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1 off
(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) stimpla sig inn/út -
2 off and on / on and off
(sometimes; occasionally: I see him off and on at the club.) af og til -
3 off duty
not actually working and not liable to be asked to do so: The doctor's off duty this weekend; (also adjective) (She spends her off-duty hours at home.) frítími, ekki við vinnu -
4 off guard
(unprepared: He hit me while I was off guard; to catch someone off guard.) óviðbúinn -
5 off balance
(not steady: He hit me while I was off balance.) í ójafnvægi -
6 off one's hands
(no longer needing to be looked after etc: You'll be glad to get the children off your hands for a couple of weeks.) vera laus við/undan -
7 off one's head
(mad: You must be off your head to work for nothing.) brjálaður -
8 off one's own bat
(completely by oneself (without help): He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own bat.) upp á eigin spÿtur -
9 off the hook
(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) losa úr klípu -
10 off the record
((of information, statements etc) not intended to be repeated or made public: The Prime Minister admitted off the record that the country was going through a serious crisis.) í trúnaði -
11 off-chance
noun (a slight chance: We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.) ef svo ólíklega vildi til -
12 off-colour
adjective (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) fölur -
13 off-white
adjective (not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc: an off-white dress.) beinhvítur -
14 off one's rocker
(mad; crazy.) klikkaður -
15 off the beaten track
(away from main roads, centres of population etc.) ótroðnar slóðir -
16 drop off
1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) detta af2) (to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) sofna3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) hleypa úr/út -
17 go off
1) ((of a bomb etc) to explode: The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.) springa2) ((of an alarm) to ring: When the alarm went off the thieves ran away.) hringja, fara af stað3) (to leave: He went off yesterday.) fara, hverfa4) (to begin to dislike: I've gone off cigarettes.) verða leiður á, missa áhuga á5) (to become rotten: That meat has gone off.) skemmast/úldna6) (to stop working: The fan has gone off.) bila, hætta að virka -
18 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) slökkva á2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) fresta3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) fresta fundi með e-m4) (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.) fá til að missa lyst/fá ógeð á -
19 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) fara úr2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) hefja sig til flugs3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) taka frí4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) herma eftir, skopstæla -
20 get off
1) (to take off or remove (clothes, marks etc): I can't get my boots off; I'll never get these stains off (my dress).) fara úr; ná úr2) (to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about): We've rather got off the subject.) fara út fyrir (umræðuefni)
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Off — ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: [1913 Webster] 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Off — Off, prep. Not on; away from; as, to be off one s legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore. Addison. [1913 Webster] {Off hand}. See {Offhand}. {Off side} (Football), out of play; said when a player has got in front of the ball in a scrimmage … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Off — Off, a. 1. On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the {nigh} or {near} horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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½ Off — is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right . Debuting on May 28, 2004, it is played for a cash prize of $10,000, and uses small prizes. On prime time specials, the prize is raised to $25,000.GameplayThe contestant… … Wikipedia
OFF! — es un conocido repelente de insectos, es una marca de SC Johnson, de venta al público desde 1934. Su ingrediente activo es la N,N Dietil meta toluamida, conocida como DEET, que es el ingrediente más habitual de los llamados repelentes de insectos … Wikipedia Español
Off — ([o^]f; 115), interj. Away; begone; a command to depart. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Off — Off, n. (Cricket) The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off — /awf, of/, adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off. 2. so as to be no longer covering or enclosing: to take a hat off; to take the wrapping off. 3. away from a place: to run off; to look off toward… … Universalium
off — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) from a place or position < march off >; specifically away from land < ship stood off to sea > (2) … New Collegiate Dictionary
