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1 off and on, on and off
مِن وَقْت لاِخَر \ now and again: sometimes. off and on, on and off: not continuously; at one time and another: It has been raining off and on the whole day. sometimes: at certain times but not always: Sometimes I win and sometimes I don’t. England sometimes has a hot summer, but not often. -
2 off and on, on and off
أَحْيَانًا \ now and again, now and then: sometimes. occasionally: sometimes, but not often or regularly. off and on, on and off: not continuously; at one time and another: It has been raining off and on the whole day. once in a while: sometimes, but not often. sometimes: at certain times but not always: Sometimes I win and sometimes I don’t. England sometimes has a hot summer, but not often. -
3 on and off
sometimes; occasionally:بَين حينٍ وآخر، بِصورَةٍ مُتَقَطِّعَهI see him off and on at the club.
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4 Off-Shade Yarn
This defective yarn is closely related to soiled yarn, but there is liable to be more in quantity of off-shade than of soiled. Old and dirty sizing material, wrong mixing of raw cotton may cause this trouble. -
5 Off-Sorts
The by-products of sorting, consisting of the less desirable parts of the fleece. In fine staple or any other grade there are certain quantities of short, coarse,. stained and coloured wools, these are off-sorts. -
6 off
[ɔf]1. adverb1) away (from a place, time etc):بَعيداShe took off her coat.
2) not working; not giving power etc:لا يَعْمَل، يوقِفSwitch off the light.
3) not at work:في عُطْلَه، خارِج العَمَلHe's off today.
4) completely:كُلِّيَّاFinish off your work.
5) not as good as usual, or as it should be:لَيس كما يَجِب6) (of food) rotten:This milk has gone off – we can't drink it
مُعَفِّن( also adjective) That meat is certainly off.
7) out of a vehicle, train etc:يَخْرُج مِن وسيلَة السَّيْرThe bus stopped and we got off.
8) cancelled:مَلغي، باطِلThe marriage is off.
2. preposition1) away from; down from:بَعيدا عنHe cut about five centimetres off my hair.
لا يُريد، مَمْنوع عَنْهThe child is off his food.
3) out of (a vehicle, train etc):يَخْرُج من وسيلَة السَّيْرWe got off the bus.
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7 off-hand
فَظّ \ abrupt: (of speech or behaviour) rough and not polite. beastly: very nasty. blunt: speaking plainly without trying to be polite: a blunt refusal.. coarse: (of people and their manners) rough; rude: a coarse fellow; a coarse laugh. crude: (of manners, ideas, pieces of works, etc.) rough. gruff: rough and sometimes unfriendly in voice or manner. ill-mannered: having bad manners. impolite: not polite; rude. off-hand: careless and impolite: an off-hand reply to a serious question. rough: not gentle: a rough game. rowdy: rough and noisy (person, behaviour, etc.). rude: not polite. surly: acting in a rough unfriendly way and saying little. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. vulgar: (of a person) rude; (of speech or behaviour) displeasing; going against accepted polite standards; (of objects) showing a lack of good judgement about what is suitable or beautiful. \ See Also غريب (غَريب)، سوقي (سُوقيّ)، جاف (جافّ)، خشن (خَشِن)، سَيِّئ الأدب -
8 off-hand
اِرتِجالاً \ off-hand: without thought or preparation: I can’t say off-hand what it cost, but it was over $1000. \ See Also حالا (حالاً)، على الفَوْر \ مُرْتَجَل (صِفَة) \ off-hand: careless and impolite: an off-hand reply to a serious question. -
9 off and on
sometimes; occasionally:بَين حينٍ وآخر، بِصورَةٍ مُتَقَطِّعَهI see him off and on at the club.
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10 off duty
not actually working and not liable to be asked to do so: The doctor's off duty this weekend; () adjective (etc) خارِج الوَظيفَه، في غَيْر أوْقات العَمَل -
11 off-hand
مُتَهَاوِن \ neglectful: guilty of neglect. off-hand: careless and impolite: an off-hand reply to a serious question. -
12 off the beaten track
بَعِيد \ distant: not close (place, view, relation, etc.). far, (farther, farthest): a long way: Is it far to the river? My thoughts were far away. off the beaten track: away from the busy roads. out-of the way: (of places) far from any town. remote: distant in time or in relationship; far and not easily reached: in the remote past; a remote interest in the subject; a remote village in the mountains; a remote possibility (a very slight one). -
13 off-line transaction processing
E-comthe receipt and storage of order and credit or debit card information through a computer network or point-of-sale terminal for subsequent authorization and processingThe ultimate business dictionary > off-line transaction processing
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14 off-balance-sheet financing
Finfinancing obtained by means other than debt and equity instruments, for example, partnerships, joint ventures, and leases.Abbr. OBSFThe ultimate business dictionary > off-balance-sheet financing
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15 off-the-shelf company
(U.K.) Fina company for which all the legal formalities, except the appointment of directors, have been completed so that a purchaser can transform it into a new company with relative ease and low cost -
16 Off.Soc'y Journal of the Patent and Trademark Society
Law: J.P.Office.Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Off.Soc'y Journal of the Patent and Trademark Society
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17 off and on
[ˌɒfənd'ɒn]Abbreviation: oao -
18 off-road mobility evaluation and generalized analysis
Military: OMEGAУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > off-road mobility evaluation and generalized analysis
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19 off-site repair and support
Military: ORSУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > off-site repair and support
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20 now and again, now and then
أَحْيَانًا \ now and again, now and then: sometimes. occasionally: sometimes, but not often or regularly. off and on, on and off: not continuously; at one time and another: It has been raining off and on the whole day. once in a while: sometimes, but not often. sometimes: at certain times but not always: Sometimes I win and sometimes I don’t. England sometimes has a hot summer, but not often.
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