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1 to offset something against something
deducir algo de algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to offset something against something
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2 offset
1 (compensate for) compensar2 (in printing) imprimir en offset1 (in printing) offset nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto offset something against something deducir algo de algon.• acodo s.m.• compensación s.f.• rebajo s.m.• recodo s.m.• retallo s.m.v.• compensar v.• contrarrestar v.• imprimir por offset v.
I 'ɔːf'set, 'ɒfsetto offset something AGAINST something — deducir* algo de algo
II 'ɔːfset, 'ɒfset ['ɒfset] (vb: pt, pp offset)1. N1) (=counterbalancing factor) compensación f2) (Typ) offset m3) (Hort) (=layer) acodo m ; (=bulb) bulbo m reproductor4) (Archit) retallo m2. VT1) (=compensate for) compensarhigher prices will be offset by wage increases — los aumentos de precios serán compensados por incrementos salariales
2) (=counteract) contrarrestar, contrapesar3.CPDoffset lithography N — = offset printing
offset press N — prensa f offset
offset printing N — impresión f con offset
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I ['ɔːf'set, 'ɒfset]to offset something AGAINST something — deducir* algo de algo
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3 set off
1) ((sometimes with on) to start a journey: We set off to go to the beach.) partir, salir, ponerse en camino2) (to cause to start doing something: She had almost stopped crying, but his harsh words set her off again.) hacer empezar, provocar, desencadenar3) (to explode or ignite: You should let your father set off all the fireworks.) hacer estallar/explotarset off vb salir / ponerse en caminoset off vt1) provoke: provocar2) explode: hacer estallar (una bomba, etc.)1) v + adv ( begin journey) salir*when do you set off on your trip? — ¿cuándo sales or te vas de viaje?
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( activate) \<\<bomb/mine\>\> hacer* explotar or estallar; \<\<alarm\>\> hacer* sonar; \<\<firework\>\> lanzar*, tirarb) ( start) \<\<speculation\>\> dar* lugar ac) ( enhance) hacer* resaltar, darle* realce ad) ( offset)to set something off against something — deducir* algo de algo
these expenses can be set off against income — ( Tax) estos gastos se pueden deducir de los ingresos
1.VI + ADV (=leave) salir, partir (esp LAm)2. VT + ADV1) (=start) provocar, desencadenarthat was what set off the riot — eso fue lo que provocó or desencadenó el motín
to set sb off — (laughing) hacer reír a algn; (talking) hacer que algn se ponga a hablar
that really set him off — (angrily) aquello le puso furioso
that set him off (all over) again — (angrily) eso le provocó de nuevo
2) (=trigger off) [+ burglar alarm] hacer sonar; [+ bomb] hacer estallar, explotar; [+ mechanism] hacer funcionar3) (=enhance) hacer resaltarthe black sets off the red — el negro hace resaltar or pone de relieve el rojo
4) (=balance) contraponer* * *1) v + adv ( begin journey) salir*when do you set off on your trip? — ¿cuándo sales or te vas de viaje?
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( activate) \<\<bomb/mine\>\> hacer* explotar or estallar; \<\<alarm\>\> hacer* sonar; \<\<firework\>\> lanzar*, tirarb) ( start) \<\<speculation\>\> dar* lugar ac) ( enhance) hacer* resaltar, darle* realce ad) ( offset)to set something off against something — deducir* algo de algo
these expenses can be set off against income — ( Tax) estos gastos se pueden deducir de los ingresos
См. также в других словарях:
Offset — Elimination of a long or short position by making an opposite transaction. Related: liquidation. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. offset off‧set 1 [ˈɒfset, ˌɒfˈset ǁ ˈɒːfset, ˌɒːfˈset] verb offset PTandPP offsett … Financial and business terms
offset — Taking a second futures or options position opposite to the initial or opening position. Selling (or purchasing) futures contracts of the same delivery month purchased (or sold) during an earlier transaction or making (or taking) delivery of the… … Financial and business terms
offset — I UK [ˈɒfˌset] / US [ˌɔfˈset] / US [ˈɔfˌset] verb [transitive] Word forms offset : present tense I/you/we/they offset he/she/it offsets present participle offsetting past tense offset past participle offset * [often passive] to balance the effect … English dictionary
offset — off|set1 [ ,ɔf set, ɔf,set ] (past tense and past participle off|set) verb transitive * often passive to balance the effect of something, with the result that there is no advantage or disadvantage: Falling sales in Thailand were offset by strong… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
offset — n., adj. /awf set , of /; v. /awf set , of /, n., adj., v., offset, offsetting. n. 1. something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent. 2. the start, beginning, or outset. 3. a short lateral… … Universalium
offset — 1 verb past tense and past participle offsetpresent participle offsetting (T) 1 if something such as a cost or sum of money offsets another cost, sum etc or is offset against it, it has an opposite effect so that the situation remains the same:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
offset — off|set1 [ˈɔfset, ˌɔfˈset US ˈo:fset, ˌo:fˈset] v past tense and past participle offset present participle offsetting [T] 1.) if the cost or amount of something offsets another cost or amount, the two things have an opposite effect so that the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
offset — off·set 1 / ȯf ˌset/ n: a claim or amount that reduces or balances another claim or amount: set off the creditor s own debt was an offset; also: the reduction or balance achieved by such a claim off·set 2 /ˌȯf set/ vt: to balance, reduce, or… … Law dictionary
Offset — Off set , n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set off}.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of {Houseleek} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Offset staff — Offset Off set , n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set off}.] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offset — (n.) 1550s, act of setting off (on a journey, etc.), from OFF (Cf. off) + SET (Cf. set) (adj.). Meaning something set off against something else, a counterbalance is from 1769; the verb in this sense is from 1792. As a type of printing, in which… … Etymology dictionary
