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(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ficharoff1 adj pasado / malooff2 adv1.2. apagado / desconectado / cerradowho switched the light off? ¿quién apagó la luz?3. suspendido / cancelado4. libre5.to be off ir / irseoff3 prep detr[ɒf]1 (movement) de2 (indicating removal) de3 (distance, situation) diferentes traducciones■ she comes off duty at 10.00pm acaba el turno a las 10.00■ why don't you take the day off work? ¿por qué no te tomas el día libre?■ be off with you! ¡lárgate!3 (in theatre) en off4 (removed) fuera■ hands off! ¡fuera las manos!5 (reduced in price) menos■ 70% off! ¡70% menos!6 (disconnected, not working) diferentes traducciones■ have you turned the TV off? ¿has apagado la TV?7 (free, on holiday) libre■ can I have the afternoon off? ¿puedo tomarme la tarde libre?1 (event) cancelado,-a, suspendido,-a2 (not turned on - gas, water) cerrado,-a; (- electricity) apagado,-a3 (impolite, unfriendly) descortés, poco amable; (below standard) malo,-a4 (food - bad) malo,-a, pasado,-a; (- unavailable) acabado,-a5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (part of vehicle) del lado del conductor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLoff and on / on and off de vez en cuando, a ratosoff line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL desconectado,-aoff the top of one's head improvisando, sin pensarloon the off chance por si acaso, si por casualidadright off / straight off acto seguidoto be off for something andar de algo, tener algo■ how are you off for money? ¿cómo andas de dinero?to be well/badly off andar bien/mal de dinerooff season temporada bajaoff ['ɔf] advto march off: marcharsehe dozed off: se puso a dormirsome miles off: a varias millasthe holiday is three weeks off: faltan tres semanas para la fiestathe knob came off: se le cayó el pomoshut the television off: apaga la televisiónto take a day off: tomarse un día de descanso6)off and on : de vez en cuandooff adj1) farther: más remoto, distantethe off side of the building: el lado distante del edificio2) started: empezadoto be off on a spree: irse de juerga3) out: apagadothe light is off: la luz está apagada4) canceled: cancelado, suspendido5) incorrect: erróneo, incorrecto6) remote: remoto, lejanoan off chance: una posibilidad remota7) free: libreI'm off today: hoy estoy libre8)to be well off : vivir con desahogo, tener bastante dinerooff prepshe took it off the table: lo tomó de la mesaa shop off the main street: una tienda al lado de la calle principal2) : a la costa de, a expensas dehe lives off his sister: vive a expensas de su hermanato be off duty: estar librehe's off liquor: ha dejado el alcohol4) below: por debajo dehe's off his game: está por debajo de su juego normaladj.• de rebaja adj.adj.• apagado (Electricidad) adj.• desconectado (Electricidad) adj.• libre adj.• separado, -a adj.adv.• fuera adv.• lejos adv.prep.• fuera de prep.• lejos de prep.
I ɔːf, ɒf1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
II
1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
6) offside II 2)[ɒf] When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg LE> offoff duty/work, far off, look up the other word.1. ADVERB1) (=distant)noises off — (gen) ruidos mpl de fondo; (Theat) efectos mpl sonoros
a voice off — una voz de fondo; (Cine) una voz en off
2) (in time)3) (=removed)with his shoes off — descalzo, sin zapatos
hats off! — ¡descúbranse!
hands off! — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡sin tocar!
off with those wet socks! — ¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!
off with his head! — ¡que le corten la cabeza!
4) (=departing)to be off — irse, marcharse
it's time I was off — es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme
I must be off — tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme
I'm off — me voy, me marcho
I'm off to Paris — me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París
where are you off to? — ¿a dónde te vas?
be off! — ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!
they're off! — (race) ¡ya salen!
off with you! — (=go away) ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!; (affectionately) ¡vete ya!
off we go! — ¡vamos!
5) (=not at work)to be off — (=away) estar fuera, no estar
Ana is off sick today — (=indisposed) Ana no ha venido a trabajar hoy porque está enferma; (=with doctor's note) Ana está de baja hoy
are you off this weekend? — ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?
to have or take a day off — tomarse un día de descanso
6) (Elec, Mech etc)to be off — [apparatus, radio, TV, light] estar apagado; [tap] estar cerrado; [water etc] estar cortado; [brake] no estar puesto, estar quitado; [machinery] estar parado
7) (Comm)10% off — descuento del 10 por ciento
I'll give you 5% off — te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento, te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento
8) (in phrases)•
off and on — de vez en cuando, a ratos2. ADJECTIVE1) (Brit) (=bad)to be off — [fish, yoghurt, meat] estar malo or pasado; [milk] estar cortado
2) (=cancelled)sorry, but the party's off — lo siento, pero no hay fiesta
salmon is off — (on menu) ya no hay salmón, se acabó el salmón
3) * (=not right)•
the timing is a bit off — resulta un poco inoportunoit's a bit off, isn't it? — (fig) eso no está muy bien ¿no?
it was a bit off, him leaving like that — no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así
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I thought his behaviour was rather off — me pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar4) (for money, supplies, time)•
how are you off for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?how are you off for bread? — ¿qué tal andas de pan?
badly, better I, 2., well-offhow are we off for time? — ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
5) (Sport) = offside 1.6) (Elec, Mech etc)3. PREPOSITION1) (=from) de2) (=near)3) (=away from)height off the ground — altura del suelo, altura sobre el suelo
he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when... — corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando...
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to be off air — (Rad, TV) no estar en el aireto go off air — (=finish for day) cerrar la emisión; (=cease being broadcast) dejar de emitirse
4) (Naut)off Portland Bill — a la altura de Portland Bill, frente a Portland Bill
5) (=missing from)6) (=absent from)•
he was off work for 3 weeks — estuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas7) (Comm)to take 5% off the price — rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento
8) (=not taking)he's been off drugs for a year — hace un año que no prueba las drogas, dejó las drogas hace un año
I'm off coffee — (=not taking) he dejado de tomar café; (=disliking) tengo aborrecido el café, no puedo ver el café
4.NOUN * (=start) comienzo m ; (Sport) salida fready for the off — listos para comenzar; (Sport) listos para salir
5.INTRANSITIVE VERB (esp US) ** (=leave) largarse *6.TRANSITIVE VERB (US) ** (=kill) cargarse **, ventilarse **7.COMPOUNDSoff day N —
off season N — temporada f baja
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I [ɔːf, ɒf]1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
II
1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
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3 they struck sparks off each other
English-spanish dictionary > they struck sparks off each other
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4 cut off
1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) cortar2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) aislar3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) cortarcut off vb1. cortarthey've cut the electricity off! ¡nos han cortado la luz!2. aislar / dejar incomunicadomany villages have been cut off by the floods las inundaciones han dejado incomunicados a muchos pueblosv.• cortar v.• desbarbar v.• desmochar v.• interceptar v.• interrumpir v.• maquilar v.• recortar v.• segar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( sever) \<\<branch/limb\>\> cortar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (interrupt, block) \<\<supply/route\>\> cortar3) v + o + adva) (separate, isolate) aislar*to feel cut off — sentirse* aislado
b) ( on telephone)VT + ADV1) (with scissors, knife) cortar; (=amputate) amputar, quitar- cut off one's nose to spite one's face2) (=disconnect) [+ telephone, gas] cortar, desconectarwe've been cut off — (Telec) nos han cortado la comunicación
3) (=interrupt)to cut sb off in the middle of a sentence — cortar or interrumpir a algn en mitad de una frase, no dejar terminar a algn
to cut off sb's supplies — cortar or interrumpir el suministro a algn
4) (=isolate) aislarI feel very cut off, living out here in the country — me siento muy aislado, viviendo aquí en el campo
the village was cut off for several days by the snow — la aldea quedó aislada or incomunicada por la nieve durante varios días
to cut o.s. off from sth/sb — aislarse de algo/algn
- cut sb off without a penny* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( sever) \<\<branch/limb\>\> cortar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (interrupt, block) \<\<supply/route\>\> cortar3) v + o + adva) (separate, isolate) aislar*to feel cut off — sentirse* aislado
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5 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).) quitarse; quitar, sacar2) (to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about): We've rather got off the subject.) cambiar deget off vb bajar / bajarseget off (on sth.)expr.expr.• venirse** (Orgasmo) expr.1) v + adv v + prep + oa) (alight, dismount) bajarseto get off the train/horse/bicycle — bajarse del tren/del caballo/de la bicicleta
b) ( remove oneself from) \<\<flowerbed/lawn\>\> salir* deto tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) cantarle las cuarenta a algn (fam)
c) ( finish) \<\<work/school\>\> salir* de2) v + adva) ( leave) \<\<person/letter\>\> salir*b) ( go to sleep) (BrE) dormirse*c) (escape unpunished, unscathed)give me the names I want and I'll make sure you get off — dame los nombres que quiero y yo me encargo de que no te pase nada
to get off lightly o (AmE also) easy: I consider I got off lightly with just a broken collar bone creo que tuve suerte al romperme sólo la clavícula; he got off lightly ( with little punishment) no recibió el castigo que se merecía; to get off with something: he got off with a fine — se escapó con sólo una multa
3) v + prep + oa) ( get up from) \<\<floor\>\> levantarse deb) ( deviate from) \<\<track/tourist routes\>\> salir* or alejarse de; \<\<point\>\> desviarse* or irse* deget off it! — (AmE colloq) basta ya!
c) ( evade) \<\<duty\>\> librarse or salvarse de4) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o ( remove) \<\<lid/top/stain\>\> quitarwe tried to get them off our land — intentamos echarlos or sacarlos de nuestras tierras
5) v + o + adva) (send, see off)b) ( to sleep) (BrE) \<\<children\>\> (hacer*) dormir*c) ( save from punishment) salvar6) v + o + prep + oa) ( obtain from) (colloq)b) ( wean from)1. VT + ADV1) (=remove) [+ stain, top, lid] quitar2) (=send off) [+ letter, telegram] mandar (to a)3) (=save from punishment)4) (=have as leave) [+ day, time] tener libre5) (=learn) aprender6) (=rescue) rescatar2. VT + PREP1) (=cause to give up)get 1., 1)to get sb off — [+ drugs, alcohol, addiction] hacer que algn deje
2) (=remove)get your dog off me! — ¡quítame al perro de encima!
3. VI + PREP1) (=descend from) [+ bus, train, bike, horse] bajarse de, apearse de frmto get off sb's back —
high 1., 3)I wish he would get off my back! * — ¡ojalá me dejara en paz!
2) (=leave) salir deget off my land! — ¡sal de mis tierras!
get off my foot! — ¡deja de pisarme el pie!
what time do you get off work/school? — ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo/del colegio?
3) (=move away from)•
let's get off this subject — cambiemos de tema, dejemos el tema4) * (=escape) [+ chore etc] escaquearse de *5) (=get up from) levantarse dewhy don't you get off your backside and do some work? ** — ¿por qué no mueves el trasero y te pones a hacer algo de trabajo? **
6) (=give up) [+ drugs, alcohol, addiction] dejar4. VI + ADV1) (from bus, train, bike, horse) bajarse, apearse frmget off! — (=let go) ¡suelta!
- tell sb where to get off2) (=leave) partircan you get off early tomorrow? — (from work) ¿puedes salir del trabajo temprano mañana?
3) (=escape injury, punishment) librarse•
you're not going to get off that lightly! — ¡no se va a librar con tan poco!he got off lightly, he could have been killed — tuvo suerte, podría haberse matado
they got off lightly, we should have killed them — no se llevaron lo que se merecían, deberíamos haberlos matado
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he got off with a fine — se libró con una multa4)* * *1) v + adv v + prep + oa) (alight, dismount) bajarseto get off the train/horse/bicycle — bajarse del tren/del caballo/de la bicicleta
b) ( remove oneself from) \<\<flowerbed/lawn\>\> salir* deto tell somebody where to get off — (colloq) cantarle las cuarenta a algn (fam)
c) ( finish) \<\<work/school\>\> salir* de2) v + adva) ( leave) \<\<person/letter\>\> salir*b) ( go to sleep) (BrE) dormirse*c) (escape unpunished, unscathed)give me the names I want and I'll make sure you get off — dame los nombres que quiero y yo me encargo de que no te pase nada
to get off lightly o (AmE also) easy: I consider I got off lightly with just a broken collar bone creo que tuve suerte al romperme sólo la clavícula; he got off lightly ( with little punishment) no recibió el castigo que se merecía; to get off with something: he got off with a fine — se escapó con sólo una multa
3) v + prep + oa) ( get up from) \<\<floor\>\> levantarse deb) ( deviate from) \<\<track/tourist routes\>\> salir* or alejarse de; \<\<point\>\> desviarse* or irse* deget off it! — (AmE colloq) basta ya!
c) ( evade) \<\<duty\>\> librarse or salvarse de4) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o ( remove) \<\<lid/top/stain\>\> quitarwe tried to get them off our land — intentamos echarlos or sacarlos de nuestras tierras
5) v + o + adva) (send, see off)b) ( to sleep) (BrE) \<\<children\>\> (hacer*) dormir*c) ( save from punishment) salvar6) v + o + prep + oa) ( obtain from) (colloq)b) ( wean from) -
6 pull off
(to succeed in doing: He's finally pulled it off!) conseguir, salirse con la suyav.• desfijar v.pull off*expr.• realizar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + o1) ( remove) \<\<cover/lid\>\> quitar, sacar*2) ( achieve) (colloq) conseguir*, lograrthey pulled off the biggest bank job of the decade — llevaron a cabo el mayor asalto a un banco de la década
1. VT + ADV1) (=remove) quitar, arrancar; [+ clothes] quitarse (de prisa)2) * (=cause to succeed) [+ plan etc] llevar a cabo, conseguir; [+ deal] cerrar, concluir con éxito2.VI + ADVwe pulled off into a lay-by — (Aut) salimos de la carretera y paramos en un apartadero
3.VT + PREP4.VI + PREP* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o1) ( remove) \<\<cover/lid\>\> quitar, sacar*2) ( achieve) (colloq) conseguir*, lograr -
7 kick off
to start a football game by kicking the ball: We kick off at 2.30. (noun kick-off: The kick-off is at 2.30) sacar, hacer el saque inicialkick off vi1) : hacer el saque inicial (en deportes)2) begin: empezarkick off vt: empezar1) v + adva) ( in football)b) ( begin) (colloq) \<\<person/meeting\>\> empezar*2) v + adv + o ( begin) \<\<discussion\>\> iniciar, empezar*VI + ADV (Ftbl) hacer el saque inicial; (fig) * [meeting etc] empezar* * *1) v + adva) ( in football)b) ( begin) (colloq) \<\<person/meeting\>\> empezar*2) v + adv + o ( begin) \<\<discussion\>\> iniciar, empezar* -
8 to get off
1 (remove) quitarse1 (vehicle, horse, etc) bajarse de1 bajarse■ he got on the roundabout, but he couldn't get off subió al tiovivo, pero no pudo bajarse2 (leave) salir■ I get off at 6.00 pm salgo (de trabajar) a las seis3 (begin) comenzar4 (escape) escaparse -
9 to knock off
1 (make fall) tirar, hacer caer2 (deduct - money) descontar; (reduce - time) quitar■ I'll knock five pounds off the price te descuento cinco libras del precio, te rebajo el precio en cinco libras1 (stop work) acabar, salir del trabajo■ what time do you knock off work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo? -
10 beat off
(to succeed in overcoming or preventing: The old man beat off the youths who attacked him; He beat the attack off easily.) repelerv + o + adv, v + adv + o rechazar*VT + ADV1) [+ competition]they beat off competition from other companies to win the contract — derrotaron a otras compañías que competían por conseguir el contrato
2) [+ attack, challenge]= beat back* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o rechazar* -
11 bring off
(to achieve (something attempted): They brought off an unexpected victory.) lograr, conseguir, obtenerv + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<feat/victory\>\> conseguir*, lograr; \<\<plan\>\> llevar a cabo; \<\<deal\>\> conseguir*VT + ADV1) [+ plan] lograr, conseguir; [+ success] obtener2) [+ people from wreck] rescatar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<feat/victory\>\> conseguir*, lograr; \<\<plan\>\> llevar a cabo; \<\<deal\>\> conseguir* -
12 to box off
1 compartimentar -
13 to kick off
1 (begin) empezar, comenzar, iniciar2 (remove - shoes) quitarse -
14 chop off
v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<branch\>\> cortar; \<\<finger\>\> cortar, cercenarVT + ADV1) (lit) cortar de un tajo2) (fig) recortar, reducir* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<branch\>\> cortar; \<\<finger\>\> cortar, cercenar -
15 ride off
VI + ADV alejarse, irse, partir -
16 skim off
VT + ADV [+ cream, grease] desnatar -
17 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) endilgar, endosar, encajarEnglish-spanish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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18 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) endilgar, endosar, encajarEnglish-spanish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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19 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) endilgar, endosar, encajarEnglish-spanish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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20 palm (something) off on (someone)
(to get rid of (an undesirable thing or person) by giving, selling etc to (someone else): They palmed off their unwelcome guests on the people next door.) endilgar, endosar, encajarEnglish-spanish dictionary > palm (something) off on (someone)
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off — off1 [ ɔf, af ] function word *** Off can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He waved and drove off. She took her coat off and hung it up. My house is a long way off. as a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. Keep off the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off — 1 adverb, adjective (not before noun) 1 away or from where something is: Travis got into his car and drove off. | Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. | be off (=to leave): We re off now. Thanks for the meal! | be off to (=to go to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
off — off1 W1S1 [ɔf US o:f] adv, prep, adj 1.) away from a place ▪ He got into his car and drove off. ▪ Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. ▪ Once we were off the main freeway, the trip felt more like a vacation. ▪ Her husband was off… … Dictionary of contemporary English
off*/*/*/ — [ɒf] grammar word summary: Off can be: ■ an adverb: He waved and drove off. ■ a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. ■ an adjective: I m having an off day. 1) not on sth not on the top or surface of something, especially after being … Dictionary for writing and speaking English