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1 the off season
the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; (also adjective) (off-season rates.) holt szezon, elő-/utószezon -
2 on\ the\ off\ chance
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3 off-chance
csekély valószínűség* * *noun (a slight chance: We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.) csekély valószínűség -
4 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.) kimászik vmiből -
5 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.) nem hivatalos(an) -
6 off and on / on and off
(sometimes; occasionally: I see him off and on at the club.) időnként -
7 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.) szolgálaton kívül -
8 off one's own bat
(completely by oneself (without help): He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own bat.) egymaga -
9 off-colour
adjective (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) nem érzi jól magát -
10 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə])1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
11 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.) megszabadul vmitől -
12 off the beaten track
(away from main roads, centres of population etc.) félreeső -
13 off\ from\ the\ point
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14 off\ the\ beam
helytelenül, bolond, tévesen, dilisen -
15 off\ the\ beaten\ track
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16 off\ the\ cuffs
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17 off\ the\ cushion
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18 off\ the\ map
isten háta mögött, isten háta mögötti -
19 off\ the\ point
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20 off\ the\ ration
jegy nélküli, jegymentes
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