good start, partire con il piede giusto (fig.) □ on and off (o off and on), a intervalli; in modo intermittente: It has been snowing on and off since yesterday, nevica a intervalli da ieri □ Off with you!, va' via!; vattene!; fuori dai piedi! □ My holidays are only two weeks off, mancano solo due settimane alle mie vacanze □ Let's take a day off, prendiamoci un giorno di vacanza □ DIALOGO → - Absence 1- I need some time off work, ho bisogno di prendermi un periodo di vacanza □ DIALOGO → - Asking about the family- She's still off work, non ha ancora ripreso a lavorare □ right off (o straight off), subito; immediatamente □ Off we go!, si parte! □ Off with his head!, tagliategli la testa! □ Hands off!, giù le mani! □ Hats off!, giù il cappello! □ How are you off for clean shirts?, come sei messo (o come stai) a camicie pulite?♦ off (2) /ɒf/prep.1 da; lontano da; fuori di; giù da: I stepped off the bus, scesi dall'autobus; Get off my feet!, scendimi dai piedi!; non starmi sui piedi!; to get off one's horse, smontare da cavallo; The cover has come off my book, mi s'è staccata la copertina dal libro; The cottage stands off the main road, la villetta è lontana dalla strada maestra; The car is off the road, l'automobile è fuori (o è uscita di) strada2 (naut.) all'altezza di; al largo di; a poca distanza da: The ship was off the island, la nave era al largo dell'isola; The lighthouse is just off the coast, il faro è a poca distanza dalla costa3 in meno di; con lo sconto di; He gave me five per cent off the list price, mi ha tolto il cinque per cento dal prezzo di listino4 di; per mezzo di; con: He lived off the fat of the land, viveva delle abbondanti risorse della terra; aveva ogni ben di Dio; to dine off a leg of mutton, pranzare con una coscia di castrato; to eat off silver plate, mangiare usando piatti d'argento5 fuori: The ship was driven off her course, la nave è stata spinta fuori rotta; to be off duty, essere fuori servizio● ( radio, TV) off the air, non in onda (avv.) □ ( sport) off the ball, che non ha la palla, che non è sulla palla: He was fouled off the ball, ha subito il fallo mentre non era in possesso della palla □ ( baseball: del ‘corridore’) to be off base, non essere in base; essere fuori base □ off the beaten track, ( di un luogo) isolato, fuori mano; (fig.) insolito, fuori dell'ordinario, straordinario, originale □ (mecc.) to be off centre, essere fuori centro □ to be off colour, essere del colore sbagliato; ( di persona) essere indisposto, stare poco bene; essere in giornata nera; ( USA, di barzelletta, battuta ecc.) essere un po' indecente, spinto (fig.) □ ( sport) to be off the field (o the pitch), essere fuori campo; non giocare; fare panchina □ ( sport) to be off one's game, giocare peggio del solito □ ( sport e fig.) to be off guard, non stare in guardia; scoprirsi □ to be off one's head, essere andato giù di testa; essere ammattito □ (mil. e fig.) off limits, in zona proibita; ( cartello) ‘zona invalicabile’ □ (fig. fam.) off the map, inesistente; passato; svanito □ (fig.) off the point, non pertinente; che non c'entra; a sproposito □ ( calcio, ecc.) Off the post!, palo! □ off the record, ufficiosamente; in confidenza □ (tur.) off season, fuori stagione □ (geol.) off shore, fuori costa; in ambiente neritico □ to be off target, mancare il bersaglio; ( calcio, ecc.) non andare a segno: His header was off target, il suo colpo di testa è andato a vuoto □ to be off the track, essere fuori strada ( anche fig.); ( sport) essere uscito di pista; (fig.) essere sulla pista sbagliata □ an alley off Main Street, una viuzza che si diparte dal Corso □ to get off the subject, uscire dal seminato (fig.); divagare □ to speak off the record, parlare ufficiosamente ( non in veste ufficiale).off (3) /ɒf/a.2 laterale; secondario; di secondaria importanza: in an off street, in una strada laterale; in una via secondaria3 (spec. ingl.) destro; di destra (cfr. near /2/, def. 2): the off side of the road, il lato destro della strada; the off horse, il cavallo di destra ( d'una pariglia)4 piccolo; esiguo; scarso; cattivo; deludente; vago: Profits are off this year, i guadagni sono esigui quest'anno; His performance was rather off, la sua recitazione è stata alquanto deludente; There's only an off chance of your being right, c'è solo una vaga possibilità che tu abbia ragione5 ( di cibo) non fresco; passato; guasto: This fish is a bit off, questo pesce non è proprio fresco; DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- This meat smells off to me, dall'odore direi che questa carne è andata a male6 ( di pietanza o piatto) finito; esaurito: ( al ristorante) ‘Sorry, chicken is off’, ‘mi dipiace, ma il pollo è finito’8 (elettr.) disinserito; staccato; spento: The ( electric) iron is off, il ferro (da stiro) è staccato9 (mecc.) disinserito; disinnestato● an off day, un giorno libero (o di vacanza); (fam.) una giornata nera, una giornata no: She has off and on days according to her mood, ella ha giornate sì e giornate no, secondo l'umore □ (elettr.) the off switch, l'interruttore per spegnere (per scollegare, ecc.) □ off year, (agric.) anno in cui le piante non danno frutto; anno no (fam.); (polit., USA) anno in cui si tengono elezioni ma non le presidenziali □ on the off chance that…, nel caso improbabile che…; caso mai…: on the off chance he should come, caso mai venisseFALSI AMICI: off non significa off nel senso italiano di alternativo. off (4) /ɒf/nei composti: ( radio, TV) off-air, (agg.) relativo alle trasmissioni; per (o dei) programmi; (avv.) quando non è in onda: Sheila is totally different off-air, Sheila è totalmente diversa quando non è in onda; ( USA) off-air reporter, cronista che lavora per la televisione, senza apparire sullo schermo; off-balance, sbilanciato; che ha perso l'equilibrio; (avv.) alla sprovvista; (fin.) off-balance sheet, fuori bilancio ( di finanziamenti, operazioni, ecc.); ( Borsa, USA) off-board, fuori borsa; off-board market, mercato terziario (o ristretto); mercatino (fam.); off-board securities, titoli non quotati (in Borsa); (econ.) off-the-books work, lavoro nero; (teatr., USA: di uno spettacolo) off-Broadway, ‘off-Broadway’, sperimentale; non commerciale ( e che costa poco); (fotogr., TV) off-camera, non inquadrato; non ripreso; off-centre, (mecc.) fuori centro, scentrato; (elettron.) eccentrico; off-colour, indisposto, malaticcio; ( USA, di barzelletta, battuta ecc.) un po' indecente, spinto (fig.); (fin.) off-cover, fuori copertura; senza garanzia; (fam.) off-the-cuff, improvvisato; ( di un discorso) fatto a braccio: to give an off-the-cuff speech, parlare a braccio; (ling.) off-glide, metastasi; an off-guard moment, un momento in cui non si sta in guardia; off-hand ► offhand; (mus. e fig.) off-key, stonato; non intonato; (farm., med.) off-label, off-label (detto di farmaco che viene assunto in circostanze non previste o non consigliate dal produttore); off-licence, (agg.) ( di negozio) autorizzato a vendere alcolici soltanto in confezioni da asporto; (sost., ingl.) negozio di vini, birra e liquori; bottiglieria; ( anche) banco di vendita ( di pub o albergo) di alcolici da consumare altrove; off-licensee, chi è in possesso di una ► «off-licence» ( sopra); off-limits, (mil.) in cui è proibito entrare; (fig.) proibito, vietato; off-line ► offline; (fin.) off-market, fuori mercato: off-market deals, operazioni fuori mercato; (spec. polit.) off-message, non allineato ( con la politica del proprio partito); (spec. farm.) off-patent, a brevetto scaduto; fuori brevetto: off-patent drugs, farmaci a brevetto scaduto; off-peak, ( di energia elettrica, gas, ecc.) erogato in ore di basso consumo; (trasp.: del traffico) non di punta, normale; (tur.) di (o in) bassa stagione: (ferr., ecc.) off-peak service, servizio normale; off-peak rate (o tariff) tariffa ordinaria ( di un trasporto o servizio); off-the-peg, ( d'abito) bell'e fatto, confezionato, di serie; (fig.) preconfezionato, standard; ( sport: sci) off-piste, fuori pista; ( di un immobile) ( bought) off plan, (acquistato) sulla carta; (market.) off-price, vendita a prezzo scontato; (tipogr.) off-print, estratto ( di giornale, ecc.); (fam.) off-putting, scostante; fastidioso; sgradevole; (fam. USA) off-the-rack = off-the-peg ► sopra; ( di notizia, ecc.) off-the-record, da non verbalizzare; non ufficiale; ufficioso; (trasp.) off-road vehicle, fuoristrada ( l'automezzo); off-roader, fuoristrada ( il mezzo); ( anche) fuoristradista; ( sport) off-roading, il fuoristrada ( l'attività, le gare); (market., ingl.) off-sale, vendita di alcolici da asporto ( detti off-sales); (cinem., TV) off-screen, che non compare sullo schermo; fuori campo; (market., tur.) off-season, stagione morta, bassa stagione; (agg.) della bassa stagione: off-season prices, prezzi della bassa stagione; (market.: di un articolo) off-the shelf, fatto in serie, standard; off-the-shoulder blouse, camicetta in stile gitano ( che lascia le spalle nude); ( cricket) off side ► off (5), def. 2; off-stage ► offstage; (autom.) off-street parking, parcheggio su terreno privato ( non su strada); (ipp.) off-track betting, scommesse sui cavalli (da corsa) che avvengono fuori dei locali dell'ippodromo ( con allibratori privati); ( ciclismo, ecc.) off-track race, corsa fuoristrada; ( sport) off-track race rider, fuoristradista; (comm.) off-trade, vendita di alcolici da asporto; ( slang) off-the-wall, assurdo, bizzarro, stravagante, pazzesco; off-white, bianco avorio, bianco isabella, biancosporco; (polit., USA) off-year election, elezioni politiche che si tengono in un anno in cui non si svolgono le presidenziali.off (5) /ɒf/n.1 (fam., spec. sport) via; partenza; inizio ( di una corsa, ecc.): The off was delayed twice, il via è stato rinviato due volte● from the off, dall'inizio; dal principio □ (fig.) I've had my offs and ons, ho avuto i miei alti e bassi.off (6) /ɒf/inter.(to) off /ɒf/A v. t.B v. i. -
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off [ɒf]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb3. adjective4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When off is an element in a phrasal verb, eg keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg off duty, far off, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. prepositiona. ( = from) de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Note the French prepositions used in the following:━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = missing from) there are two buttons off my coat il manque deux boutons à mon manteauc. ( = away from) de• the helicopter was just a few metres off the ground l'hélicoptère n'était qu'à quelques mètres du sold. ( = not taking, avoiding) (inf) I'm off coffee/cheese at the moment je ne bois pas de café/ne mange pas de fromage en ce moment2. adverba. ( = away) the house is 5km off la maison est à 5 km• they're off! (in race) les voilà partis !• where are you off to? où allez-vous ?c. ( = removed) he had his coat off il avait enlevé son manteaud. (as reduction) 10% off 10 % de remise or de rabais• I'll give you 10% off je vais vous faire une remise or un rabais de 10 %• they lived together off and on for six years ils ont vécu ensemble six ans, par intermittence3. adjectivea. ( = absent from work) he's been off for three weeks cela fait trois semaines qu'il est absentb. ( = off duty) she's off at 4 o'clock today elle termine à 4 heures aujourd'huic. ( = not functioning, disconnected) [machine, TV, light] éteint ; [engine, gas at main, electricity, water] coupé ; [tap] fermé ; [brake] desserréd. ( = cancelled) [meeting, trip, match] annuléf. (indicating wealth, possession) they are comfortably off ils sont aisés• how are you off for bread? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme pain ?g. ( = not right inf) it was a bit off, him leaving like that ce n'était pas très bien de sa part de partir comme ça• that's a bit off! ce n'est pas très sympa ! (inf)4. noun5. compounds• I came on the off chance of seeing her je suis venu à tout hasard, en pensant que je la verrais peut-être ► off-colour adjective (British)a. ( = bad day)• to sing off-key chanter faux ► off-licence noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux• to go off-line [computer] se mettre en mode autonome• to put the printer off-line mettre l'imprimante en mode manuel ► off-load transitive verb [+ goods] décharger ; [+ task, responsibilities] se décharger de► off-peak (British) adjective [period, time, hour] creux ; [train, electricity] en période creuse ; [telephone call] à tarif réduit (aux heures creuses)• off-peak ticket billet m au tarif réduit heures creuses adverb (outside rush hour) en dehors des heures de pointe ; (outside holiday season) en période creuse ► off-piste adjective adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le monde du théâtre new-yorkais, on qualifie de off-Broadway les pièces qui ne sont pas montées dans les grandes salles de Broadway. Les salles off-Broadway, généralement assez petites, proposent des billets à des prix raisonnables. Aujourd'hui, les théâtres les plus à l'avant-garde sont appelés off-off-Broadway.* * *Note: off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc)off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off colour etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, colour etc)For other uses of off see the entry below[ɒf], US [ɔːf] 1.(colloq) noun2.just before the off — ( of race) juste avant le départ
1) ( leaving)to be off — partir, s'en aller
I'm off — gen je m'en vais; ( to avoid somebody) je ne suis pas là
he's off again talking about his exploits! — fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits!
2) ( at a distance)3) ( ahead in time)4) Theatre3.1) ( free)2) ( turned off)3) ( cancelled)to be off — [match, party] être annulé
the ‘coq au vin’ is off — ( from menu) il n'y a plus de ‘coq au vin’
4) ( removed)to have one's leg off — (colloq) se faire couper la jambe
25% off — Commerce 25% de remise
5) (colloq) ( bad)4.to be off — [food] être avarié; [milk] avoir tourné
off and on adverbial phrase par périodes5.1) ( away from in distance)2) ( away from in time)3) (also just off) juste à côté de [kitchen etc]4) ( astray from)5) ( detached from)there's a button off — [cuff etc] il manque un bouton à
6) (colloq) ( no longer interested in)7) (colloq) (also off of)••how are we off (colloq) for...? — qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme...? [flour etc]
that's a bit off — (colloq) GB ça c'est un peu fort (colloq)
to feel a bit off(-colour) (colloq) — GB ne pas être dans son assiette (colloq)
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off [ɒf]1 adverb∎ to take sth off enlever ou ôter qch;∎ you can leave your jacket off ce n'est pas la peine de remettre votre veste;∎ with his jacket off sans sa veste;∎ she kicked off her shoes elle ôta ses chaussures d'un coup de pied;∎ the knob had broken off la poignée était cassée;∎ peel off the wallpaper décollez le papier peint;∎ she cut off her hair elle s'est coupé les cheveux;∎ could you take two centimetres off? (off sleeves, hemline) est-ce que vous pourriez enlever deux centimètres?;∎ off with those wet clothes! retire(-moi) ou enlève(-moi) ces vêtements humides!;∎ off with his head! coupez-lui la tête!∎ the truck drove off le camion démarra;∎ to run off partir en courant;∎ when are you off to Dublin? quand partez-vous pour Dublin?;∎ we'd better be off on doit partir;∎ Sport they're off! ils sont partis!;∎ familiar I'm off! j'y vais!□ ;∎ off you go, you'll be late! sauve-toi ou vas-y, tu vas être en retard!;∎ off we go! c'est parti!;∎ off to bed with you! au lit!;∎ isn't it time you were off to bed? n'est-il pas l'heure que tu ailles te coucher?;∎ familiar be off with you! va-t'en!□ ;∎ (get) off! enlevez-vous de là!;∎ humorous oh no, he's off again! ça y est, ça le reprend!∎ the ball hit the wall and bounced off la balle a heurté le mur et a rebondi;∎ I knocked the glass off with my elbow j'ai fait tomber le verre d'un coup de coude∎ it's off to the right c'est sur la droite;∎ she's off playing tennis elle est partie jouer au tennis(e) (indicating disembarkment, dismounting etc)∎ to get off descendre;∎ to jump off sauter(f) (indicating absence, inactivity)∎ to take a week off prendre une semaine de congé;∎ Monday's my day off le lundi est mon jour de congé;∎ have you any time off during the week? avez-vous des heures libres pendant la semaine?;∎ I get two hours off for lunch j'ai deux heures de libres pour le déjeuner∎ Paris/Christmas is still a long way off Paris/Noël est encore loin;∎ it's a few miles off c'est à quelques kilomètres d'ici∎ voice off voix f off;∎ noises/voices off bruits mpl/voix fpl en coulisses∎ to put or switch or turn the light off éteindre la lumière;∎ to turn the tap off fermer le robinet;∎ leave the lights off n'allume pas(j) (indicating separation, partition)∎ the playing area is divided off by a low wall l'aire de jeu est délimitée par un petit mur;∎ to fence off land clôturer un terrain;∎ the police have cordoned off the area la police a bouclé le quartier∎ special offer: £5 off (sign) offre spéciale: 5 livres de réduction;∎ the salesman gave me $20/20 percent off le vendeur m'a fait une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent∎ to sleep/to walk sth off faire passer qch en dormant/marchant∎ he fell off his chair il est tombé de sa chaise;∎ she knocked the vase off the table elle a fait tomber le vase de la table;∎ take your elbows off the table enlève tes coudes de la table;∎ couples started drifting off the dance floor les couples commencèrent à quitter la piste de danse;∎ drinks must not be taken off the premises (sign) les boissons doivent être consommées sur place;∎ figurative it'll take your mind off it ça te changera les idées∎ take the top off the bottle enlève le bouchon de la bouteille;∎ to cut a slice off sth couper une tranche de qch;∎ I've stripped the wallpaper off the walls j'ai décollé le papier peint des murs;∎ get that knife off him! prends-lui son couteau!;∎ off the peg en confection, en prêt-à-porter∎ to buy sth off sb acheter qch à qn;∎ I bought it off a stall je l'ai acheté sur le marché;∎ can I borrow £5 off you? je peux t'emprunter 5 livres?;∎ I caught a cold off my brother mon frère m'a passé son rhume∎ a cool breeze off the sea une brise fraîche venant du large∎ a few miles off the coast à quelques kilomètres de la côte;∎ off the coast of Spain au large de la côte espagnole;∎ most students live off campus la plupart des étudiants vivent à l'extérieur du campus;∎ we ate in a small restaurant off the main road nous avons mangé dans un petit restaurant à l'écart de la grand-route;∎ the bathroom's off the bedroom la salle de bains donne dans la chambre;∎ an alley off Oxford Street une ruelle qui part d'Oxford Street;∎ just off Oxford Street there's a pretty little square à deux pas d'Oxford Street il y a une petite place ravissante∎ Mr Dale is off work today M. Dale est absent aujourd'hui;∎ you need a few days off work vous avez besoin de quelques jours de congé;∎ Wayne's off school with the flu Wayne est à la maison avec la grippe;∎ I've been off work for over a year now voilà un an que je ne travaille plus∎ it runs off gas/electricity/solar power ça marche au gaz/à l'électricité/à l'énergie solaire;∎ the radio works off the mains la radio fonctionne sur secteur∎ to live off vegetables vivre de légumes;∎ to live off the land vivre (des produits) de la terre;∎ we dined off a leg of lamb nous avons dîné d'une tranche de gigot∎ I can get $20/20 percent off the list price je peux avoir une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent sur le prix de vente;∎ familiar they'll knock or take something off it if you pay cash ils vous feront une remise si vous payez en liquide□ ;∎ that's 2 seconds off the record c'est 2 secondes de moins que le record∎ to be off one's food ne pas avoir faim□ ;∎ I'm off whisky je n'aime plus le whisky□ ;∎ I'm off him at the moment j'en ai marre de lui en ce moment;∎ she's off antibiotics now elle ne prend plus d'antibiotiques maintenant□ ;∎ he's off heroin now il ne touche plus à l'héroïne maintenant□(a) (not working → electricity, light, radio, TV) éteint; (→ tap) fermé; (→ engine, machine) arrêté, à l'arrêt; (→ handbrake) desserré;∎ the gas is off (at mains) le gaz est fermé; (under saucepan) le gaz est éteint; (for safety reasons) le gaz est coupé;∎ off (on switch, appliance) arrêt;∎ make sure the switches are in the off position vérifiez que les interrupteurs sont sur (la position) arrêt;∎ the off button le bouton d'arrêt(b) (bad, tainted) mauvais, avarié;∎ the milk is off le lait a tourné;∎ this beer's off cette bière est éventée;∎ it smells/tastes off on dirait que ce n'est plus bon(c) (cancelled) annulé;∎ tonight's match is off le match de ce soir est annulé;∎ if that's your attitude, the deal's off! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez, ma proposition ne tient plus!(d) (on vacation, not working) en congé, en vacances;∎ to be off sick être absent parce qu'on est malade, être malade;∎ he's off today il n'est pas là aujourd'hui;∎ are you off tomorrow? tu travailles demain?; (no school) tu (n')as (pas d')école demain?; (no college) tu (n')as (pas) cours demain?;∎ I'm off from 3 to 5 je ne travaille pas entre 3 et 5 heures∎ I'm afraid the salmon's off je regrette, mais il n'y a plus de saumon∎ I felt decidedly off the next morning le lendemain matin, je ne me sentais vraiment pas bien;∎ everyone has their off days on a tous nos mauvais jours∎ his timing was a bit off (when he asked for a rise etc) il n'a pas choisi un très bon moment∎ that's a bit off! vous y allez un peu fort!;∎ I thought it was a bit off the way she just ignored me je n'ai pas apprécié qu'elle m'ignore comme ça□∎ how are we off for milk? combien de lait nous reste-t-il?4 noun∎ they're ready for the off ils sont prêts à partir□ ;∎ right from the off dès le départ∎ on the off chance au cas où, à tout hasard;∎ I called by just on the off chance je suis passé au cas où ou à tout hasard;∎ I phoned on the off chance of catching him at home j'ai appelé en espérant qu'il serait chez lui;∎ she kept it on the off chance (that) it might prove useful elle l'a gardé pour le cas où cela pourrait servirpar intervalles;∎ we lived together off and on for three years on a plus ou moins vécu ensemble pendant trois ans►► Cinema & Television off camera hors champ, off;British off sales = vente à emporter de boissons alcoolisées -
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off [ɒf]1. adv указывает на:1) удаление, отделение:I must be off я до́лжен уходи́ть
;off you go!, be off!, get off!, off with you! убира́йтесь!, уходи́те!
;they are off они́ отпра́вились
;to run off убежа́ть
;to keep off держа́ться в отдале́нии; держа́ться в стороне́
;my hat is off у меня́ слете́ла шля́па
;the cover is off кры́шка снята́
;the gilt is off позоло́та сошла́; перен. наступи́ло разочарова́ние
2) расстояние:a long way off далеко́
;five miles off за пять миль; в пяти́ ми́лях
3) прекращение, окончание действия, аннулирование, отмену:to break off negotiations прерва́ть перегово́ры
;to cut off supplies прекрати́ть снабже́ние
;the strike is off забасто́вка око́нчилась
;the concert is off конце́рт отменён
4) перерыв в работе:Sunday is her day off в воскресе́нье у неё выходно́й
;they are off till the first они́ свобо́дны до пе́рвого числа́
to pay off вы́платить ( до конца)
;to drink off вы́пить ( до дна)
;to polish off отполирова́ть
;to finish off поко́нчить
6) избавление:to throw off reserve осмеле́ть, расхрабри́ться
7) выключение, разъединение какого-л. аппарата или механизма:to switch off the light вы́ключить свет
;the radio was off the whole day ра́дио бы́ло вы́ключено весь день
8) отсутствие, невозможность получения:the dish is off э́того блю́да уже́ нет ( хотя оно числится в меню)
take off your coat! сними́те пальто́!
;hats off! ша́пки доло́й!
◊to be badly off о́чень нужда́ться
;to be comfortably off хорошо́ зараба́тывать; быть хорошо́ обеспе́ченным
2. prep указывает на:1) расстояние от;a mile off the road на расстоя́нии ми́ли от доро́ги
;off the beaten track в стороне́ от большо́й доро́ги; перен. оригина́льно, необы́чно
;off the coast неподалёку от бе́рега
;the street off the Strand у́лица, иду́щая от Стрэ́нда
2) удаление с поверхности с;take your hands off the table убери́ ру́ки со стола́
;they pushed me off my seat они́ столкну́ли меня́ с моего́ ме́ста
;to fall off a ladder (tree, horse) упа́сть с ле́стницы (де́рева, ло́шади)
3) отклонение от нормы, привычного состояния:off one's balance потеря́вший равнове́сие (тж. перен.)
;off one's food без аппети́та
;he is off smoking он бро́сил кури́ть
;а) далеко́ от це́ли;б) не относя́щийся к де́лу;а) ми́мо це́ли ( о выстреле);б) не относя́щийся к де́лу4) неучастие в чём-л.:he is off gambling он не игра́ет в аза́ртные и́гры
◊off the cuff без подгото́вки
3. a1) да́льний, бо́лее удалённый;an off road отдалённая доро́га
2) пра́вый;the off hind leg за́дняя пра́вая нога́
;the off side пра́вая сторона́; мор. борт корабля́, обращённый к откры́тому мо́рю
3) маловероя́тный;on the off chance разг. на вся́кий слу́чай
4) свобо́дный (о времени, часах);an off day выходно́й, свобо́дный день
5) второстепе́нный;an off street переу́лок; бокова́я у́лица
;that is an off issue э́то второстепе́нный вопро́с
6) сня́тый, отделённый;the wheel is off колесо́ сня́то, соскочи́ло
8) не совсе́м здоро́вый;I am feeling rather off today я сего́дня нева́жно себя́ чу́вствую
9) несве́жий;the fish is a bit off ры́ба не совсе́м све́жая
10) низкосо́ртный;off grade ни́зкого ка́чества
11) спорт. располо́женная спра́ва, противополо́жная той, на кото́рой стои́т бэ́тсмен ( о стороне крикетного поля)4. n1) разг. свобо́дное вре́мя;in one's off на досу́ге
2) спорт. пра́вая сторона́ по́ля (противоположная той, на которой стоит бэтсмен; в крикете)5. v разг.1) прекраща́ть ( переговоры и т.п.); идти́ на попя́тный2):to off it уйти́, смы́ться
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off, US❢ Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc). off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, piste etc). For other uses of off see the entry below.A ○ n ( start) the off le départ ; just before the off ( of race) juste avant le départ ; from the off fig dès le départ.B adv1 ( leaving) to be off partir, s'en aller ; it's time you were off il est temps que tu partes ; they're off to the States today ils partent pour les États-Unis aujourd'hui ; I'm off gen je m'en vais ; ( to avoid sb) je ne suis pas là ; to be off to a good start avoir pris un bon départ ; ‘…and they're off!’ Turf ‘…et les voici partis!’ ; he's off again talking about his exploits! fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits! ;2 ( at a distance) to be 30 metres/kilometres off être à 30 mètres/kilomètres ; some way/not far off assez/pas très loin ;3 ( ahead in time) Easter is a month off Pâques est dans un mois ; the exam is still several months off l'examen n'aura pas lieu avant plusieurs mois ;4 Theat shouting/trumpet sound off on entend des cris/une trompette dans les coulisses.C adj1 ( free) to have Monday off to do prendre sa journée de lundi pour faire ; Tuesday's my day off je ne travaille pas le mardi ; did you have the morning off? est-ce que tu as pris ta matinée? ; I got time off on m'a permis de m'absenter ;2 ( turned off) to be off [water, gas] être coupé ; [tap] être fermé ; [light, TV] être éteint ; in the ‘off’ position en position ‘fermé’ ;3 ( cancelled) to be off [match, party] être annulé ; our engagement's off nous avons rompu nos fiançailles ; the coq au vin is off ( from menu) il n'y a plus de coq au vin ;4 ( removed) the lid ou top is off il n'y a pas de couvercle ; the handle's off la poignée s'est cassée ; with her make-up off sans maquillage ; with his shoes off sans ses chaussures ; to have one's leg off ○ se faire couper la jambe ; 25% off Comm 25% de remise ;E prep1 ( away from in distance) off Rocky Point/the west coast au large du Rocky Point/de la côte ouest ; three metres off the ground à trois mètres (au-dessus) du sol ;2 ( away from in time) to be a long way off doing être encore loin de faire ; he's only a year off retirement il n'a plus qu'un an avant la retraite ;3 ( also just off) juste à côté de [area] ; there's a kitchen (just) off the dining room il y a une cuisine juste à côté de la salle à manger ; a house just off the path une maison à quelques mètres du sentier ; just off the motorway juste à la sortie de l'autoroute ; in a street (leading) off the main road dans une rue qui donne sur l'avenue principale ;4 ( astray from) it is off the point ou subject là n'est pas la question ; to be off centre être mal centré ;5 ( detached from) to be off its hinges/off its base être sorti de ses gonds/détaché de son socle ; there's a button off your cuff il manque un bouton à ton poignet de chemise ;6 ○ ( no longer interested in) to be off drugs avoir arrêté de se droguer ; to be off one's food ne pas avoir d'appétit ; I'm off her/men at the moment! il ne faut plus me parler d'elle/des hommes! ;7 ○ ( also off of) to borrow sth off a neighbour emprunter qch à un voisin ; to eat off a tray/a paper plate manger sur un plateau/dans une assiette en papier ; ⇒ street.F excl off! off! ( as chant) dehors! dehors! ; off with her head! qu'on lui coupe la tête! ; (get) off ○ ! ( from wall etc) descends (de là)!how are we off ○ for flour/sugar etc? qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme farine/sucre etc? ; that's a bit off ○ GB ça c'est pas juste ○ ; to feel a bit off ○ (-colour) GB ne pas être dans son assiette ○ ; to have an off day ne pas être dans un de ses bons jours ; ⇒ better off, well off. -
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off prepвзлетевшийback offослаблять затяжкуbe off the trackуклоняться от заданного курсаbleed off airперепускать воздухcut offотключатьdrift off the courseсносить с курсаdrift off the headingуходить с заданного курсаengine offвыключенный двигательfly hand offлетать с брошенным штурваломfly offвылететьget offотрываться от землиhold offвыдерживать перед касанием колес при посадкеkick off the driftпарировать сносlanding off the aerodromeпосадка вне аэродромаlay offоткладыватьlevel offвыравниватьmove off from the restстрагивать с местаoff positionположение выключеноoff timeвремя вылетаon-to off timeпериод включенного состоянияpower offубрать режимrun offвыкатыватьсяrun off the runwayвыкатываться за пределы ВППshut off fuelперекрывать подачу топливаstand offвыдерживать достаточное расстояние(между воздушными судами) switch offвыключатьtake off lineлиния взлетаtake off loadснимать груз с бортаtake off power to the shaftотбирать мощность на валtap offотбирать воздухtop offдозаправлять сверхуtow offотбуксироватьturn offсходить с ВППturn off the systemвыключать системуwander off the courseсбиваться с курса -
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► adjetivo1 (apagado) off2 TEATRO offstage3 CINEMATOGRAFÍA offscreen\voz en off voice offstage* * *[of]SMen off — (Cine) off-screen; (Teat) offstage
voz 1)pasa algo en off — (Cine) something happens off-screen
* * *en off — (loc adj/adv) (Teatr) offstage; (Cin) offscreen
* * *en off — (loc adj/adv) (Teatr) offstage; (Cin) offscreen
* * *A( Cin) offscreenuna voz en off nos recuerda sus palabras a voice offstage/offscreen reminds us of his wordsB( Cin) offscreen* * *♦ en off loc adjvoz en off Cine voice-over;Teatro voice offstage♦ en off loc advse oyó en off una voz Teatro a voice was heard offstage;Cine a voice-over was heard, a voice was heard offscreen♦ off the record loc advoff the record♦ off line loc advInformát off line -
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-off:blow-off – несложное делоcut-off – конецcut-offs – шорты, подрезанные выше коленdust-off – санитарный вертолетface-off – конфронтация, столкновениеhands-off – предоставление свободы действийhop-off – отлет, время отлетаkiss-off – увольнение, отказone-off – одноразовыйone-off edition – специальное издание к какой-либо датеpay-off – взяткаplay-off – закрытие фестиваля или спортивного соревнованияrake-off – доля барышей, скидка с ценыrip-off – грабеж, плагиатspin-off – выгодаsplit-off – выделение новой организации, новая часть организацииstand-off – охлаждение дружбыwalk-off – статисты -
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-off:blow-off – несложное делоcut-off – конецcut-offs – шорты, подрезанные выше коленdust-off – санитарный вертолетface-off – конфронтация, столкновениеhands-off – предоставление свободы действийhop-off – отлет, время отлетаkiss-off – увольнение, отказone-off – одноразовыйone-off edition – специальное издание к какой-либо датеpay-off – взяткаplay-off – закрытие фестиваля или спортивного соревнованияrake-off – доля барышей, скидка с ценыrip-off – грабеж, плагиатspin-off – выгодаsplit-off – выделение новой организации, новая часть организацииstand-off – охлаждение дружбыwalk-off – статисты -
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off-:off-beat – оригинальный, идущий непроторенным путемoff-cut – срубленные сучьяoff-hour – часовой перерывoff-license – винный магазинoff-limits – запретный; закрытая зона; за пределамиoff-line – не управляемый ЭВМoff-pitch – фальшивый (о ноте)off-the-peg – готовая одеждаoff-the-rack – готовая одеждаoff-the-record – конфиденциальный, не предназначенный для печатиoff-the-season – несезонное время (на курорте); затишье в торговлеoff-the-shelf – стандартный (о запасных частях); имеющийся в продажеoff-the-wall – несбыточный -
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off-:off-beat – оригинальный, идущий непроторенным путемoff-cut – срубленные сучьяoff-hour – часовой перерывoff-license – винный магазинoff-limits – запретный; закрытая зона; за пределамиoff-line – не управляемый ЭВМoff-pitch – фальшивый (о ноте)off-the-peg – готовая одеждаoff-the-rack – готовая одеждаoff-the-record – конфиденциальный, не предназначенный для печатиoff-the-season – несезонное время (на курорте); затишье в торговлеoff-the-shelf – стандартный (о запасных частях); имеющийся в продажеoff-the-wall – несбыточный -
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off [ɔf]invariable adjective[festival, spectacle] alternative* * *(colloq) ɔf adjectif invariable1) Cinéma ( hors écran) off-screen2) ( hors programme officiel) alternative* * *off○ adj inv2 ( hors programme officiel) alternative; le festival off the fringe festival.[ɔf] adjectif invariable2. [théâtre, spectacle, festival] fringe (modificateur) -
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adj.• desteñido, -a adj.• verde* adj.BrE off-colour 'ɔːf'kʌlər, ˌɒf'kʌlə(r) adjective (pred off-color color)a) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off-color color — no encontrarse* muy bien, sentirse* indispuesto
(US)[ˌɒf'kʌlǝ(r)] ADJ1) (Brit) (=ill) indispuesto, pachucho (Sp) *to feel/be off-colour — sentirse/estar indispuesto
2) [joke, remark] subido de tono* * *BrE off-colour ['ɔːf'kʌlər, ˌɒf'kʌlə(r)] adjective (pred off-color color)a) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off-color color — no encontrarse* muy bien, sentirse* indispuesto
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off-shore I. agg.m./f.inv. 1. ( Sport) offshore: campionato off-shore championnat de offshore; gara off-shore course de offshore. 2. (rif. a industria petrolchimica) en mer, offshore: perforazione off-shore forage off-shore; piattaforma off-shore plate-forme en mer, plate-forme off-shore. 3. ( Econ) offshore, extraterritorial agg.: attività bancaria off-shore activité bancaire offshore. II. s.m.inv. ( Sport) offshore. -
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(off colour (тж. off-colour))1) имеющий нездоровый, болезненный видRev. S: "Don't knock, Frank, Don't knock. I am a little - er -" (shivering) Frank: "Off color?" Rev. S. (repudiating the expression): "No, sir: unwell this morning." (B. Shaw, ‘Mrs. Warren's Profession’, act III) — Пастор: "Не издевайтесь, Фрэнк, не издевайтесь. Я немного... э-э..." (вздрагивает) Фрэнк: "Раскис?" Пастор (с негодованием): "Нет, сэр. Нездоров сегодня с утра."
2) не в духе, в плохом настроенииSmitty (a bit ashamed) "I beg your pardon. I didn't mean to be rude, you know, really... I'm a bit off color." (E. O'Neill, ‘The Moon of the Caribbees’) — Смитти (смущенно): "Прошу у вас прощения. Я, право, не хотел быть грубым... Я немного не в духе."
3) непристойный, неприличный, рискованный (о рассказе, анекдоте и т. п.)It was often and admiringly said of Vergil Gunch ‘Gee, that fellow can get away with murder. Why, he can pull a Raw One in mixed company and all the ladies'll laugh their heads off, but me... if I crack anything that's just the least bit off colour I get the razz for fair!’ (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. VIII) — Знакомые часто с восторгом говорили о Верджиле Ганче: "Ну, этому все на свете сходит с рук! Он может отмочить такую штуку при дамах, что небу станет жарко, и все будут только хохотать, а если я скажу что-нибудь хоть чуточку рискованное, то с меня голову снимут!"
4) неодобр. небезупречный, сомнительныйHis reputation was a triffle off colour. — У него была не совсем безупречная репутация.
5) неполноценный, недостаточный; неисправный, поврежденный, дефектный (обыкн. употр. с гл. to be)...he had mighty little English, and my native was still off colour. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘The Beach of Falesa’, ch. IV) —...он очень плохо говорил по-английски, а мое знание туземного языка было еще весьма слабым.
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16 off-screen
(a) (out of sight) hors champ, off(b) (romance, persona) dans la vie;∎ their off-screen relationship mirrored their love affair in the film la liaison qu'ils entretenaient dans la vie reflétait celle du film2 adverb(a) (out of sight) hors champ, off(b) (in real life) dans la réalité;∎ he's less handsome off-screen il est moins séduisant dans la réalité►► off-screen narration commentaire m en voix off -
17 off-color
off-ˈcol·our, AM off-ˈcol·or1. (somewhat sick) unpässlichto feel \off-color sich akk nicht wohl fühlen2. (somewhat obscene) schlüpfrig\off-color joke unanständiger Witz* * *1. a) farblich abweichendb) nicht lupenrein (Edelstein)2. zweideutig, schlüpfrig, nicht salonfähig (Witz etc) -
18 off-screen
[ˌɒfˈskri:n, AM ˌɑ:f-]adj inv2. (happening in reality) wirklich, nicht gestellt* * *off-screen ( FILM, TV)A adj Off-…:B adv:speak off-screen aus dem Off sprechen -
19 off-the-rack
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20 off and on
(off and on (тж. on and off))время от времени, иногда, изредка; с перерывами, нерегулярноI should like to withdraw the suggestion I've been making at these meetings off and on. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Search’, part III, ch. VI) — Я хочу снять предложение, которое не однажды выдвигал на этих заседаниях.
‘I felt-as on and off I had felt all day - something so strange as to be sinister.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 28) — Меня вновь охватило непонятное чувство, которое нет-нет да и возвращалось в течение всего дня, - даже не чувство, а предчувствие неминуемой беды.
I lived in France for ten years, off and on. (I. Shaw, ‘The Young Lions’, ch. 4) — Я прожил во Франции в общей сложности лет десять.
‘Good weather?’ asked Ned... ‘On an' off.’ (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 4) — - Ну а какая была погода? - спросил Нед... - Да как когда.
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