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1 sheer off/away
(to turn aside or swerve: The speed-boat sheered off course.) dreie (ut) av -
2 off the beaten track
(away from main roads, centres of population etc.) utenfor allfarvei -
3 drive off
1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) kjøre bort, dra2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) drive/jage vekk3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) drive -
4 go off
1) ((of a bomb etc) to explode: The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.) eksplodere2) ((of an alarm) to ring: When the alarm went off the thieves ran away.) sette i/begynne å ringe3) (to leave: He went off yesterday.) gå sin vei, stikke av4) (to begin to dislike: I've gone off cigarettes.) få avsmak for, mislike5) (to become rotten: That meat has gone off.) bli bedervet6) (to stop working: The fan has gone off.) slutte å fungere -
5 tail off
1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) avta, minke2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) stilne, bli borte -
6 scare away/off
(to make go away or stay away because of fear: The birds were scared away by the dog.) skremme bort, jage vekk -
7 hold off
1) ((of weather) to stay away: I hope the rain holds off.) ikke komme, holde seg vekk2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) slå tilbake, verne seg mot -
8 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) holde seg borte/unna2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) holde vekk/unna -
9 slip off
1) (to take (clothes) off quickly: Slip off your shoe.) vrenge av seg klærne, kle raskt av seg2) (to move away noiselessly or hurriedly: We'll slip off when no-one's looking.) slippe ut/vekk -
10 brush away
(to wipe off: She brushed away a tear; She brushed it away.) tørke (av) -
11 fight off
(to drive away by fighting: She managed to fight off her attacker; I'll fight this cold off by going to bed early.) jage bort, holde på avstand -
12 run off
1) (to print or copy: I want 500 copies run off at once.) trykke opp, kopiere2) ((with with) to steal or take away: He ran off with my wife.) stikke av med -
13 shut off
1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) slå av, stoppe2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) stenge av -
14 fuck off
((slang, vulgar) to go away; Go away!) dra til helvete! -
15 carry off
(to take away by carrying: She carried off the screaming child.) bære/føre vekk, dra av gårde med -
16 clear off
(to go away: He cleared off without saying a word.) stikke av -
17 move off
((of vehicles etc) to begin moving away: The bus moved off just as I got to the bus stop.) begynne å kjøre, dra -
18 pack off
(to send away, usually quickly and without wasting time: They packed the children off to bed early.) sende av gårde, ekspedere -
19 pass off
((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) gå over -
20 push off
(to go away: I wish you'd push off!) stikke (av)
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