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start [stα:t]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = beginning) [of book, film, career] début m ; [of negotiations] ouverture f ; [of race] départ m

• at the start au début

• for a start d'abord

• from the start dès le début

• from start to finish du début à la fin

• the start of the academic year (at university) la rentrée universitaire ; (at school) la rentrée des classes

• that was the start of all the trouble c'est là que tous les ennuis ont commencé

• to get off to a good start bien commencer

• to get a good start in life bien débuter dans la vie

• to get off to a bad start mal commencer

► to make a start commencer

• to make a start on sth commencer qch

• to make an early start commencer de bonne heure ; (in journey) partir de bonne heure

• let's make a start on that washing-up allez, on se met à la vaisselle

   b. ( = advantage) (Sport) avance f ; (figurative) avantage m

• to give sb a 10-metre start donner 10 mètres d'avance à qn

   c. ( = sudden movement) sursaut m

• to wake with a start se réveiller en sursaut

• to give sb a start faire sursauter qn

• you gave me such a start! ce que vous m'avez fait peur !

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = begin) commencer (to do sth, doing sth à faire qch ) ; [+ task] entreprendre ; [+ bottle, jar, loaf of bread] entamer

• to start a journey partir en voyage

• to start life as... débuter dans la vie comme...

• it soon started to rain il n'a pas tardé à pleuvoir

• I'd started to think you weren't coming je commençais à croire que tu ne viendrais pas

• to start again tout recommencer

• don't start that again! tu ne vas pas recommencer !

► to get started commencer

• to get started on sth commencer qch

• let's get started! allons-y !

• once I get started I work very quickly une fois lancé je travaille très vite

   b. ( = originate, initiate) [+ discussion] commencer ; [+ conversation] engager ; [+ quarrel, reform, series of events] déclencher ; [+ fashion] lancer ; [+ phenomenon, institution] donner naissance à ; [+ custom, policy] inaugurer

• to start a fire (in grate) allumer un feu ; (accidentally) mettre le feu

   c. ( = cause to start) [+ engine, vehicle] mettre en marche ; [+ race] donner le signal du départ de

• he started the ball rolling by saying... pour commencer, il a dit...

• he blew the whistle to start the runners (off) il a sifflé pour donner le signal du départ

• if you start him (off) on that subject... si tu le lances sur ce sujet...

► to get sth started faire démarrer qch

► to get sb started mettre qn en selle ; [+ film star, pop star] lancer qn

• to get sb started on sth faire commencer qch à qn

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = begin) commencer

• let's start! allons-y !

• well, to start at the beginning... eh bien, pour commencer par le commencement...

• it all started when he refused to pay tout a commencé quand il a refusé de payer

• to start off well in life bien débuter dans la vie

• to start up in business se lancer dans les affaires

• to start again tout recommencer

• to start off by doing sth commencer par faire qch

• start by putting everything away commence par tout ranger

• start on a new page prenez une nouvelle page

• he started off in the sales department il a débuté dans le service des ventes

• he started out as a Marxist il a commencé par être marxiste

• do start before it gets cold! ( = begin to eat) commencez avant que ça ne refroidisse

► to start with

• to start with, there were only three of them, but later... au début ils n'étaient que trois, mais après...

• we only had $100 to start with nous n'avions que 100 dollars pour commencer► to start (off) with sth commencer par qch

• he started off with the intention of writing a thesis au début son intention était d'écrire une thèse

• we started with oysters on a commencé par des huîtres► starting from à partir de

• you have ten minutes starting from now vous avez dix minutes à partir de maintenant

   b. ( = leave) [person, ship] partir

• ten horses started and only three finished dix chevaux ont pris le départ mais trois seulement ont fini la course

• he started off along the corridor il s'est engagé dans le couloir

• he started off down the street il a commencé à descendre la rue

   c. ( = get going) [car, engine, machine] démarrer

• my car won't start ma voiture ne veut pas démarrer

   d. ( = jump nervously) [person] sursauter ; [animal] tressaillir

4. compounds

► starting block noun starting-block m

• to be fast/slow off the starting blocks (figurative) être rapide/lent à démarrer ► starting gate noun starting-gate m

► starting grid noun grille f de départ

► starting line noun ligne f de départ

► starting pistol noun pistolet m de starter

► starting point noun point m de départ

► starting post noun ligne f de départ

► starting price noun [of shares] prix m initial ; (Racing) cote f de départ

► starting salary noun salaire m de départ

► start-up noun [of business] lancement m

5. Phrasal Verbs

► start back intransitive verb

   a. ( = return) repartir

   b. ( = recoil) [person, horse] faire un bond en arrière► start off intransitive verb, separable transitive verb

→ start

► start on inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = begin) commencer

• to start on a book commencer un livre

• they had started on a new bottle ils avaient entamé une nouvelle bouteille

• I started on the job last week (employment) j'ai commencé à travailler la semaine dernière ; (task) je m'y suis mis la semaine dernière

   b. ( = pick on) (inf) s'en prendre à► start out intransitive verb

→ start

► start over

1. intransitive verb

repartir à zéro

2. transitive verb

recommencer

► start up intransitive verb, separable transitive verb

→ start

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[stɑːt] 1.
noun

1) ( beginning) début m

at the start — au début

(right) from the start — dès le début

to make a start on doing — se mettre à faire

to make an early start — ( on journey) partir tôt

that's a good start — lit c'est un bon début; iron ça commence bien

to make a fresh ou new start — prendre un nouveau départ

from start to finish — d'un bout à l'autre

for a start — pour commencer

2) ( advantage) avantage m; (in time, distance) avance f

to give somebody a start in business — aider quelqu'un à démarrer dans les affaires

3) Sport ligne f de départ

4) ( movement)

with a start — en sursaut
2.
transitive verb

1) ( begin) commencer [day, activity]; entamer [bottle, packet]

to start doing ou to do — commencer à faire, se mettre à faire

don't start that again! — ne recommence pas!

2) (cause, initiate) déclencher [quarrel, war]; instaurer [custom]; mettre [fire]; être à l'origine de [trouble, rumour]; lancer [fashion, enterprise]

to start a family — avoir des enfants

3) ( activate) faire démarrer [car]; mettre [quelque chose] en marche [machine]
3.
to start with adverbial phrase

1) ( firstly) d'abord, premièrement

2) ( at first) au début

3) ( at all)

I should never have told her to start with — pour commencer, je n'aurais jamais dû lui en parler
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( begin) gen commencer ( by doing par faire); ( in job) débuter (as comme)

to start again ou afresh — recommencer

to start on — commencer [memoirs, journey]

let's get started on the washing-up — allez! on fait la vaisselle

don't start on me — ( in argument) ne recommence pas avec moi

the day will start cloudy — il fera nuageux en début de journée

starting Wednesday... — à compter de mercredi...

2) ( depart) partir

3) ( jump nervously) sursauter (in de)

4) Automobile, Technology [car, engine, machine] démarrer

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Phrasal Verbs:

- start back

- start off

- start out

- start over

- start up

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start as you mean to go on — prenez tout de suite les choses en main

the start of something big — un début prometteur

English-French dictionary > start
2 start

start

A n

1 ( beginning) début m ; at the start of the war/season au début de la guerre/saison ; (right) from the start dès le début ; it would be a start ce serait déjà un début ; to make a start on doing se mettre à faire ; to make a start on the gardening/one's homework/the dinner aller faire le jardinage/faire ses devoirs/préparer le dîner ; to make an early start ( on journey) partir tôt ; ( on work) commencer tôt ; that's a good start lit c'est un bon début ; iron ça commence bien ; it was a bad start to the day la journée commençait mal ; to make a fresh ou new start prendre un nouveau départ ; from start to finish d'un bout à l'autre ; for a start pour commencer ; the start of a new school year la rentrée scolaire ; the ‘Start’ button le bouton ‘Marche’ ;

2 Sport, gen ( advantage) avantage m ; (in time, distance) avance f ; you have a 20 metre/five minute start vous bénéficiez d'une avance de 20 mètres/de cinq minutes d'avance ; to give sb a start in business aider qn à démarrer dans les affaires ;

3 Sport ( departure line) ligne f de départ ; lined up at the start sur la ligne de départ ;

4 ( movement) (of surprise, fear) to give a start of surprise sursauter ; to give sb a start faire sursauter qn ; with a start en sursaut.

B vtr

1 ( begin) commencer [day, exercise, activity] ; entamer [bottle, packet] ; to start doing ou to do commencer à faire, se mettre à faire ; he's just started a new job il vient juste de changer de travail ; the butterfly starts life as a caterpillar le papillon est d'abord une chenille ; to start a new page prendre une nouvelle page ; don't start that again! ne recommence pas! ;

2 ( put to work) mettre [qn] au travail [person] ; to start sb on, to get sb started on mettre qn à [typing, cleaning etc] ;

3 (cause, initiate) déclencher [quarrel, war] ; instaurer [custom] ; mettre [fire] ; être à l'origine de [trouble, rumour] ; lancer [fashion, enterprise] ; to start a family avoir des enfants ;

4 Mech ( activate) faire démarrer [car] ; mettre [qch] en marche [machine] ;

5 Tech ( cause to loosen) faire jouer [rivet, screw] ;

6 Hunt lever [game] ; to start a hare lit, fig lever un lièvre.

C to start with adv phr

1 ( firstly) d'abord, premièrement ;

2 ( at first) au début ; I didn't understand to start with au début je n'ai pas compris ;

3 ( at all) I should never have told her to start with pour commencer, je n'aurais jamais dû lui en parler.

D vi

1 ( begin) gen commencer ; ( in job) débuter (as comme) ; to start at 8 o'clock/with the living room commencer à huit heures/avec le salon ; to start again ou afresh recommencer ; to start with smoked salmon commencer par du saumon fumé ; it all started when… tout a commencé quand… ; prices start at around 50 dollars les prix commencent autour de 50 dollars ; she started up the stairs/down the corridor elle s'est mise à monter l'escalier/longer le couloir ; to start by doing commencer par faire ; to start on commencer [memoirs, journey] ; to start on a high salary commencer avec un salaire élevé ; let's get started ( on work) allez, on commence ; ( on journey) allez, on y va ; let's get started on the washing-up allez! on fait la vaisselle ; he got started in the clothes trade il a débuté dans la vente de vêtements ; don't start on me ( in argument) ne recommence pas avec moi ; the day will start cloudy il fera nuageux en début de journée ; starting Wednesday… à compter de mercredi… ;

2 ( depart) partir ; to start in good time partir de bonne heure ;

3 ( jump nervously) sursauter (in de) ; she started at the sudden noise le bruit soudain l'a fait sursauter ;

4 ( bulge) her eyes almost started out of her head les yeux lui sont presque sortis de la tête ;

5 Aut, Mech ( be activated) [car, engine, machine] démarrer ;

6 Tech ( work loose) jouer.

Idioms

start as you mean to go on prenez tout de suite les choses en main ; the start of something big un début prometteur ; to start something ○ semer la zizanie ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ start back

1 ( begin to return) prendre le chemin du retour ;

2 ( step back) faire un bond en arrière.

■ start off:

▶ start off

1 ( set off) [train, bus] démarrer ; [person] partir ;

2 ( begin) [person] commencer (by doing par faire ; with par) ; [matter, business, employee] débuter (as comme ; in dans) ; he started off thinking he could convince them à l'origine il croyait pouvoir les convaincre ;

▶ start off for se mettre en route pour [place] ;

▶ start [sb/sth] off, start off [sb/sth]

1 ( begin) commencer [visit, talk] (with par) ; mettre [qch] en route [programme] ;

2 ○ GB ( cause to do) don't start her off laughing/crying ne la fais pas rire/pleurer ; don't let anybody start you (off) smoking ne laisse personne t'entraîner à fumer ; don't start him off ne le provoque pas ;

3 ( put to work) mettre [qn] au travail [worker] ; mettre [qch] en marche [machine] ; start them off in the factory mettez-les au travail à l'usine ; we'll start you off on simple equations on va commencer avec les équations simples ;

4 Sport faire partir [competitors].

■ start out

1 ( set off) ( on journey) partir ; he started out with the aim of… fig il avait d'abord pour but de… ;

2 ( begin) [matter, business, employee] débuter (as comme ; in dans).

■ start over recommencer (à zéro).

■ start up:

▶ start up [engine] démarrer ; [noise] retentir ; [person] débuter ; he's started up on his own il a débuté tout seul ;

▶ start [sth] up, start up [sth] faire démarrer [car] ; ouvrir [shop] ; créer [business].

Big English-French dictionary > start
3 start off

start off

1) (set off) [train, bus] mettersi in moto, partire; [ person] partire

2) (begin) [ person] cominciare, esordire ( by doing col fare); [ matter] cominciare; [ business] essere avviato; start [sb., sth.] off, start off [sb., sth.]

3) (begin) cominciare [visit, talk]; dare il via a, avviare [ programme]

4) BE colloq. (cause to do)

don't start her off laughing — non farla ridere

don't start him off — non provocarlo

5) (put to work) mettere in moto [ machine]

6) sport dare il via a [ competitors]

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1) (to begin a journey: It's time we started off.) partire

2) (to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc: The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller.) lanciare

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1. vi + adv

(leave) partire

See:

start 3., 1)

2. vt + adv

causare, far nascere

to start sb off — (on complaints, story etc) far cominciare qn, (give initial help) aiutare qn a cominciare

that was enough to start him off — è bastato questo a dargli il via

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start off

1) (set off) [train, bus] mettersi in moto, partire; [ person] partire

2) (begin) [ person] cominciare, esordire ( by doing col fare); [ matter] cominciare; [ business] essere avviato; start [sb., sth.] off, start off [sb., sth.]

3) (begin) cominciare [visit, talk]; dare il via a, avviare [ programme]

4) BE colloq. (cause to do)

don't start her off laughing — non farla ridere

don't start him off — non provocarlo

5) (put to work) mettere in moto [ machine]

6) sport dare il via a [ competitors]

English-Italian dictionary > start off
4 start

start [stɑ:t]

commencement ⇒ 1 (a) début ⇒ 1 (a) départ ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) avance ⇒ 1 (c) sursaut ⇒ 1 (d) commencer ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a), 3 (c) amorcer ⇒ 2 (a) déclencher ⇒ 2 (b) démarrer ⇒ 2 (d), 3 (d), 3 (f) se mettre en marche ⇒ 3 (d) créer ⇒ 2 (f) installer ⇒ 2 (g) débuter ⇒ 3 (b) partir ⇒ 3 (e) sursauter ⇒ 3 (g)

1 noun

(a) (beginning → gen) commencement m, début m; (→ of inquiry) ouverture f; (of journey, race) départ m;

∎ it's the start of a new era c'est le début ou le commencement d'une ère nouvelle;

∎ the start of the school year la rentrée scolaire;

∎ the start of the footpath is marked by an arrow le début du sentier est signalé par une flèche;

∎ £5 isn't much, but it's a start 5 livres ce n'est pas grand-chose, mais c'est un début;

∎ I've cleaned the kitchen - well, it's a start j'ai nettoyé la cuisine - eh bien, c'est déjà ça;

∎ things are off to a bad/good start ça commence mal/bien, c'est mal/bien parti;

∎ my new boss and I didn't get off to a very good start dès le début, mes rapports avec mon nouveau patron ont été un peu difficiles;

∎ it was a good/bad start to the day la journée commençait bien/mal;

∎ it was an inauspicious start to his presidency c'était un début peu prometteur pour sa présidence;

∎ to get a good start in life prendre un bon départ dans la vie ou l'existence;

∎ we want an education that will give our children a good start nous voulons une éducation qui donne à nos enfants des bases solides;

∎ a second honeymoon will give us a fresh start une deuxième lune de miel nous fera repartir d'un bon pied;

∎ the programme will give ex-prisoners a fresh or new start (in life) le programme va donner aux anciens détenus une seconde chance (dans la vie);

∎ to make a start (gen) commencer; (begin journey) se mettre en route;

∎ to make or to get an early start (gen) commencer de bonne heure; (on journey) partir de bonne heure;

∎ to make a start on sth commencer qch;

∎ I've made a good start on my Christmas shopping j'ai déjà fait une bonne partie de mes achats de Noël;

∎ I was lonely at the start au début je me sentais seule;

∎ at the start of the war au début de la guerre;

∎ at the very start au tout début;

∎ (right) from the start dès le début ou commencement;

∎ the trip was a disaster from start to finish le voyage a été un désastre d'un bout à l'autre;

∎ I laughed from start to finish j'ai ri du début à la fin;

∎ the project was ill-conceived from start to finish le projet était mal conçu de bout en bout

(b) Sport (departure line) (ligne f de) départ m; (signal) signal m de départ;

∎ they are lined up for or at the start ils sont sur la ligne de départ;

∎ where's the start of the rally? où est le départ du rallye?;

∎ wait for the start attendez le signal de départ

(c) (lead, advance) avance f;

∎ she has two hours' start or a two-hour start on us elle a une avance de deux heures sur nous;

∎ he gave him 20 metres' start or a 20-metre start il lui a accordé une avance de 20 mètres;

∎ our research gives us a start over our competitors nos recherches nous donnent de l'avance sur nos concurrents;

∎ to have a start on sb être en avance sur qn

(d) (jump) sursaut m;

∎ she woke up with a start elle s'est réveillée en sursaut;

∎ with a start, I recognized my own handwriting j'ai eu un sursaut quand j'ai reconnu ma propre écriture;

∎ he gave a start il a tressailli, il a sursauté;

∎ to give sb a start faire sursauter ou tressaillir qn;

∎ you gave me such a start! tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!

2 transitive verb

(a) (begin → gen) commencer; (→ climb, descent) amorcer;

∎ I've started the first chapter (write) j'ai commencé (à écrire) le premier chapitre; (read) j'ai commencé (à lire) le premier chapitre;

∎ to start doing or to do sth commencer à ou se mettre à faire qch;

∎ it's starting to rain il commence à pleuvoir;

∎ it had just started raining or to rain when I left il venait juste de commencer à pleuvoir quand je suis parti;

∎ she started driving or to drive again a month after her accident elle a recommencé à conduire ou elle s'est remise à conduire un mois après son accident;

∎ to start school (for the first time) commencer l'école; (after holidays) rentrer à ou reprendre l'école;

∎ she started her speech with a quotation from the Bible elle a commencé son discours par une citation de la Bible;

∎ I started my investigation with a visit to Carl j'ai commencé mon enquête par une visite chez Carl;

∎ they started the year with a deficit ils ont commencé l'année avec un déficit;

∎ he started work at sixteen il a commencé à travailler à seize ans;

∎ when do you start your new job? quand commencez-vous votre nouveau travail?;

∎ he started life as a delivery boy il débuta dans la vie comme garçon livreur;

∎ frogs start life as tadpoles les grenouilles commencent par être des têtards;

∎ go ahead and start lunch without me allez-y, vous pouvez commencer (à déjeuner) sans moi;

∎ I like to finish anything I start j'aime aller au bout de tout ce que j'entreprends;

∎ I think I'm starting a cold je crois que j'ai attrapé un rhume;

∎ to get started (person → on task) commencer, s'y mettre; (→ on journey) partir, se mettre en route; (→ in career) débuter, démarrer;

∎ I got started on the dishes j'ai commencé la vaisselle;

∎ shall we get started on the washing-up? si on attaquait la vaisselle?;

∎ to help sb get started in life aider qn à démarrer dans la vie;

∎ let's get started! allons-y!;

∎ once he gets started there's no stopping him une fois lancé, il n'y a pas moyen de l'arrêter;

∎ I need a coffee to get me started in the morning j'ai besoin d'un café pour commencer la journée

(b) (initiate, instigate → reaction, revolution, process) déclencher; (→ fashion) lancer; (→ violence) déclencher, provoquer; (→ conversation, discussion) engager, amorcer; (→ rumour) faire naître;

∎ her article started the controversy son article a été à l'origine de la controverse;

∎ to start legal proceedings engager une action en justice;

∎ which side started the war? quel camp a déclenché la guerre?;

∎ you started it c'est toi qui as commencé;

∎ it wasn't me who started the quarrel/the fight! ce n'est pas moi qui ai commencé la dispute/la bagarre!;

∎ the breakup of the empire started the process of decline le démantèlement de l'empire a déclenché le processus de déclin;

∎ to start a fire (in fireplace) allumer le feu; (campfire) faire du feu; (by accident, bomb) mettre le feu;

∎ the fire was started by arsonists l'incendie a été allumé par des pyromanes;

∎ familiar are you trying to start something? tu cherches la bagarre, ou quoi?

(c) (cause to do → person) faire;

∎ it started her (off) crying/laughing cela l'a fait pleurer/rire;

∎ the news is going to start tongues wagging la nouvelle va faire jaser;

∎ I'll start a team (working) on it right away je vais mettre une équipe là-dessus tout de suite;

∎ if you start him on this subject he will never stop si vous le lancez sur ce sujet il ne tarira pas

(d) (set in motion → motor, car) (faire) démarrer, mettre en marche; (→ machine, device) mettre en marche; (→ meal) mettre en route;

∎ how do I start the tape (going)? comment est-ce que je dois faire pour mettre le magnétophone en marche?;

∎ I couldn't get the car started je n'ai pas réussi à faire démarrer la voiture;

∎ to start the printer again, press this key pour remettre en marche l'imprimante, appuyez sur cette touche

(e) (begin using → bottle, pack) entamer

(f) (establish, found → business, school, political party) créer, fonder; (→ restaurant, shop) ouvrir; (→ social programme) créer, instaurer;

∎ to start a newspaper créer ou fonder un journal;

∎ to start a family fonder un foyer

(g) (person → in business, work) installer, établir;

∎ he started his son in the family business il a fait entrer son fils dans l'entreprise familiale;

∎ his election success started him on his political career son succès aux élections l'a lancé dans sa carrière d'homme politique;

∎ they start new pilots on domestic flights ils font débuter les nouveaux pilotes sur les vols intérieurs

(h) Sport

∎ to start the race donner le signal du départ;

∎ the referee blew his whistle to start the match l'arbitre siffla pour signaler le début du match

(i) Hunting (flush out → hare, stag) lever

3 intransitive verb

(a) (begin) commencer;

∎ the movie starts at 8 o'clock le film commence à 20 heures;

∎ when did the contractions start? quand les contractions ont-elles commencé?;

∎ school starts on September 5th la rentrée a lieu ou les cours reprennent le 5 septembre;

∎ our problems are just starting nos ennuis ne font que commencer;

∎ before the New Year/the rainy season starts avant le début de l'année prochaine/de la saison des pluies;

∎ before the cold weather starts avant qu'il ne commence à faire froid;

∎ starting (from) next week à partir de la semaine prochaine;

∎ to start again or afresh recommencer;

∎ to start all over again, to start again from scratch recommencer à zéro;

∎ calm down and start at the beginning calmez-vous et commencez par le commencement;

∎ I didn't know where to start je ne savais pas par quel bout commencer;

∎ she started with a joke/by introducing everyone elle a commencé par une plaisanterie/par faire les présentations;

∎ I'd like to start by saying how pleased I am to be here tonight j'aimerais commencer par vous dire à quel point je suis heureux d'être parmi vous ce soir;

∎ the book starts with a quotation le livre commence par une citation;

∎ I'll have the soup to start (with) pour commencer, je prendrai du potage;

∎ to start as one means to go on donner la mesure dès le début;

∎ isn't it time you got a job? - don't YOU start! il serait peut-être temps que tu trouves du travail - tu ne vas pas t'y mettre, toi aussi!

(b) (in career, job) débuter;

∎ she started in personnel/as an assistant elle a débuté au service du personnel/comme assistante;

∎ have you been working here long? - no, I've just started vous travaillez ici depuis longtemps? - non, je viens de commencer;

∎ I start on $500 a week je débute à 500 dollars par semaine;

∎ gymnasts have to start young les gymnastes doivent commencer jeunes

(c) (in space → desert, fields, slope, street) commencer; (→ river) prendre sa source;

∎ the neutral zone starts at the river la zone neutre commence à la rivière;

∎ there's an arrow where the path starts il y a une flèche qui indique le début du sentier;

∎ the bus route starts at the station la ligne de bus commence à la gare;

∎ where does the tunnel start? où est l'entrée du tunnel?

(d) (car, motor) démarrer, se mettre en marche;

∎ the engines started with a roar les moteurs ont démarré en vrombissant;

∎ why won't the car start? pourquoi la voiture ne veut-elle pas démarrer?

(e) (set off → person, convoy) partir, se mettre en route; (→ train) s'ébranler;

∎ the tour starts at or from the town hall la visite part de la mairie;

∎ I'll have to start for the airport soon il va bientôt falloir que je parte pour l'aéroport;

∎ we start tomorrow nous partons demain;

∎ the train was starting across or over the bridge le train commençait à traverser le pont ou s'engageait sur le pont;

∎ she started along the path elle s'engagea sur le sentier;

∎ Sport only four horses started quatre chevaux seulement ont pris le départ

(f) (prices) démarrer;

∎ houses here start at $100,000 ici, le prix des maisons démarre à 100 000 dollars;

∎ return fares start from £299 on trouve des billets aller retour à partir de 299 livres

(g) (jump involuntarily → person) sursauter; (→ horse) tressaillir, faire un soubresaut; (jump up) bondir;

∎ he started in surprise il a tressailli de surprise;

∎ she started from her chair elle bondit de sa chaise;

∎ to start out of one's sleep se réveiller en sursaut

(h) (gush) jaillir, gicler;

∎ tears started to his eyes les larmes lui sont montées aux yeux

4 for a start adverb

pour commencer, d'abord

5 for starts adverb

American familiar pour commencer, d'abord

6 to start with adverb

(a) (firstly) pour commencer, d'abord;

∎ to start with, my name isn't Jo pour commencer ou d'abord, je ne m'appelle pas Jo

(b) (in the beginning) au début;

∎ there were only six members to start with il n'y avait que six membres au début;

∎ she was an architect to start with, then a journalist elle a d'abord été architecte, puis journaliste

►► Computing start bit bit m de départ;

Computing start button (in Windows) bouton m Démarrer;

Computing start code code m de départ

➲ start back intransitive verb

(a) (turn back) rebrousser chemin

(b) (start again) recommencer;

∎ the children start back at school tomorrow c'est la rentrée scolaire demain

➲ start in on inseparable transitive verb

s'attaquer à;

∎ I started in on the pile of mail je me suis attaqué à la pile de courrier;

∎ once he starts in on liberty and democracy, there's no stopping him une fois qu'il est lancé sur le sujet de la liberté et de la démocratie, il n'y a plus moyen de l'arrêter;

∎ familiar to start in on sb s'en prendre à qn^□, tomber à bras raccourcis sur qn

➲ start off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (begin → book, meeting, show) commencer;

∎ she started the meeting off with introductions elle a commencé la réunion en faisant les présentations

(b) (person → on task, in business)

∎ here's some wool to start you off voici de la laine pour commencer;

∎ he lent us a couple of thousand pounds to start us off il nous a prêté quelques milliers de livres pour nous aider à démarrer;

∎ the pianist played a few bars to start them off le pianiste a joué quelques mesures d'introduction

(c) (set off) déclencher;

∎ what started the alarm off? qu'est-ce qui a déclenché l'alarme?;

∎ if you mention it it'll only start her off again n'en parle pas, sinon elle va recommencer;

∎ to start sb off laughing/crying faire rire/pleurer qn;

∎ the baby's crying again, what started him off this time? le bébé s'est remis à pleurer, qu'est-ce qu'il a cette fois?;

∎ dad's finally calmed down, don't you start him off again papa s'est enfin calmé, ne va pas l'énerver

2 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) partir, se mettre en route;

∎ he started off at a run il est parti en courant;

∎ when do you start off on your trip? quand est-ce que vous partez en voyage?

(b) (begin → speech, film) commencer;

∎ it starts off with a description of the town ça commence par une description de la ville;

∎ start off with a summary of the problem commencez par un résumé du problème;

∎ she started off by talking about… elle commença en parlant de…;

∎ the interview started off badly/well l'entretien a mal/bien commencé;

∎ I started off agreeing with him au début, j'étais d'accord avec lui

(c) (in life, career) débuter;

∎ he started off as a cashier il a débuté comme caissier;

∎ she started off as a Catholic elle était catholique à l'origine;

∎ you're starting off with all the advantages vous partez avec tous les avantages

➲ start on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (begin → essay, meal) commencer; (→ task, dishes) se mettre à; (→ new bottle, pack) entamer;

∎ they had already started on their dessert ils avaient déjà commencé à manger ou entamé leur dessert;

∎ after they'd searched the car they started on the luggage après avoir fouillé la voiture, ils sont passés aux bagages

(b) (attack, berate) s'en prendre à;

∎ don't start on me, I'm not to blame! ne t'en prends pas à moi, ce n'est pas de ma faute!

➲ start out intransitive verb

(a) (begin journey) partir, se mettre en route

(b) (begin career) débuter;

∎ he started out as a cashier il a débuté comme caissier;

∎ she started out as a Catholic elle était catholique à l'origine;

∎ he started out in business with his wife's money il s'est lancé dans les affaires avec l'argent de sa femme;

∎ when she started out there were only a few women lawyers quand elle a commencé sa carrière, il y avait très peu de femmes avocats

(c) (intend)

∎ he started out to write a novel au départ il voulait écrire un roman

➲ start over American

1 intransitive verb

recommencer (depuis le début)

2 separable transitive verb

recommencer (depuis le début)

➲ start up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (establish, found → business, school, political party) créer, fonder; (→ restaurant, shop) ouvrir

(b) (set in motion → car, motor) faire démarrer; (→ machine) mettre en marche; (→ computer) mettre en route; (→ program) lancer, démarrer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (guns, music, noise, band) commencer; (wind) se lever;

∎ the applause started up again les applaudissements ont repris

(b) (car, motor) démarrer, se mettre en marche; (machine) se mettre en marche; (computer, program) se mettre en route

(c) (set up business) se lancer, s'installer, s'établir;

∎ he decided to start up by himself il a décidé de se mettre à son compte

ⓘ I've started so I'll finish Le jeu télévisé britannique Mastermind fut diffusé de 1972 à 1997. Les concurrents de ce jeu portant sur la culture générale devaient répondre au plus grand nombre de questions possible en l'espace de deux minutes. Si l'animateur était en train de poser une question lorsque retentissait la sonnerie qui annonçait la fin du temps imparti, il prononçait rituellement ces mots ("j'ai commencé, je vais donc finir") avant de finir de lire la question au concurrent. Aujourd'hui, on utilise cette phrase par allusion au jeu télévisé lorsqu'on est interrompu.

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5 off

off [ɒf]

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1. preposition

2. adverb

3. adjective

4. noun

5. compounds

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► When off is an element in a phrasal verb, eg keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg off duty, far off, look up the other word.

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1. preposition

   a. ( = from) de

• he jumped off the wall il a sauté du mur

• the orange fell off the table l'orange est tombée de la table

• he cut a piece off the steak il a coupé un morceau du steak

• he was sitting on the wall and fell off it il était assis sur le mur et il est tombé

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• he took the book off the table il a pris le livre sur la table

• we ate off paper plates nous avons mangé dans des assiettes en carton

   b. ( = missing from) there are two buttons off my coat il manque deux boutons à mon manteau

• the lid was off the tin le couvercle n'était pas sur la boîte

   c. ( = away from) de

• the helicopter was just a few metres off the ground l'hélicoptère n'était qu'à quelques mètres du sol

• a flat just off the high street un appartement dans une rue qui donne sur la rue principale

• it's off the coast of Brittany c'est au large de la Bretagne

   d. ( = not taking, avoiding) (inf) I'm off coffee/cheese at the moment je ne bois pas de café/ne mange pas de fromage en ce moment

2. adverb

   a. ( = away) the house is 5km off la maison est à 5 km

• my holiday is a week off je suis en vacances dans une semaine

► to be off (inf) ( = going) partir

• we're off to France today nous partons pour la France aujourd'hui

• they're off! (in race) les voilà partis !

• I must be off il faut que je me sauve (inf)

• off you go! file ! (inf)

• where are you off to? où allez-vous ?

   b. (as holiday) I've got this afternoon off j'ai congé cet après-midi

• to take a day off prendre un jour de congé

• he gets one week off a month il a une semaine de congé par mois

   c. ( = removed) he had his coat off il avait enlevé son manteau

• the lid was off le couvercle n'était pas mis

   d. (as reduction) 10% off 10 % de remise or de rabais

• I'll give you 10% off je vais vous faire une remise or un rabais de 10 %

   e. (referring to time inf)

► off and on par intermittence

• they lived together off and on for six years ils ont vécu ensemble six ans, par intermittence

3. adjective

   a. ( = absent from work) he's been off for three weeks cela fait trois semaines qu'il est absent

• he's off sick il est en congé de maladie

   b. ( = off duty) she's off at 4 o'clock today elle termine à 4 heures aujourd'hui

• he's off on Tuesdays il ne travaille pas le mardi

   c. ( = not functioning, disconnected) [machine, TV, light] éteint ; [engine, gas at main, electricity, water] coupé ; [tap] fermé ; [brake] desserré

   d. ( = cancelled) [meeting, trip, match] annulé

   e. ( = bad) (British) [fish, meat] avarié ; [milk] tourné ; [butter] rance

• it's off ce n'est plus bon

   f. (indicating wealth, possession) they are comfortably off ils sont aisés

• how are you off for bread? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme pain ?

   g. ( = not right inf) it was a bit off, him leaving like that ce n'était pas très bien de sa part de partir comme ça

• that's a bit off! ce n'est pas très sympa ! (inf)

4. noun

( = start inf) to be ready for the off être prêt à partir

5. compounds

► off air adverb (TV, radio) hors antenne

• to go off air [broadcast] rendre l'antenne ; [station] cesser d'émettre

• to take sb off air reprendre l'antenne à qn

• to take sth off air arrêter la diffusion de qch ► off-air adjective (TV, radio) hors antenne

► off-centre adjective décentré

► off chance noun

• I came on the off chance of seeing her je suis venu à tout hasard, en pensant que je la verrais peut-être ► off-colour adjective (British)

he's off-colour today il n'est pas dans son assiette (inf) aujourd'hui ► off day noun

   a. ( = bad day)

he was having an off day il n'était pas en forme ce jour-là

   b. (US) ( = holiday) jour m de congé

► off-key adverb

• to sing off-key chanter faux ► off-licence noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux

► off-limits adjective interdit (d'accès)

► off-line (Computing) adjective autonome adverb

• to go off-line [computer] se mettre en mode autonome

• to put the printer off-line mettre l'imprimante en mode manuel ► off-load transitive verb [+ goods] décharger ; [+ task, responsibilities] se décharger de

► off-peak (British) adjective [period, time, hour] creux ; [train, electricity] en période creuse ; [telephone call] à tarif réduit (aux heures creuses)

• off-peak rates tarif m réduit

• off-peak ticket billet m au tarif réduit heures creuses adverb (outside rush hour) en dehors des heures de pointe ; (outside holiday season) en période creuse ► off-piste adjective adverb

hors-piste

► off-putting adjective [task] rebutant ; [food] peu ragoûtant ; [person, manner] rébarbatif

► off-road adjective [driving, vehicle] tout terrain inv

► off-roader noun véhicule m tout terrain

► off-sales noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux

► off-screen adjective hors écran

► off-season adjective hors saison noun

basse saison f

• in the off-season en basse saison ► off-the-cuff adjective impromptu

► off-the-peg, off-the-rack (US) adjective de confection

► off-the-record adjective ( = unofficial) officieux ; ( = confidential) confidentiel

► off-the-shelf adjective [goods, item] immédiatement disponible adverb

• to buy sth off-the-shelf acheter qch directement ► off-the-wall (inf) adjective bizarre

► off-white adjective blanc cassé inv

► off year noun (US Politics) année sans élections importantes

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OFF-BROADWAY

Dans le monde du théâtre new-yorkais, on qualifie de off-Broadway les pièces qui ne sont pas montées dans les grandes salles de Broadway. Les salles off-Broadway, généralement assez petites, proposent des billets à des prix raisonnables. Aujourd'hui, les théâtres les plus à l'avant-garde sont appelés off-off-Broadway.

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Note: off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc)

off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off colour etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, colour etc)

For other uses of off see the entry below
[ɒf], US [ɔːf] 1.
(colloq) noun

(from) the off — (dès) le départ

just before the off — ( of race) juste avant le départ
2.
adverb

1) ( leaving)

to be off — partir, s'en aller

it's time you were off — il est temps que tu partes

I'm off — gen je m'en vais; ( to avoid somebody) je ne suis pas là

to be off to a good start — avoir pris un bon départ

he's off again talking about his exploits! — fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits!

2) ( at a distance)

to be 30 metres off — être à 30 mètres

some way off — assez loin

3) ( ahead in time)

Easter is a month off — Pâques est dans un mois

the exam is still several months off — l'examen n'aura pas lieu avant plusieurs mois

4) Theatre

trumpet sound off — on entend une trompette dans les coulisses
3.
adjective

1) ( free)

Tuesday's my day off — je ne travaille pas le mardi

to have the morning off — avoir la matinée libre

2) ( turned off)

to be off — [water, gas] ( at mains) être coupé; [tap] être fermé; [light, TV] être éteint

3) ( cancelled)

to be off — [match, party] être annulé

our engagement's off — nous avons rompu nos fiançailles

the ‘coq au vin’ is off — ( from menu) il n'y a plus de ‘coq au vin’

4) ( removed)

the lid is off — il n'y a pas de couvercle

with her make-up off — sans maquillage

to have one's leg off — (colloq) se faire couper la jambe

25% off — Commerce 25% de remise

5) (colloq) ( bad)

to be off — [food] être avarié; [milk] avoir tourné
4.
off and on adverbial phrase par périodes
5.
preposition

1) ( away from in distance)

off the west coast — au large de la côte ouest

three metres off the ground — à trois mètres (au-dessus) du sol

2) ( away from in time)

to be a long way off doing — être encore loin de faire

3) (also just off) juste à côté de [kitchen etc]

just off the path — à quelques mètres du sentier

4) ( astray from)

it is off the point — là n'est pas la question

to be off centre — être mal centré

5) ( detached from)

to be off its hinges — être sorti de ses gonds

there's a button off — [cuff etc] il manque un bouton à

6) (colloq) ( no longer interested in)

to be off one's food — ne pas avoir d'appétit

I'm off her at the moment! — il ne faut pas me parler d'elle en ce moment!

7) (colloq) (also off of)

to borrow something off a neighbour — emprunter quelque chose à un voisin

to eat off a tray — manger sur un plateau

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how are we off (colloq) for...? — qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme...? [flour etc]

off with her head! — qu'on lui coupe la tête!

that's a bit off — (colloq) GB ça c'est un peu fort (colloq)

to feel a bit off(-colour) (colloq) — GB ne pas être dans son assiette (colloq)

to have an off day — ne pas être dans un de ses bons jours

English-French dictionary > off
6 off

off [ɒf]

1 adverb

(a) (indicating removal)

∎ to take sth off enlever ou ôter qch;

∎ to come off (sticker, handle) se détacher; (lipstick, paint) partir;

∎ you can leave your jacket off ce n'est pas la peine de remettre votre veste;

∎ with his jacket off sans sa veste;

∎ she kicked off her shoes elle ôta ses chaussures d'un coup de pied;

∎ the knob had broken off la poignée était cassée;

∎ peel off the wallpaper décollez le papier peint;

∎ she cut off her hair elle s'est coupé les cheveux;

∎ could you take two centimetres off? (off sleeves, hemline) est-ce que vous pourriez enlever deux centimètres?;

∎ off with those wet clothes! retire(-moi) ou enlève(-moi) ces vêtements humides!;

∎ off with his head! coupez-lui la tête!

(b) (indicating departure)

∎ the truck drove off le camion démarra;

∎ to run off partir en courant;

∎ when are you off to Dublin? quand partez-vous pour Dublin?;

∎ we'd better be off on doit partir;

∎ Sport they're off! ils sont partis!;

∎ familiar I'm off! j'y vais!^□ ;

∎ off you go, you'll be late! sauve-toi ou vas-y, tu vas être en retard!;

∎ off we go! c'est parti!;

∎ off to bed with you! au lit!;

∎ isn't it time you were off to bed? n'est-il pas l'heure que tu ailles te coucher?;

∎ familiar be off with you! va-t'en!^□ ;

∎ (get) off! enlevez-vous de là!;

∎ humorous oh no, he's off again! ça y est, ça le reprend!

(c) (indicating movement away from a surface)

∎ the ball hit the wall and bounced off la balle a heurté le mur et a rebondi;

∎ I knocked the glass off with my elbow j'ai fait tomber le verre d'un coup de coude

(d) (indicating location)

∎ it's off to the right c'est sur la droite;

∎ she's off playing tennis elle est partie jouer au tennis

(e) (indicating disembarkment, dismounting etc)

∎ to get off descendre;

∎ to jump off sauter

(f) (indicating absence, inactivity)

∎ to take a week off prendre une semaine de congé;

∎ Monday's my day off le lundi est mon jour de congé;

∎ have you any time off during the week? avez-vous des heures libres pendant la semaine?;

∎ I get two hours off for lunch j'ai deux heures de libres pour le déjeuner

(g) (indicating distance in time or space)

∎ Paris/Christmas is still a long way off Paris/Noël est encore loin;

∎ it's a few miles off c'est à quelques kilomètres d'ici

(h) Theatre off;

∎ voice off voix f off;

∎ noises/voices off bruits mpl/voix fpl en coulisses

(i) (indicating disconnection)

∎ to put or switch or turn the light off éteindre la lumière;

∎ to turn the tap off fermer le robinet;

∎ leave the lights off n'allume pas

(j) (indicating separation, partition)

∎ the playing area is divided off by a low wall l'aire de jeu est délimitée par un petit mur;

∎ to fence off land clôturer un terrain;

∎ the police have cordoned off the area la police a bouclé le quartier

(k) (indicating price reduction)

∎ special offer: £5 off (sign) offre spéciale: 5 livres de réduction;

∎ the salesman gave me $20/20 percent off le vendeur m'a fait une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent

(l) (indicating relief from discomfort)

∎ to sleep/to walk sth off faire passer qch en dormant/marchant

2 preposition

(a) (indicating movement away from) de;

∎ he fell off his chair il est tombé de sa chaise;

∎ she knocked the vase off the table elle a fait tomber le vase de la table;

∎ take your elbows off the table enlève tes coudes de la table;

∎ off the sofa! (don't stand on it) descends du canapé!; (don't sit on it) lève-toi du canapé!;

∎ couples started drifting off the dance floor les couples commencèrent à quitter la piste de danse;

∎ drinks must not be taken off the premises (sign) les boissons doivent être consommées sur place;

∎ figurative it'll take your mind off it ça te changera les idées

(b) (indicating removal) de;

∎ take the top off the bottle enlève le bouchon de la bouteille;

∎ to cut a slice off sth couper une tranche de qch;

∎ I've stripped the wallpaper off the walls j'ai décollé le papier peint des murs;

∎ get that knife off him! prends-lui son couteau!;

∎ off the peg en confection, en prêt-à-porter

(c) (from)

∎ to buy sth off sb acheter qch à qn;

∎ I bought it off a stall je l'ai acheté sur le marché;

∎ can I borrow £5 off you? je peux t'emprunter 5 livres?;

∎ I caught a cold off my brother mon frère m'a passé son rhume

(d) (from the direction of) de;

∎ a cool breeze off the sea une brise fraîche venant du large

(e) (indicating location)

∎ a few miles off the coast à quelques kilomètres de la côte;

∎ off the coast of Spain au large de la côte espagnole;

∎ most students live off campus la plupart des étudiants vivent à l'extérieur du campus;

∎ we ate in a small restaurant off the main road nous avons mangé dans un petit restaurant à l'écart de la grand-route;

∎ the bathroom's off the bedroom la salle de bains donne dans la chambre;

∎ an alley off Oxford Street une ruelle qui part d'Oxford Street;

∎ just off Oxford Street there's a pretty little square à deux pas d'Oxford Street il y a une petite place ravissante

(f) (absent from)

∎ Mr Dale is off work today M. Dale est absent aujourd'hui;

∎ you need a few days off work vous avez besoin de quelques jours de congé;

∎ Wayne's off school with the flu Wayne est à la maison avec la grippe;

∎ I've been off work for over a year now voilà un an que je ne travaille plus

(g) (by means of)

∎ it runs off gas/electricity/solar power ça marche au gaz/à l'électricité/à l'énergie solaire;

∎ the radio works off the mains la radio fonctionne sur secteur

(h) (indicating source of nourishment) de;

∎ to live off vegetables vivre de légumes;

∎ to live off the land vivre (des produits) de la terre;

∎ we dined off a leg of lamb nous avons dîné d'une tranche de gigot

(i) (reduced from)

∎ I can get $20/20 percent off the list price je peux avoir une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent sur le prix de vente;

∎ familiar they'll knock or take something off it if you pay cash ils vous feront une remise si vous payez en liquide^□ ;

∎ that's 2 seconds off the record c'est 2 secondes de moins que le record

(j) familiar (no longer wanting or needing)

∎ to be off one's food ne pas avoir faim^□ ;

∎ I'm off whisky je n'aime plus le whisky^□ ;

∎ I'm off him at the moment j'en ai marre de lui en ce moment;

∎ she's off antibiotics now elle ne prend plus d'antibiotiques maintenant^□ ;

∎ he's off heroin now il ne touche plus à l'héroïne maintenant^□

3 adjective

(a) (not working → electricity, light, radio, TV) éteint; (→ tap) fermé; (→ engine, machine) arrêté, à l'arrêt; (→ handbrake) desserré;

∎ the gas is off (at mains) le gaz est fermé; (under saucepan) le gaz est éteint; (for safety reasons) le gaz est coupé;

∎ off (on switch, appliance) arrêt;

∎ make sure the switches are in the off position vérifiez que les interrupteurs sont sur (la position) arrêt;

∎ the off button le bouton d'arrêt

(b) (bad, tainted) mauvais, avarié;

∎ the milk is off le lait a tourné;

∎ this beer's off cette bière est éventée;

∎ it smells/tastes off on dirait que ce n'est plus bon

(c) (cancelled) annulé;

∎ tonight's match is off le match de ce soir est annulé;

∎ if that's your attitude, the deal's off! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez, ma proposition ne tient plus!

(d) (on vacation, not working) en congé, en vacances;

∎ to be off sick être absent parce qu'on est malade, être malade;

∎ he's off today il n'est pas là aujourd'hui;

∎ are you off tomorrow? tu travailles demain?; (no school) tu (n')as (pas d')école demain?; (no college) tu (n')as (pas) cours demain?;

∎ I'm off from 3 to 5 je ne travaille pas entre 3 et 5 heures

(e) British (not available)

∎ I'm afraid the salmon's off je regrette, mais il n'y a plus de saumon

(f) (unwell)

∎ I felt decidedly off the next morning le lendemain matin, je ne me sentais vraiment pas bien;

∎ everyone has their off days on a tous nos mauvais jours

(g) (inaccurate)

∎ his timing was a bit off (when he asked for a rise etc) il n'a pas choisi un très bon moment

(h) familiar (unacceptable)

∎ that's a bit off! vous y allez un peu fort!;

∎ I thought it was a bit off the way she just ignored me je n'ai pas apprécié qu'elle m'ignore comme ça^□

(i) British Cars (when driving on right) (du côté) gauche; (when driving on left) (du côté) droit

(j) (having a certain amount of)

∎ how are we off for milk? combien de lait nous reste-t-il?

4 noun

familiar (start) départ^□ m;

∎ they're ready for the off ils sont prêts à partir^□ ;

∎ right from the off dès le départ

5 transitive verb

American familiar (kill) buter, refroidir, zigouiller

6 off chance noun

∎ on the off chance au cas où, à tout hasard;

∎ I called by just on the off chance je suis passé au cas où ou à tout hasard;

∎ I phoned on the off chance of catching him at home j'ai appelé en espérant qu'il serait chez lui;

∎ she kept it on the off chance (that) it might prove useful elle l'a gardé pour le cas où cela pourrait servir

7 off and on adverb

par intervalles;

∎ we lived together off and on for three years on a plus ou moins vécu ensemble pendant trois ans

►► Cinema & Television off camera hors champ, off;

British off sales = vente à emporter de boissons alcoolisées

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7 off

off, US

❢ Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc). off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, piste etc). For other uses of off see the entry below.

A ○ n ( start) the off le départ ; just before the off ( of race) juste avant le départ ; from the off fig dès le départ.

B adv

1 ( leaving) to be off partir, s'en aller ; it's time you were off il est temps que tu partes ; they're off to the States today ils partent pour les États-Unis aujourd'hui ; I'm off gen je m'en vais ; ( to avoid sb) je ne suis pas là ; to be off to a good start avoir pris un bon départ ; ‘…and they're off!’ Turf ‘…et les voici partis!’ ; he's off again talking about his exploits! fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits! ;

2 ( at a distance) to be 30 metres/kilometres off être à 30 mètres/kilomètres ; some way/not far off assez/pas très loin ;

3 ( ahead in time) Easter is a month off Pâques est dans un mois ; the exam is still several months off l'examen n'aura pas lieu avant plusieurs mois ;

4 Theat shouting/trumpet sound off on entend des cris/une trompette dans les coulisses.

C adj

1 ( free) to have Monday off to do prendre sa journée de lundi pour faire ; Tuesday's my day off je ne travaille pas le mardi ; did you have the morning off? est-ce que tu as pris ta matinée? ; I got time off on m'a permis de m'absenter ;

2 ( turned off) to be off [water, gas] être coupé ; [tap] être fermé ; [light, TV] être éteint ; in the ‘off’ position en position ‘fermé’ ;

3 ( cancelled) to be off [match, party] être annulé ; our engagement's off nous avons rompu nos fiançailles ; the coq au vin is off ( from menu) il n'y a plus de coq au vin ;

4 ( removed) the lid ou top is off il n'y a pas de couvercle ; the handle's off la poignée s'est cassée ; with her make-up off sans maquillage ; with his shoes off sans ses chaussures ; to have one's leg off ○ se faire couper la jambe ; 25% off Comm 25% de remise ;

5 ○ ( bad) to be off [food] être pourri ; [milk] avoir tourné.

D off and on adv phr par périodes ; ⇒ on.

E prep

1 ( away from in distance) off Rocky Point/the west coast au large du Rocky Point/de la côte ouest ; three metres off the ground à trois mètres (au-dessus) du sol ;

2 ( away from in time) to be a long way off doing être encore loin de faire ; he's only a year off retirement il n'a plus qu'un an avant la retraite ;

3 ( also just off) juste à côté de [area] ; there's a kitchen (just) off the dining room il y a une cuisine juste à côté de la salle à manger ; a house just off the path une maison à quelques mètres du sentier ; just off the motorway juste à la sortie de l'autoroute ; in a street (leading) off the main road dans une rue qui donne sur l'avenue principale ;

4 ( astray from) it is off the point ou subject là n'est pas la question ; to be off centre être mal centré ;

5 ( detached from) to be off its hinges/off its base être sorti de ses gonds/détaché de son socle ; there's a button off your cuff il manque un bouton à ton poignet de chemise ;

6 ○ ( no longer interested in) to be off drugs avoir arrêté de se droguer ; to be off one's food ne pas avoir d'appétit ; I'm off her/men at the moment! il ne faut plus me parler d'elle/des hommes! ;

7 ○ ( also off of) to borrow sth off a neighbour emprunter qch à un voisin ; to eat off a tray/a paper plate manger sur un plateau/dans une assiette en papier ; ⇒ street.

F excl off! off! ( as chant) dehors! dehors! ; off with her head! qu'on lui coupe la tête! ; (get) off ○ ! ( from wall etc) descends (de là)!

Idioms

how are we off ○ for flour/sugar etc? qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme farine/sucre etc? ; that's a bit off ○ GB ça c'est pas juste ○ ; to feel a bit off ○ (-colour) GB ne pas être dans son assiette ○ ; to have an off day ne pas être dans un de ses bons jours ; ⇒ better off, well off.

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8 start off

1. intransitive verb
1) see academic.ru/66187/set_off">set off 1.

2) (coll.): (begin action)

start off by showing something — zu Beginn etwas zeigen

3)

start off with or on something — (begin on) mit etwas beginnen
2. transitive verb
1)

start somebody off on a task/job — jemanden in eine Aufgabe/Arbeit einweisen

2) see set off 2. 2)

* * *

1) (to begin a journey: It's time we started off.) aufbrechen

2) (to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc: The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller.) zu einem Start verhelfen

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◆ start off

I. vi

1. (begin activity)

▪ to \start off off with sb/sth bei [o mit] jdm/etw anfangen

give me your answers one by one, \start offing off with Lucy gebt mir eure Antworten eine nach der anderen, angefangen bei Lucy

▪ to \start off off by doing sth als Erstes etw tun

they \start offed off by reading the script through zuerst lasen sie das Skript durch

2. (begin career)

▪ to \start off off as sth seine Laufbahn als etw beginnen

3. (embark) losfahren

they \start offed off in New Orleans sie starteten in New Orleans

4. (begin meal)

to \start off off with sth etw als Erstes essen, mit etw dat beginnen

II. vt

1. (begin)

▪ to \start off off ⇆ sth [with sth] etw [mit etw dat] beginnen

to \start off a meeting off with sth eine Versammlung mit etw dat eröffnen

2. (cause to begin)

▪ to \start off sb off on sth jdn zu etw dat veranlassen

3. (upset)

▪ to \start off sb off [on sth] jdn wegen einer S. gen auf die Palme bringen fam

don't \start off her off on the injustice of the class system gib ihr bloß nicht das Stichwort von der Ungerechtigkeit des Klassensystems

4. (help to begin)

▪ to \start off sb off jdm den Start erleichtern [o fig Starthilfe geben]

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1. vi
(= begin) anfangen; (= begin moving person) losgehen; (on journey) aufbrechen; (= run) loslaufen; (= drive) losfahren; (ESP SPORT) starten; (= begin talking etc) anfangen, loslegen (inf) (on mit);
See:

= start

2. vt sep
sth anfangen
to start sb off (talking) — jdm das Stichwort geben

to start the baby off ( crying) — das Baby zum Schreien bringen

whatever you do, don't start her off — sieh bloß zu, dass sie nicht damit anfängt

that started the dog off ( barking) — da fing der Hund an zu bellen

to start sb off on sth — jdn auf etw (acc) bringen

a few stamps to start you off — ein paar Briefmarken für den Anfang

I'll play a few bars to start you off — ich spiele ein paar Takte, um Sie einzustimmen

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start off

A v/i → start B 1, B 4

B v/t

1. → start C 3, C 8

2. start sb off on jemanden bringen auf (akk)

* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) see set off 1.

2) (coll.): (begin action)

start off by showing something — zu Beginn etwas zeigen

3)

start off with or on something — (begin on) mit etwas beginnen
2. transitive verb
1)

start somebody off on a task/job — jemanden in eine Aufgabe/Arbeit einweisen

2) see set off 2. 2)

* * *

v.

anfangen v.

English-german dictionary > start off
9 start

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1.
verb
1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.)

2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?)

3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.)

4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.)

2. noun
1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.)

2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.)

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- starter
- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with
II
1.
verb
(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.)

2. noun
1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.)

2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!)

start¹ n

1. principio

I missed the start of the film me perdí el principio de la película

2. salida

the runners waited at the start los corredores esperaban a la salida

to make a start empezar

there's a lot of work, let's make a start! hay mucho trabajo, ¡empecemos!

we made an early start salimos temprano

start² vb

1. empezar

what time does it start? ¿a qué hora empieza?

it started to rain empezó a llover

2. arrancar

the car won't start el coche no arranca

start

tr[stɑːt]

noun

1 (gen) principio, comienzo, inicio

■ the film is a bit slow at the start la película es un poco lenta al principio

■ it was boring from start to finish fue un rollo desde el principio hasta el final

■ we knew it wouldn't last from the start sabíamos desde el principio que no duraría

■ we need to make an early start tenemos que empezar temprano

■ they wanted her to get a good start in life querían que tuviera una buena base

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of race) salida; (advantage) ventaja

■ the athletes lined up at the start los atletas se alinearon a la salida

■ they gave us a five-minute start nos dieron cinco minutos de ventaja

3 (fright, jump) susto, sobresalto

■ what a start you gave me! ¡qué susto me has pegado!

■ she woke up with a start se despertó sobresaltada

transitive verb

1 (begin - gen) empezar, comenzar, iniciar; (- conversation) entablar

■ what time do you start work? ¿a qué hora empiezas a trabajar?

■ I'm starting a new job next week empiezo un nuevo trabajo la semana que viene

■ they started fighting empezaron a pelearse

■ it's starting to snow empieza a nevar

■ she started to cry empezó a llorar, arrancó a llorar

2 (cause to begin - fire, epidemic) provocar; (- argument, fight, war, etc) empezar, iniciar

■ she started a new fashion empezó una nueva moda

■ they think the fire was started creen que el incendio fue provocado

■ the referee started the match el árbitro dio comienzo al partido

■ you've started me thinking me has hecho pensar, me has dado que pensar

3 (set up - business) montar, poner; (- organization) fundar, establecer, crear

4 (set in motion - machine) poner en marcha; (- vehicle) arrancar, poner en marcha

intransitive verb

1 (begin) empezar, comenzar

■ what time does it start? ¿a qué hora comienza?

■ let's start by welcoming our guest empecemos por dar la bienvenida a nuestro invitado

■ don't start, honey no empieces, cariño

■ the trouble started after the match los problemas empezaron después del partido

■ prices start at a pound precios a partir de una libra

■ starting from Tuesday a partir del martes, empezando el martes

2 (be set up - business) ser fundado,-a, fundarse, crearse

3 (begin to operate) ponerse en marcha, empezar a funcionar; (car) arrancar

4 (begin journey) salir, partir, ponerse en camino

■ we started for home nos pusimos en camino a casa

5 (jump) asustarse, sobresaltarse

■ she starts at the slightest noise se asusta con el más mínimo ruido

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for a start para empezar

to get off to a bad start empezar mal

to get off to a good start empezar bien

to get started empezar

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a start on something empezar algo

to start a family tener hijos

to start with (firstly) para empezar, en primer lugar 2 (at the beginning) al principio

start ['stɑrt] vi

1) jump: levantarse de un salto, sobresaltarse, dar un respingo

2) begin: empezar, comenzar

3) set out: salir (de viaje, etc.)

4) : arrancar (dícese de un motor)

start vt

1) begin: empezar, comenzar, iniciar

2) cause: provocar, causar

3) establish: fundar, montar, establecer

to start a business: montar un negocio

4) : arrancar, poner en marcha, encender

to start the car: arrancar el motor

start n

1) jump: sobresalto m, respingo m

2) beginning: principio m, comienzo m

to get an early start: salir temprano

start

n.

• arranque s.m.

• comienzo s.m.

• inicio s.m.

• principio s.m.

• respingo s.m.

• salida (Deporte) s.f.

• sobresalto s.m.

• ventaja s.f. (a motor, etc.)

v.

• arrancar v.

• poner en marcha v.

v.

• comenzar v.

• despegar v.

• empezar v.

• entablar v.

• fundar v.

• iniciar v.

• nacer v.

• originar v.

• principiar v.

• romper v.

stɑːrt, stɑːt
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noun

1)

a) ( beginning) principio m, comienzo m

at the start — al principio, al comienzo

from the start — desde el principio or comienzo

from start to finish — del principio al fin, desde el principio hasta el fin

to make a start (on something) — empezar* algo

to make an early start — empezar* temprano; ( on a journey) salir* temprano, ponerse* en camino a primera hora

to make a fresh o new start — empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

to get (something) off to a good/bad start — empezar* (algo) bien or con el pie derecho/mal or con el pie izquierdo

b)

for a start — (as linker) para empezar

2) ( Sport)

a) ( of race) salida f

b) (lead, advantage) ventaja f

3) ( jump)

to give a start — \<\<person/horse\>\> dar* un respingo

to give somebody a start — darle* or pegarle* un susto a alguien, asustar a alguien

I woke up with a start — me desperté sobresaltado

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( begin) \<\<conversation/journey/negotiations\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciar; \<\<job/course\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

I start work at eight — empiezo or entro a trabajar a las ocho

don't start that again! — no vuelvas con eso!

to start -ING, to start to + INF — empezar* a + inf

2) ( cause to begin) \<\<race\>\> dar* comienzo a, largar* (CS, Méx); \<\<fire/epidemic\>\> provocar*; \<\<argument/fight\>\> empezar*; \<\<war\>\> \<\<incident\>\> desencadenar

we want to start a family — queremos empezar a tener hijos

her words started me thinking — sus palabras me dieron que pensar

to get somebody started — (colloq) darle* cuerda a alguien (fam)

3) ( establish) \<\<business\>\> abrir*, montar; \<\<organization\>\> fundar

4) ( cause to operate) \<\<engine/dishwasher\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, hacer* partir (Chi)

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2)

a) ( begin) \<\<school/term/meeting\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml); \<\<noise/pain/journey/race\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

prices start at $30 — cuestan a partir de 30 dólares

to get started — empezar*, comenzar*

to start again o (AmE also) over — volver* a empezar, empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

to start BY -ING — empezar* por + inf

the tour starts from the station — la excursión sale de la estación

starting (from) next January — a partir del próximo mes de enero

b)

to start with — (as linker): primero or para empezar

I was optimistic to start with — al principio estaba llena de optimismo

3)

a) ( originate) empezar*, originarse

it all started from an idea I had as a student — todo surgió de una idea que tuve cuando era estudiante

b) ( be founded) ser* fundado

4) ( set out) (+ adv compl)

to start back — emprender el regreso

it's time we started (for) home — es hora de volver a casa, es hora de que nos pongamos en camino a casa

we start from the hotel at six — salimos del hotel a las seis

5) ( begin to operate) \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, partir (Chi); \<\<dishwasher\>\> empezar* a funcionar, ponerse* en marcha

Sense II

6) ( move suddenly) dar* un respingo; ( be frightened) asustarse, sobresaltarse

I started (up) from my chair — me levanté de la silla de un salto

she started at the noise — el ruido la sobresaltó or la asustó

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Phrasal Verbs:

- start off

- start on

- start out

- start over

- start up

[stɑːt]
1. N

1) (=beginning) principio m, comienzo m

• at the start — al principio, en un principio

at the very start — muy al principio, en los mismos comienzos

at the start of the century — a principios del siglo

we are at the start of something big — estamos en los comienzos de algo grandioso

• for a start — en primer lugar, para empezar

• from the start — desde el principio

from start to finish — desde el principio hasta el fin

• to get a good start in life — disfrutar de una infancia privilegiada

• to get off to a good/bad/slow start — empezar bien/mal/lentamente

• to give sb a (good) start in life — ayudar a algn a situarse en la vida

• to make a start — empezar

to make a start on the painting — empezar a pintar

to make an early start — (on journey) ponerse en camino temprano; (with job) empezar temprano

to make a fresh or new start in life — hacer vida nueva

2) (=departure) salida f (also Sport); (=starting line) línea f de salida

3) (=advantage) ventaja f

• to give sb five minutes' or a five-minute start — dar a algn cinco minutos de ventaja

• to have a start on sb — tener ventaja sobre algn

4) (=fright etc) susto m, sobresalto m

• to give sb a start — asustar or dar un susto a algn

to give a sudden start — sobresaltarse

what a start you gave me! — ¡qué susto me diste!

• to wake with a start — despertarse sobresaltado

2. VT

1) (=begin) empezar, comenzar; [+ discussion etc] abrir, iniciar; [+ bottle] abrir; [+ quarrel, argument] empezar; [+ journey] iniciar

to start a new cheque book/page — comenzar or empezar un talonario nuevo/una página nueva

don't start that again! — ¡no vuelvas a eso!

to start doing sth or to do sth — empezar a hacer algo

start moving! — ¡menearse!

start talking! — ¡desembucha!

• to start sth again or afresh — comenzar or empezar algo de nuevo

• to start the day right — empezar bien el día

he always starts the day with a glass of milk — lo primero que toma cada mañana es un vaso de leche

• he started life as a labourer — empezó de or como peón

to start a new life — comenzar una vida nueva

• to start negotiations — iniciar or entablar las pláticas

• to start a novel — empezar a escribir (or leer) una novela

• to start school — empezar a ir al colegio

• he started work yesterday — entró a trabajar ayer

2) (=cause to begin or happen) [+ fire] provocar; [+ war] [person, country] empezar, iniciar; [incident, act] desencadenar; [+ fashion] empezar, iniciar; [+ rumour, tradition] iniciar, dar comienzo a

it started the collapse of the empire — provocó el derrumbamiento del imperio

you started it! — ¡tú diste el primer golpe!

• to start a family — (empezar a) tener hijos

• to start a race — (=give signal for) dar la señal de salida para una carrera

3)

• to get started — empezar, ponerse en marcha

let's get started — empecemos

to get sth started — [+ engine, car] poner algo en marcha, arrancar algo; [+ project] poner algo en marcha

to get sb started — (on activity) poner a algn en marcha; (in career) iniciar a algn en su carrera

to get started on (doing) sth — empezar a hacer algo

to get sb started on (doing) sth — poner a algn a hacer algo

4) (=found) (also: start up) [+ business] montar, poner; [+ newspaper] fundar, establecer

5) (also: start up) [+ car, engine] arrancar, poner en marcha; [+ clock] poner en marcha

6) (with personal object)

don't start him (off) on that! — ¡no le des cuerda!

to start sb (off) reminiscing — hacer que algn empiece a contar sus recuerdos

that started him (off) sneezing — eso le hizo empezar a estornudar

to start sb (off) on a career — ayudar a algn a emprender una carrera

they started her (off) in the sales department — la emplearon primero en la sección de ventas

7) (=disturb)

to start (up) a partridge — levantar una perdiz

3. VI

1) (=begin) empezar, comenzar; [conversation, discussion] iniciarse; [quarrel, argument] producirse; [fashion] empezar, iniciar; [war] estallar, empezar; [rumour, tradition] originarse; [fire] empezar, iniciarse; [music] empezar

classes start on Monday — las clases comienzan or empiezan el lunes

that's when the trouble started — entonces fue cuando empezaron los problemas

it all started when he refused to pay — todo empezó cuando se negó a pagar

it started (off) rather well/badly — [film, match] empezó bastante bien/mal

• to start again or afresh — volver a empezar, comenzar de nuevo

• he started (off or out) as a postman — empezó como or de cartero

he started (off or out) as a Marxist — empezó como marxista

• to start at the beginning — empezar desde el principio

• he started (off) by saying... — empezó por decir or diciendo...

• the route starts from here — la ruta sale de aquí

starting from Tuesday — a partir del martes

• to start (out or up) in business — montar or poner un negocio

• to start (off) with... — (=firstly) en primer lugar..., para empezar...; (=at the beginning) al principio..., en un principio...

what shall we start (off) with? — ¿con qué empezamos?

to start (off) with a prayer — empezar con una oración

he started (off or out) with the intention of writing a thesis — empezó con la intención de escribir una tesis

2) (=embark)

• to start on a task — emprender una tarea

to start on something new — emprender algo nuevo

to start on a book — (=begin reading) empezar a leer un libro; (=begin writing) empezar a escribir un libro

to start on a course of study — empezar un curso

they started on another bottle — abrieron or empezaron otra botella

3) (also: start off, start out) (on journey) [person] partir, ponerse en camino; [bus, train, runner] salir

to start (off or out) from London/for Madrid — salir de Londres/partir con rumbo a or para Madrid

he started (off) down the street — empezó a caminar calle abajo

4) (also: start up) [car, engine] arrancar, ponerse en marcha; [washing machine] ponerse en marcha

5) (=jump nervously) asustarse, sobresaltarse (at a)

to start from one's chair — levantarse asustado de su silla

tears started to her eyes — se le llenaron los ojos de lágrimas

- his eyes were starting out of his head

6) [timber etc] combarse, torcerse; [rivets etc] soltarse

- start after

- start back

- start in

- start off

- start on

- start out

- start over

- start up

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[stɑːrt, stɑːt]
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noun

1)

a) ( beginning) principio m, comienzo m

at the start — al principio, al comienzo

from the start — desde el principio or comienzo

from start to finish — del principio al fin, desde el principio hasta el fin

to make a start (on something) — empezar* algo

to make an early start — empezar* temprano; ( on a journey) salir* temprano, ponerse* en camino a primera hora

to make a fresh o new start — empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

to get (something) off to a good/bad start — empezar* (algo) bien or con el pie derecho/mal or con el pie izquierdo

b)

for a start — (as linker) para empezar

2) ( Sport)

a) ( of race) salida f

b) (lead, advantage) ventaja f

3) ( jump)

to give a start — \<\<person/horse\>\> dar* un respingo

to give somebody a start — darle* or pegarle* un susto a alguien, asustar a alguien

I woke up with a start — me desperté sobresaltado

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( begin) \<\<conversation/journey/negotiations\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciar; \<\<job/course\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

I start work at eight — empiezo or entro a trabajar a las ocho

don't start that again! — no vuelvas con eso!

to start -ING, to start to + INF — empezar* a + inf

2) ( cause to begin) \<\<race\>\> dar* comienzo a, largar* (CS, Méx); \<\<fire/epidemic\>\> provocar*; \<\<argument/fight\>\> empezar*; \<\<war\>\> \<\<incident\>\> desencadenar

we want to start a family — queremos empezar a tener hijos

her words started me thinking — sus palabras me dieron que pensar

to get somebody started — (colloq) darle* cuerda a alguien (fam)

3) ( establish) \<\<business\>\> abrir*, montar; \<\<organization\>\> fundar

4) ( cause to operate) \<\<engine/dishwasher\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, hacer* partir (Chi)

2.

1) vi

Sense I

2)

a) ( begin) \<\<school/term/meeting\>\> empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml); \<\<noise/pain/journey/race\>\> empezar*, comenzar*

prices start at $30 — cuestan a partir de 30 dólares

to get started — empezar*, comenzar*

to start again o (AmE also) over — volver* a empezar, empezar* or comenzar* de nuevo

to start BY -ING — empezar* por + inf

the tour starts from the station — la excursión sale de la estación

starting (from) next January — a partir del próximo mes de enero

b)

to start with — (as linker): primero or para empezar

I was optimistic to start with — al principio estaba llena de optimismo

3)

a) ( originate) empezar*, originarse

it all started from an idea I had as a student — todo surgió de una idea que tuve cuando era estudiante

b) ( be founded) ser* fundado

4) ( set out) (+ adv compl)

to start back — emprender el regreso

it's time we started (for) home — es hora de volver a casa, es hora de que nos pongamos en camino a casa

we start from the hotel at six — salimos del hotel a las seis

5) ( begin to operate) \<\<car\>\> arrancar*, partir (Chi); \<\<dishwasher\>\> empezar* a funcionar, ponerse* en marcha

Sense II

6) ( move suddenly) dar* un respingo; ( be frightened) asustarse, sobresaltarse

I started (up) from my chair — me levanté de la silla de un salto

she started at the noise — el ruido la sobresaltó or la asustó

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Phrasal Verbs:

- start off

- start on

- start out

- start over

- start up

English-spanish dictionary > start
10 start off

vi

1) ( begin activity)

to \start off off with sb/ sth bei [o mit] jdm/etw anfangen;

give me your answers one by one, \start offing off with Lucy gebt mir eure Antworten eine nach der anderen, angefangen bei Lucy;

to \start off off by doing sth als Erstes etw tun;

they \start offed off by reading the script through zuerst lasen sie das Skript durch

2) ( begin career)

to \start off off as sth seine Laufbahn als etw beginnen

3) ( embark) losfahren;

they \start offed off in New Orleans sie starteten in New Orleans

4) ( begin meal)

to \start off off with sth etw als Erstes essen, mit etw dat beginnen vt

1) ( begin)

to \start off sth <-> off [with sth] etw [mit etw dat] beginnen;

to \start off a meeting off with sth eine Versammlung mit etw dat eröffnen

2) ( cause to begin)

to \start off sb off on sth jdn zu etw dat veranlassen

3) ( upset)

to \start off sb off [on sth] jdn wegen einer S. gen auf die Palme bringen ( fam)

don't \start off her off on the injustice of the class system gib ihr bloß nicht das Stichwort von der Ungerechtigkeit des Klassensystems

4) ( help to begin)

to \start off sb off jdm den Start erleichtern [o ( fig) Starthilfe geben]

English-German students dictionary > start off
11 off

1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ein-, ausstempeln

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off

[ɒf, AM ɑ:f]

I. prep

1. (indicating removal) von + dat

he wiped all the dust \off the tables er wischte den ganzen Staub von den Tischen

please take your foot \off mine nimm bitte deinen Fuß von meinem [herunter]

keep your dog \off my property! halten Sie Ihren Hund von meinem Grundstück fern!

has anyone taken a book \off my desk? hat jemand ein Buch von meinem Tisch genommen?

I can't get this paint \off my hands ich bekomme die Farbe nicht von meinen Händen ab

that cherry stain won't come \off the shirt dieser Kirschfleck geht nicht aus dem Hemd heraus

he cut a piece \off the cheese er schnitt ein Stück Käse ab

to be \off the air RADIO, TV nicht mehr senden

the TV station goes \off the air at 11:30 pm die Fernsehstation beendet ihr Programm um 23.30 Uhr

2. after vb (moving down) hinunter [von] + dat; (towards sb) herunter [von] + dat

they jumped \off the cliff sie sprangen von der Klippe

the boy fell \off his bike several times der Junge fiel ein paar Mal von seinem Fahrrad [herunter]

he rolled \off the bed er rollte aus dem Bett

the coat slipped \off his arms der Mantel rutschte von seinen Armen

3. after vb (moving away) [weg] von + dat

let's get \off the bus at the next stop lass uns bei der nächsten Bushaltestelle aussteigen

to get \off sb/sth ( fam) jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

4. (away from) weg von + dat

single wires are leading \off the main lines einzelne Drähte führen von der Hauptleitung weg

he managed to stay \off alcohol er schaffte es, keinen Alkohol mehr anzurühren

\off the point nicht relevant

somehow we keep getting \off the point irgendwie kommen wir immer vom Thema ab

\off the record inoffiziell, nicht für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt

\off the subject nicht zum Thema gehörend

I wish we could talk about something \off the subjects of sports and cars ich würde gerne mal über ein anderes Thema als Sport oder Autos reden

to get \off the subject vom Thema abschweifen

a long way \off doing sth weit davon entfernt, etw zu tun

we're still a long way \off finishing es dauert noch lange, bis wir fertig sind

far \off weit entfernt

we're not far \off London now wir haben [es] nicht mehr weit bis London fam

how far \off finishing the project are we? wie lange werden wir noch brauchen, um das Projekt abzuschließen?

just \off sth in der Nähe einer S. gen

they live just \off the main street sie wohnen gleich an der Hauptstraße

5. (at sea) vor + dat

to anchor \off Blue Bay vor Blue Bay ankern

six miles \off Dunkirk sechs Meilen vor Dünkirchen

6. (absent from)

to be \off work am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

he's been \off work for over six months er war seit sechs Monaten nicht mehr bei der Arbeit

7. ( fam: stop liking)

▪ to be \off sb/sth von jdm/etw genug haben

to be \off one's food keinen Appetit haben

to go \off sb/sth jdn/etw nicht mehr mögen

I used to love wine but I've gone \off it recently ich habe immer gerne Wein getrunken, aber seit Kurzem mag ich keinen mehr

8. (not taking)

▪ to be \off sth etw nicht mehr einnehmen müssen

she's well enough to be \off the medicine es geht ihr gut genug, dass sie die Medizin absetzen kann

to be \off the tablets ohne die Tabletten auskommen

to come \off the pill die Pille nicht mehr nehmen

9. (subsisting)

they live \off a small inheritance sie leben von einer kleinen Erbschaft

the car runs \off solar energy der Wagen läuft mit Solarenergie

10. (from source)

I don't like taking money \off you ich möchte kein Geld von dir nehmen

the girl bought the boy's old bike \off him das Mädchen kaufte dem Jungen sein altes Rad ab

to get sth \off sb ( fam) etw von jdm bekommen

11. after n (minus) weniger

I take $10 \off the price of the jeans for you ich lasse Ihnen 10 Dollar vom Preis für die Jeans nach

there was $40 or $50 \off most jackets in the shop die meisten Jacken in dem Laden waren um 40 oder 50 Dollar billiger

12.

▶ \off beam BRIT ( fam) daneben fam

to be \off beam daneben liegen fam

▶ \off the cuff aus dem Stegreif

▶ to have sb \off his/her feet jdn umwerfen fam

▶ \off one's head nicht ganz bei Trost

he's \off his head er ist nicht mehr ganz bei Trost

she went completely \off her head sie hat komplett den Verstand verloren

▶ \off the top of one's head aus dem Stegreif

▶ \off the wall ausgeflippt fam

to go \off the wall ausflippen fam

II. adv inv

1. (not on) aus

to switch [or turn] sth \off etw ausschalten

2. (away) weg-

someone's run \off with my pen jemand hat mir meinen Stift geklaut fam

let's try to \off early tomorrow lass uns versuchen, morgen frühzeitig loszukommen

I didn't get \off to a very good start this morning der Tag hat für mich nicht gut angefangen

I'm \off now — see you tomorrow ich gehe jetzt — wir sehen uns morgen

she's \off to Canada next week sie fährt nächste Woche nach Kanada

to drive \off wegfahren

to go \off weggehen

I'm just going \off to the shops ich gehe nur schnell mal einkaufen

to see sb \off jdn verabschieden

3. (removed) ab-

I'll take my jacket \off ich ziehe meine Jacke aus

he helped her \off with her jacket er half ihr aus der Jacke

one of my buttons has come \off einer von meinen Knöpfen ist abgegangen

\off with his head! Kopf ab!

\off with your jacket! zieh die Jacke aus!

4. (completely)

between us we managed to finish \off eight bottles of wine ( fam) zusammen schafften wir es, acht Flaschen Wein zu leeren

to burn \off ⇆ sth etw verbrennen

to kill \off ⇆ sth etw vernichten [o ausrotten]

to kill \off germs Keime abtöten

to pay \off ⇆ sth etw abbezahlen

5. (in bad shape) schlecht

to go \off sich akk verschlechtern; food schlecht werden

6. (distant in time) entfernt

your birthday is only one week \off dein Geburtstag ist schon in einer Woche

to be far \off weit weg sein

the exams are so far \off es ist noch so lange hin bis zu den Prüfungen

7. (stopped) abgesagt

the wedding's \off die Hochzeit ist abgeblasen fam

his hockey match was rained \off sein Hockeyspiel fand wegen Regen nicht statt

it's all \off between Philippa and Mike ( fam) zwischen Philippa und Mike ist es aus

to call sth \off etw absagen

8. (discounted) reduziert

there's 40% \off this week on all winter coats diese Woche gibt es einen Preisnachlass von 40 % auf alle Wintermäntel

to get money \off Rabatt bekommen

9. (separated)

to shut \off streets Straßen sperren

to fence sth \off etw abzäunen

10. (expressing riddance)

we went out to walk \off some of our dinner wir ging raus, um einen Verdauungsspaziergang zu machen

he's gone to sleep \off a headache after rather too much alcohol er ist dabei, seinen Kater auszuschlafen

to laugh sth \off etw mit einem Lachen abtun

III. adj inv

1. (not working) außer Betrieb; (switched off) aus[geschaltet]; tap zugedreht; heating abgestellt

I can't find the \off switch ich kann den Schalter nicht finden

2. pred FOOD (bad) verdorben; milk sauer

the cream is \off die Sahne hat einen Stich BRD

3. (not at work)

▪ to be \off freihaben

to have/take some time \off einige Zeit freibekommen/freinehmen

4. pred ( fam: in bad shape) schlecht

I'm having an \off day today ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag

5. (provided for)

sb is badly/well \off jdm geht es [finanziell] schlecht/gut, jd ist schlecht/gut dran fam

I'm quite well \off for sweaters was Pullover angeht, bin ich gut ausgestattet

how are you \off for money? BRIT, AUS wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

6. pred FOOD (run out) aus[gegangen]

7. pred esp BRIT ( fam: rude) behaviour daneben fam

that's a bit \off das ist ein dicker Hund [o nicht die feine Art] fam

IV. n no pl

to be ready for the \off bereit zum Gehen sein

V. vt AM (sl)

▪ to \off sb jdn um die Ecke bringen fam, jdn abmurksen sl [o fam umlegen]

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[ɒf]
1. adv

1)

(distance) the house is 5 km off — das Haus ist 5 km entfernt

some way off (from here) — in einiger Entfernung (von hier)

it's a long way off — das ist weit weg; (time) das liegt in weiter Ferne

August isn't/the exams aren't very far off —

Christmas is only a week off — es ist nur noch eine Woche bis Weihnachten

noises off (Theat) — Geräusche pl hinter den Kulissen

2)

(departure) to be/go off — gehen

he's off to school — er ist zur Schule gegangen

(be) off with you! — fort mit dir!, mach, dass du wegkommst!

off with him! — fort or weg mit ihm!

I must be off — ich muss (jetzt) gehen or weg

it's time I was off — es wird or ist (höchste) Zeit, dass ich gehe

where are you off to? — wohin gehen Sie denn?, wohin gehts denn? (inf)

off we go! — los!, auf los gehts los!, na denn man los! (inf)

he's off playing tennis every evening — er geht jeden Abend Tennis spielen

they're off (Sport) — sie sind vom Start

3)

(removal) he had his coat off — er hatte den Mantel aus

he helped me off with my coat — er half mir aus dem Mantel

with his shirt off — ohne Hemd

off with those wet clothes! — raus aus den nassen Kleidern!

the handle has come off — der Griff ist abgegangen

there are two buttons off — es fehlen zwei Knöpfe, da sind zwei Knöpfe ab

off with his head! — herunter mit seinem Kopf!, Kopf ab!

he had the back of the TV off — er hatte die Rückwand des Fernsehers abgenommen

the lid is off — der Deckel ist nicht drauf

4)

(= discount) 3% off (Comm) — 3% Nachlass or Abzug

3% off for cash (Comm) — 3% Skonto, bei Barzahlung 3%

to give sb £5/something off — jdm £ 5 Ermäßigung/eine Ermäßigung geben

he let me have £5 off — er gab es mir (um) £ 5 billiger

5)

(= not at work) to have time off to do sth — (Zeit) freibekommen haben, um etw zu tun

I've got a day off — ich habe einen Tag frei(bekommen)

she's nearly always off on Tuesdays — dienstags hat sie fast immer frei

to be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6)

(in phrases) off and on, on and off — ab und zu, ab und an

it rained off and on — es regnete mit Unterbrechungen

right or straight off — gleich

2. adj

1) attr (= substandard) year, day etc schlecht

I'm having an off day today — ich bin heute nicht in Form

2) pred (Brit: not fresh) verdorben, schlecht; milk schlecht, sauer; butter ranzig

to go off — schlecht werden

3) pred (= cancelled) match, party, talks abgesagt; (= not available in restaurant) chops, fish aus

I'm afraid veal is off today — Kalbfleisch gibt es heute leider nicht

the bet/agreement is off — die Wette/Abmachung gilt nicht (mehr)

their engagement is off — ihre Verlobung ist gelöst

4) TV, light, machine aus(geschaltet); tap zu(gedreht)

the gas/electricity was off — das Gas/der Strom war abgeschaltet

the brake was off — die Bremse war gelöst

5)

they are badly/well or comfortably off — sie sind nicht gut/(ganz) gut gestellt, sie stehen sich schlecht/(ganz) gut

I am badly off for money/time —

how are we off for time? — wie sieht es mit der Zeit aus?, wie viel Zeit haben wir noch?

he is better/worse off staying in England — er steht sich in England besser/schlechter

6) pred

(= wide of the truth etc) you're off there — da irrst du gewaltig, da vertust du dich

he was quite a bit off in his calculations — er hatte sich in seinen Berechnungen ziemlich or schwer (inf) vertan

7) pred (inf)

that's a bit off! — das ist ein dicker Hund! (inf)

it's a bit off not letting me know — das ist ja nicht die feine Art, mir nicht Bescheid zu sagen

was a bit off — er hat sich ziemlich danebenbenommen

she's been a bit off with me all week — sie hat sich die ganze Woche mir gegenüber etwas komisch verhalten

3. prep

1) (indicating motion, removal etc) von (+dat)

he jumped off the roof — er sprang vom Dach

once you are off the premises — sobald Sie vom Gelände (herunter) sind

I got it off my friend (inf) — ich habs von meinem Freund (gekriegt) (inf)

he borrowed money off his father (inf) — er lieh sich (dat)

they dined off chicken — sie aßen Hühnchen

we live off cheese on toast — wir leben von Käse und Toastbrot

I'll take something off the price for you — ich lasse Ihnen vom or im Preis etwas nach

he got £2 off the shirt — er bekam das Hemd £ 2 billiger

the lid had been left off the tin — jemand hatte den Deckel nicht wieder auf die Büchse getan

the coat has two buttons off it — am Mantel fehlen zwei Knöpfe

which coat is that button off? — von welchem Mantel ist dieser Knopf?

2) (= distant from) ab(gelegen) von (+dat); (= in a side street from) in einer Nebenstraße von (+dat); (NAUT) vor (+dat)

the house was just off the main road — das Haus lag in unmittelbarer Nähe der Hauptstraße

one mile off the main road — eine Meile von der Hauptstraße weg or entfernt

height off the ground — Höhe vom Boden (weg)

just off Piccadilly — in der Nähe von Piccadilly, gleich bei Piccadilly

a road off Bank Street — eine Querstraße zur Bank Street

3)

off the map — nicht auf der Karte

I just want it off my hands — ich möchte das nur loswerden

See:

→ duty, food etc

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off [ɒf]

A adv

1. (meist in Verbindung mit Verben) fort, weg, davon:

be off

a) weg oder fort sein,

b) (weg)gehen,

c) SPORT starten;

be off!, off you go!, off with you! fort mit dir!, weg!;

off to bed with you! ins Bett mit euch!;

where are you off to? wo gehst du hin?;

he’s off sick today er hat sich für heute krankgemeldet

2. ab…, aus…, los…:

the apple is off der Apfel ist ab;

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3. weg, entfernt:

three miles off

4. Zeitpunkt: von jetzt an, hin:

Christmas is a week off bis Weihnachten ist es eine Woche;

off and on

a) ab und zu, hin und wieder,

b) ab und an, mit (kurzen) Unterbrechungen

5. 5% off WIRTSCH 5% Nachlass

6. TECH aus (geschaltet), abgeschaltet, abgestellt (Maschine, Radio etc), (ab)gesperrt (Gas etc), zu (Hahn etc):

“off” „aus“

7. be off ausfallen, nicht stattfinden:

the bet is off die Wette gilt nicht mehr;

their engagement is off sie haben ihre Verlobung gelöst;

the whole thing is off die ganze Sache ist abgeblasen oder ins Wasser gefallen (beide umg)

8. aus(gegangen), (aus)verkauft, nicht mehr vorrätig, alle:

oranges are off

9. frei (von Arbeit):

take a day off sich einen Tag freinehmen;

have one day a week off einen Tag in der Woche freihaben;

give sb the afternoon off jemandem den Nachmittag freigeben;

she’s off today sie hat heute ihren freien Tag

10. ganz, zu Ende: → die Verbindungen mit den verschiedenen Verben

11. WIRTSCH flau:

the market is off

12. nicht mehr frisch, (leicht) verdorben (Nahrungsmittel):

the milk is off die Milch hat einen Stich umg

13. SPORT nicht in Form

14. besonders US im Irrtum:

you are off on that point da bist du auf dem Holzweg umg

15. be a little off umg einen (leichten) Stich haben

16. SCHIFF vom Lande etc ab

17. well (badly) off gut (schlecht) d(a)ran oder gestellt oder situiert;

how are you off for …? wie sieht es bei dir mit … aus?, wie steht es bei dir mit …?

B präp

1. weg von, fort von, von (… weg oder ab oder herunter):

climb off the horse vom Pferd (herunter)steigen;

take sth off the table etwas vom Tisch (weg)nehmen;

he drove them off the seas er vertrieb sie von den Weltmeeren;

eat off a plate von einem Teller essen;

cut a slice off the loaf eine Scheibe vom Laib abschneiden;

take 5 percent (Br per cent) off the price 5 Prozent vom Preis abziehen

2. weg von, entfernt von, abseits von (oder gen), von … ab:

a street off Piccadilly eine Seitenstraße von Piccadilly;

off the ball SPORT ohne Ball;

sing off the note falsch singen;

be off size vom Maß abweichen

3. frei von: → duty A 2

4. be off sth

a) etwas nicht mehr mögen,

b) kuriert von etwas sein umg:

be off smoking nicht mehr rauchen; → drug A 2

5. SCHIFF auf der Höhe von Trafalgar etc, vor der Küste etc:

three miles off shore

6. von: → dine A

C adj

1. (weiter) entfernt

2. Seiten…, Neben…:

off street

3. fig Neben…, sekundär, nebensächlich

4. recht(er, e, es) (von Tieren, Fuhrwerken etc):

the off hind leg das rechte Hinterbein;

the off horse das rechte Pferd, das Handpferd

5. SCHIFF weiter von der Küste entfernt, seewärts gelegen

6. ab(-), los(gegangen), weg:

the button is off der Knopf ist ab

7. (arbeits-, dienst)frei:

an off day ein freier Tag ( → C 8)

8. schlecht:

an off day ein schlechter Tag (an dem alles misslingt) ( → C 7);

I’m having one of my off days heute geht mir alles schief, das ist heute nicht mein Tag;

he must have written this on an off day er muss einen schlechten Tag gehabt haben, als er das geschrieben hat;

an off year for fruit ein schlechtes Obstjahr; → off year

9. besonders WIRTSCH flau, still, tot:

off season auch Nebensaison f

10. besonders WIRTSCH minderwertig, von schlechter Qualität:

off shade Fehlfarbe f

11. I am feeling rather off today ich bin heute nicht ganz auf der Höhe umg

12. fig schwach, entfernt: → chance A 3

D v/t US sl jemanden umlegen

E v/i meist imp verschwinden

F int fort!, weg!, raus!:

hands off! Hände weg!

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1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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adj.

ausgeschaltet adj.

entfernt adj.

fort adj.

von adj. prep.

aus präp.

English-german dictionary > off
12 start

[stɑ:t, Am stɑ:rt] n

usu sing

1) ( beginning) Anfang m, Beginn m;

the race got off to an exciting \start das Rennen fing spannend an;

promising \start viel versprechender Anfang;

to give sb a \start jdm Starthilfe geben ( fig)

Uncle Bill has agreed to give Jenny a \start in his business Onkel Bill ist einverstanden, Jenny bei ihrem Start ins Berufsleben zu helfen, indem er sie in seinem Unternehmen anfangen lässt;

to make a \start on sth mit etw dat anfangen [o beginnen];

to make an early/late \start früh/spät beginnen;

to make a fresh \start einen neuen Anfang machen, noch einmal beginnen;

at the [very] \start of sth [ganz] am Anfang einer S. gen;

at the \start of the opera zu Beginn der Oper;

at the \start of the week [am] Anfang der Woche;

from the \start von Anfang an;

from \start to finish von Anfang bis Ende;

for a \start zunächst [einmal];

we'll take names and phone numbers for a \start wir notieren zunächst einmal Namen und Telefonnummern

2) ( foundation) of a company Gründung f

3) sports ( beginning place) Start m

4) ( beginning time) Start m;

early/late \start früher/später Start;

false \start Fehlstart m

5) ( beginning advantage) Vorsprung m;

to have a good \start in life einen guten Start ins Leben haben;

to have a \start [on sb] [jdm gegenüber] einen Vorsprung haben;

to get the \start of sb ( Brit) jdn überrunden;

to give sb a \start jdm einen Vorsprung geben

6) ( sudden movement) Zucken nt;

he woke with a \start er schreckte aus dem Schlaf hoch;

to give a \start zusammenzucken;

to give sb a \start jdn erschrecken;

you gave me such a \start! du hast mich so erschreckt!

PHRASES:

to do sth by fits and \starts etw stoßweise tun;

a rum [or queer] \start (Brit, Aus) ( fam) eine komische Sache;

it's a rum \start, John's wife turning up alone in Manchester like that es ist schon komisch, dass Johns Frau so allein in Manchester auftaucht;

it's a queer \start when the boss suddenly comes all over friendly irgendetwas stimmt nicht, wenn der Chef auf einmal so freundlich ist vi

1) ( begin) anfangen;

there are performances all day on the hour \starting at 10 o'clock ab 10 Uhr gibt es stündlich den ganzen Tag Aufführungen;

we only knew two people in London to \start with anfangs kannten wir nur zwei Leute in London;

don't \start! hör auf [damit]! ( fam)

don't \start - I've already told you why it's not possible fang nicht schon wieder [damit] an - ich habe dir schon gesagt, warum es nicht geht;

don't you \start! jetzt fang du nicht auch noch an! ( fam)

to \start at the beginning ( said to begin a narration) vorn anfangen;

well, to \start at the beginning,... nun, zunächst einmal muss man sagen, dass...;

to \start afresh [or [all over] again] von neuem beginnen;

to \start to do sth anfangen[,] etw zu tun;

to \start by doing sth mit etw dat beginnen;

you could \start by weeding the flowerbeds du könntest mit dem Unkrautjäten in den Blumenbeeten beginnen;

to get \started [on sth] [mit etw dat] beginnen;

let's get \started on this load of work lasst uns mit der vielen Arbeit anfangen;

let's \start lass uns anfangen, packen wir's an ( fam)

to \start on sth mit etw dat beginnen;

to \start with,... ( fam) zunächst einmal...

2) (fam: begin harassing, attacking)

to \start on sb sich dat jdn vornehmen ( fam); [o ( fam) vorknöpfen];

3) ( begin a journey) losfahren;

we'll need to \start early wir müssen früh los[fahren];

to \start after sb/ sth jdm/etw folgen

4) ( begin to operate) vehicle, motor anspringen

5) ( begin happening) beginnen;

the relaxation class is \starting [up] next month die Entspannungsgymnastik findet nächsten Monat zum ersten Mal statt

6) ( jump in surprise) zusammenfahren, hochfahren;

he \started at the sound of the phone er fuhr beim Klingeln des Telefons hoch;

to \start out of sleep aus dem Schlaf hochfahren [o hochschrecken] vt

1) ( begin)

to \start [doing] sth anfangen[,] etw zu tun;

when do you \start your new job? wann fängst du mit deiner neuen Stelle an?;

he \started his career as an accountant er begann seine Karriere als Buchhalter;

he \started work at 16 mit 16 begann er zu arbeiten;

we \start work at 6.30 every morning wir fangen jeden Morgen um 6.30 Uhr mit der Arbeit an;

to \start a family eine Familie gründen

2) ( set in motion)

to \start sth etw ins Leben rufen;

the new magazine will \start publication in November das neue Magazin wird im November zum ersten Mal erscheinen;

to \start a fashion/ a tradition/ a trend eine Moderichtung/eine Tradition/einen Trend begründen;

to \start a fight [or quarrel] Streit anfangen [o ( fam) anzetteln];

to \start a fire Feuer machen;

to \start litigation einen Prozess anstrengen, vor Gericht gehen;

to \start legal proceedings gerichtliche Schritte unternehmen [o einleiten];

to \start a meeting eine Sitzung eröffnen;

to \start trouble Ärger machen;

to \start something ( fam) etwas ins Rollen bringen ( fam)

3) mech

to \start sth etw einschalten;

to \start a car ein Auto starten;

to \start a machine eine Maschine anstellen;

to \start a motor einen Motor anlassen

4) econ

to \start a business ein Unternehmen gründen;

to \start sb in sth jdm bei etw dat Starthilfe geben;

Paul \started him in the dairy business Paul verschaffte ihm einen Start in der Molkerei

5) (fam: cause sb to do sth)

to \start sb doing sth jdn dazu veranlassen, etw zu tun

English-German students dictionary > start
13 off

[ɒf, Am ɑ:f] adv

inv

1) ( not on) aus;

to switch [or turn] sth \off etw ausschalten

2) ( away) weg-;

someone's run \off with my pen jemand hat mir meinen Stift geklaut ( fam)

if we can get \off early tomorrow morning we'll avoid most of the traffic wenn wir morgen frühzeitig loskommen, können wir den größten Verkehr vermeiden; ( fig)

I didn't get \off to a very good start this morning der Tag hat für mich nicht gut angefangen;

I'm \off now - see you tomorrow ich gehe jetzt - wir sehen uns morgen;

she's \off to Canada next week sie fährt nächste Woche nach Kanada;

to drive \off wegfahren;

to go \off weggehen;

I'm just going \off to the shops ich gehe nur schnell mal einkaufen;

to see sb \off jdn verabschieden

3) ( removed) ab-;

I'll take my jacket \off ich werde meine Jacke ausziehen;

\off with his head! Kopf ab!;

\off with your jacket! zieh die Jacke aus!;

one of my buttons has come \off einer von meinen Knöpfen ist abgegangen;

to cut sth \off etw abschneiden

4) ( completely)

between us we managed to finish \off eight bottles of wine ( fam) zusammen schafften wir es, acht Weinflaschen zu leeren;

to burn sth \off etw verbrennen;

to kill sth \off etw vernichten [o ausrotten];

to pay sth \off etw abbezahlen

5) ( in bad shape) schlecht;

to go \off sich akk verschlechtern

6) ( distant) entfernt;

to be far \off weit weg sein;

the exams are so far \off es ist noch so lange hin bis zu den Prüfungen

7) ( stopped) abgesagt;

the wedding's \off die Hochzeit ist abgeblasen ( fam)

his hockey match was rained \off sein Hockeyspiel fand wegen Regen nicht statt;

it's all \off between Philippa and Mike ( fam) zwischen Philippa und Mike ist es aus;

to call sth \off etw absagen

8) ( discounted) reduziert;

there's 40% \off this week on all winter coats diese Woche gibt es einen Preisnachlass von 40% auf alle Wintermäntel;

to get money \off Rabatt bekommen

9) ( expressing separation)

to shut \off streets Straßen sperren;

to fence sth \off etw abzäunen

10) ( expressing riddance)

we went out for a while to walk \off some of our dinner wir gingen eine Weile raus, um einen Verdauungsspaziergang zu machen;

he's gone to sleep \off a headache after rather too much alcohol er ist dabei, seinen Kater auszuschlafen;

to laugh sth \off etw mit einem Lachen abtun adj

inv

1) ( switched off) aus[geschaltet];

I can't find the \off switch ich kann den Schalter nicht finden

2) pred ( bad) verdorben; milk sour;

the cream is \off die Sahne hat einen Stich;

to go \off schlecht werden

3) ( not at work)

to be \off freihaben;

he's \off at the moment er hat momentan frei;

she had six weeks \off because of sickness last year sie hatte letztes Jahr sechs Wochen wegen Krankheit freigenommen;

to take/have some time \off einige Zeit freinehmen/freibekommen

4) pred (fam: in bad shape) schlecht;

I'm having an \off day today ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag

5) ( provided for)

to be badly/well \off schlecht/gut situiert sein;

I'm quite well \off for sweaters was Pullover angeht, bin ich gut ausgestattet;

(Brit, Aus)

how are you \off for money? wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

6) pred food ( run out) aus;

the waiter explained that the salmon was \off der Kellner sagte, dass der Lachs ausverkauft sei

7) pred ( esp Brit) ( fam);

a bit \off ein dicker Hund ( fam), nicht die feine Art prep

1) after vb ( moving away) [weg] von +dat;

please take your foot \off mine nimm bitte deinen Fuß von meinem [herunter];

I can't get this paint \off my hands ich bekomme die Farbe nicht von meinen Händen ab;

keep your dog \off my property! halten Sie Ihren von meinem Grundstück fern!;

that cherry stain won't come \off the shirt dieser Kirschfleck geht nicht aus dem Hemd heraus;

has anyone taken a book \off my desk? hat jemand ein Buch von meinem Tisch weggenommen?;

let's get \off the bus at the next stop lass uns bei der nächsten Bushaltestelle aussteigen;

to get \off sb/ sth ( fam) jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

2) after vb ( moving down) herunter [von] +dat, hinunter [von] +dat;

they jumped \off the cliff sie sprangen die Klippe hinunter;

the boy fell \off his bike several times der Junge fiel ein paar Mal von seinem Fahrrad herunter;

he rolled \off the bed er rollte aus dem Bett;

the coat slipped \off his arms der Mantel rutschte von seinen Armen

3) after vb ( away from) weg von +dat;

single wires are leading \off the main lines einzelne Drähte führen von der Hauptleitung weg after adj

far \off weit entfernt;

we're not far \off London now wir sind nicht weit von London entfernt;

how far \off finishing the project are we? wie viel Zeit haben wir noch bis zum Ende des Projekts? after adv

just \off sth in der Nähe von etw dat;

they live just \off the main street sie wohnen gleich bei der Hauptstraße after n

a long way \off doing sth noch weit von etw dat entfernt sein;

we're still a long way \off finishing wir sind noch weit vom Ende entfernt;

\off the point nicht relevant;

somehow we keep getting \off the point wir kommen irgendwie vom Thema ab;

\off the record inoffiziell, nicht für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt;

\off the subject of sth nicht zu einem Thema gehörend, etw nicht betreffend;

to get \off the subject vom Thema abschweifen;

I wish we could talk about something \off the subjects of sports and cars ich würde gerne mal über ein anderes Thema als Sport oder Autos reden

4) ( separated from) von +dat;

he wiped all the dust \off the tables er wischte den ganzen Staub von den Tischen;

to cut a piece \off the cheese ein Stück Käse abschneiden

5) after vb ( out at sea) vor +dat;

to anchor \off Blue Bay vor Blue Bay ankern after n

six miles \off Dunkirk sechs Meilen vor Dünkirchen

6) ( absent from)

to be \off work am Arbeitsplatz fehlen;

he's been \off work for over six months er war seit sechs Monaten nicht mehr bei der Arbeit

7) (fam: stop liking)

to be \off sb/ sth jdn/etw leid sein;

to be \off one's food keinen Appetit haben;

to go \off sb/ sth jdn/etw nicht mehr mögen;

I used to love wine but I've gone \off it recently ich habe immer gerne Wein getrunken, aber seit kurzem mag ich in nicht mehr

8) ( not using)

to come \off the pill die Pille nicht mehr nehmen;

to be/come \off sth etw weglassen;

she's well enough to be \off the medicine es geht ihr gut genug, um die Medizin abzusetzen;

to be \off the tablets ohne die Tabletten auskommen;

to have sb \off one's feet ( fig) jdn umwerfen ( fig)

9) ( utilizing)

to do sth \off sth etw von etw dat tun;

they live \off a small inheritance sie leben von einem kleinen Erbe;

the car runs \off solar energy der Wagen läuft mit Solarenergie

10) (fam: abstaining from)

he managed to stay \off alcohol er schaffte es, keinen Alkohol mehr anzurühren

11) ( from source)

to do sth \off sb etw von jdm tun;

I don't like taking money \off you ich möchte kein Geld von dir nehmen;

the girl bought the boy's old bike \off him das Mädchen kaufte dem Jungen sein altes Rad ab;

to get sth \off sb ( fam) etw von jdm bekommen

12) after n ( minus) weniger;

I take $10 \off the price of the jeans for you ich lasse Ihnen $10 vom Preis für die Jeans nach;

there was $40 or $50 \off most jackets in the shop die meisten Jacken in dem Laden waren um $40 oder $50 billiger

13) radio, tv ( stopped)

to be \off the air nicht mehr senden;

the TV station goes \off the air at 11:30 die Fernsehstation beendet ihr Programm um 23.30 Uhr

PHRASES:

\off beam ( Brit) ( fam) daneben ( fam)

to be \off beam daneben liegen ( fam)

\off the cuff aus dem Stegreif;

\off one's head nicht ganz bei Trost;

he is \off his head er hat den Verstand verloren;

\off the top of one's head aus dem Stegreif;

\off the wall ausgeflippt ( fam)

to go \off the wall ausflippen ( fam) n

no pl

to be ready for the \off bereit zum Gehen sein vt (Am) (sl);

to \off sb jdn um die Ecke bringen ( fam), jdn abmurksen (sl); [o ( fam) umlegen]

English-German students dictionary > off
14 off

I [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]
preposizione

1) (away from in distance)

off the west coast — al largo della costa occidentale

two metres off the ground — a due metri dal suolo

2) (away from in time)

to be a long way off doing — essere (ancora) ben lontano dal fare

I'm only a year off retirement — mi manca solo un anno alla pensione

3) (anche just off) (proprio) accanto a [ kitchen]; a poca distanza da [ path]

just off the motorway — appena uscito dall'autostrada

4) (astray from)

it is off the point — non c'entra, è fuori argomento

5) (detached from)

to be off its hinges — essere fuori dai cardini o scardinato

there's a button off your cuff — manca un bottone al polsino della tua camicia

6) colloq. (no longer interested in)

to be off drugs — avere smesso di drogarsi

I'm off her at the moment! — non voglio (più) sentire parlare di lei per il momento!

7) (anche off of) colloq.

to borrow sth. off a neighbour — prendere qcs. in prestito da un vicino

to eat off a tray — mangiare in un vassoio
II [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]
avverbio

1) (leaving)

to be off — partire, andarsene

I'm off — (me ne) vado; (to avoid sb.) non ci sono

to be off to a good start — fare una buona partenza, partire bene

he's off again talking about... — eccolo che ricomincia a parlare di

2) (at a distance)

3 metres off — a 3 metri (di distanza)

some way off — piuttosto lontano

3) (ahead in time)

Easter is a month off — manca un mese a Pasqua

4) teatr.

shouting off — si sentono delle urla fuori scena
III [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]
aggettivo

1) (free)

to have Monday off — prendersi il lunedì (di permesso)

it's my day off — è il mio giorno libero

2) (turned off)

to be off — [water, gas] essere chiuso; [light, TV] essere spento

3) (cancelled)

to be off — [match, party] essere annullato; [ engagement] essere rotto; (from menu) [ apple pie] essere finito

4) (removed)

the lid is off non c'è il coperchio; with her make-up off senza trucco; 25% off — comm. 25% di sconto

5) colloq. (bad)

to be off — [ food] essere avariato o andato a male; [ milk] essere inacidito

6)

off and on — a periodi

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how are we off for flour, oil? — colloq. come stiamo a farina, olio?

that's a bit off — BE colloq. non va molto bene

to feel a bit off(-colour) — BE colloq. sentirsi un po' fuori fase

to have an off day — avere una giornata no
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Note:

Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc.) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry ( fall, run, clear etc.). - Off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc.: translations for these will be found under the noun entry ( limit, piste etc.). - For other uses of off, see the entry below
IV [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]
nome colloq. (start)

the off — la partenza

from the off — fig. fin dall'inizio

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(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) timbrare il cartellino

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I [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]
preposizione

1) (away from in distance)

off the west coast — al largo della costa occidentale

two metres off the ground — a due metri dal suolo

2) (away from in time)

to be a long way off doing — essere (ancora) ben lontano dal fare

I'm only a year off retirement — mi manca solo un anno alla pensione

3) (anche just off) (proprio) accanto a [ kitchen]; a poca distanza da [ path]

just off the motorway — appena uscito dall'autostrada

4) (astray from)

it is off the point — non c'entra, è fuori argomento

5) (detached from)

to be off its hinges — essere fuori dai cardini o scardinato

there's a button off your cuff — manca un bottone al polsino della tua camicia

6) colloq. (no longer interested in)

to be off drugs — avere smesso di drogarsi

I'm off her at the moment! — non voglio (più) sentire parlare di lei per il momento!

7) (anche off of) colloq.

to borrow sth. off a neighbour — prendere qcs. in prestito da un vicino

to eat off a tray — mangiare in un vassoio
II [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]
avverbio

1) (leaving)

to be off — partire, andarsene

I'm off — (me ne) vado; (to avoid sb.) non ci sono

to be off to a good start — fare una buona partenza, partire bene

he's off again talking about... — eccolo che ricomincia a parlare di

2) (at a distance)

3 metres off — a 3 metri (di distanza)

some way off — piuttosto lontano

3) (ahead in time)

Easter is a month off — manca un mese a Pasqua

4) teatr.

shouting off — si sentono delle urla fuori scena
III [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]
aggettivo

1) (free)

to have Monday off — prendersi il lunedì (di permesso)

it's my day off — è il mio giorno libero

2) (turned off)

to be off — [water, gas] essere chiuso; [light, TV] essere spento

3) (cancelled)

to be off — [match, party] essere annullato; [ engagement] essere rotto; (from menu) [ apple pie] essere finito

4) (removed)

the lid is off non c'è il coperchio; with her make-up off senza trucco; 25% off — comm. 25% di sconto

5) colloq. (bad)

to be off — [ food] essere avariato o andato a male; [ milk] essere inacidito

6)

off and on — a periodi

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how are we off for flour, oil? — colloq. come stiamo a farina, olio?

that's a bit off — BE colloq. non va molto bene

to feel a bit off(-colour) — BE colloq. sentirsi un po' fuori fase

to have an off day — avere una giornata no
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Note:

Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc.) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry ( fall, run, clear etc.). - Off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc.: translations for these will be found under the noun entry ( limit, piste etc.). - For other uses of off, see the entry below
IV [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]
nome colloq. (start)

the off — la partenza

from the off — fig. fin dall'inizio

English-Italian dictionary > off
15 start

v. 1. явах, мордох, хөдлөх. 2. эхлэх, эхлүүлэх. It \started to rain. Бороо орж эхлэв. They \started (the concert) with a piece by Mozart. Тэд концертыг Моцартын хөгжмөөр эхлүүлэв. 3. хийж эхлэх, эхлэх. \start babies on solid food хүүхэд бор хоолонд оруулах. 4. (машин) хөдлөх, асах. 5. хөдөлгөх, асах. 6. (гал) тавих, (үйл ажиллагаанд) хөтлөн оруулах. 7. цочих, огло харайх. start a family үр хүүхэдтэй болох. start off on the right/ wrong foor (with sb) зөв/ буруу юмнаас эхлэх. to start with 1. нэгдүгээрт. 2. эхэндээ, анхандаа. start back 1. буцах, харих. 2. цочих, огло үсрэх. start off хөдлөх. start out (on sth) 1. хөдлөх, мордох. 2. эхлэх. start over шинээр эхлэх, дахих. start (sth) up 1. асаах, хөдөлгөх. 2. эхлэх, эхлүүлэх.

English-Mongolian dictionary > start
16 start *****

[stɒːt]
1. n

1) (beginning) inizio, (in race) partenza, (starting line) linea di partenza, Mountaineering attacco

at the start — all'inizio

the start of the school year — l'inizio dell'anno scolastico

from the start — dall'inizio

for a start — tanto per cominciare

for a start you need to check all the names — per cominciare devi controllare tutti i nomi

to get off to a good or flying start — cominciare bene

to make a start — cominciare

shall we make a start on the washing-up? — cominciamo a lavare i piatti?

to make an early start — partire di buon'ora

to make a fresh (or new) start in life — ricominciare daccapo or da zero

it's not much, but it's a start — non è molto ma è pur sempre un inizio

2) (advantage) vantaggio

the thieves had 3 hours' start — i ladri avevano 3 ore di vantaggio

to give sb a 5-minute start — dare un vantaggio di 5 minuti a qn

3) (sudden movement) sussulto, sobbalzo

to give a start — trasalire

to give sb a start — far trasalire qn

to wake with a start — svegliarsi di soprassalto

2. vt

1) (begin: gen) cominciare, iniziare, (bottle) aprire, (habit) prendere

to start doing sth or to do sth — iniziare a fare qc

to start negotiations — avviare i negoziati

he started life as a labourer — ha cominciato come operaio

2) (cause to begin or happen: conversation, discussion) iniziare, (quarrel) cominciare, provocare, (rumour) mettere in giro, (series of events, policy) dare l'avvio a, (reform) avviare, (fashion) lanciare, (found: business, newspaper) fondare, creare, (car, engine) mettere in moto, avviare

to start a fire — provocare un incendio

to start a race — dare il via a una gara

you started it! — hai cominciato tu!

don't start anything! — non cominciare!

don't start him on that! — non toccare quest'argomento in sua presenza!

we'd like to start a family — ci piacerebbe avere un bambino subito

he wants to start his own business — vuole avviare un'attività in proprio

she started a campaign against drugs — ha lanciato una campagna contro la droga

he couldn't start the car — non riusciva a far partire la macchina

3. vi

1) (begin: gen) cominciare, iniziare, (rumour) nascere, (on journey) partire, mettersi in viaggio, (car, engine) mettersi in moto, partire

starting from Tuesday — a partire da martedì

to start on a task — cominciare un lavoro

to start at the beginning — cominciare dall'inizio

it started (off) well/badly — è cominciato bene/male

she started (off) down the street — s'incamminò giù per la strada

what time does it start? — a che ora inizia?

what shall we start (off) with? — con che cosa cominciamo?

she started (off) as a nanny — ha cominciato come bambinaia

to start (off) with... — (firstly) per prima cosa..., (at the beginning) all'inizio...

he started (off) by saying (that)... — cominciò col dire che...

the car wouldn't start — la macchina non partiva

we started off first thing in the morning — ci siamo messi in viaggio di buon mattino

2)

(in fright) to start (at) — trasalire (a), sobbalzare (a)

his eyes were starting out of his head — aveva gli occhi fuori dalle orbite

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- start off

- start out

- start over

- start up

English-Italian dictionary > start *****
17 start out

intransitive verb

1) see academic.ru/66191/set_out">set out 1.

2) see set off 1.

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(to begin a journey; to start off: We shall have to start out at dawn.) aufbrechen

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◆ start out

vi

1. (embark) sich akk auf die Reise machen, aufbrechen

2. (begin) anfangen

▪ to \start out out as sth als etw beginnen; on a job als etw anfangen

he \start outed out driving a truck er fing als Lastwagenfahrer an

her illness \start outed out as a simple case of flu ihre Krankheit sah zunächst nach einer einfachen Grippe aus

3. (intend)

▪ to \start out out to do sth sich dat etw vornehmen

our committee has achieved what we \start outed out to do unser Komitee hat erreicht, was wir uns zum Ziel gesetzt hatten

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vi
(= begin) (zunächst) beginnen or anfangen; (= begin a journey) aufbrechen (for nach)
we started out on a long journey — wir machten uns auf eine lange Reise

I'm starting out on a new career — ich fange eine neue Berufslaufbahn an

we started out with great hopes for the future — wir hatten mit großen Zukunftshoffnungen begonnen

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start out v/i → start B 1

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intransitive verb

1) see set out 1.

2) see set off 1.

English-german dictionary > start out
18 start

بَدَأَ بِتَشْغيل \ start: to set sth. going: I can’t start my car. The starter started the race. \ تَحَرَّكَ فَجْأةً \ start: to move suddenly in surprise: My horse started and threw me off. \ جَفْلَة \ start: a sharp movement of surprise: His sudden appearance gave me quite a start. \ فاتِحَة \ start: beginning: from start to finish. \ فَزَّ \ start: to move suddenly in surprise: My horse started and threw me off. \ See Also جفل (جَفَلَ)‏ \ فَزَّة \ start: a sharp movement of surprise: His sudden appearance gave me quite a start. \ See Also جفلة (جَفْلَة)‏

Arabic-English glossary > start
19 start out

1) (set off) (on journey) partire

he started out with the aim of — fig. è partito con l'intenzione di

2) (begin) [ matter] cominciare; [ business] essere avviato; [ employee] iniziare (as come; in in)

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(to begin a journey; to start off: We shall have to start out at dawn.) partire

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vi + adv

(begin journey) partire, fig

to start out as — cominciare come

to start out to do sth — cominciare con l'intenzione di fare qc

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1) (set off) (on journey) partire

he started out with the aim of — fig. è partito con l'intenzione di

2) (begin) [ matter] cominciare; [ business] essere avviato; [ employee] iniziare (as come; in in)

English-Italian dictionary > start out
20 get off

1. intransitive verb
1) (alight) aussteigen; (dismount) absteigen

tell somebody where he gets off or where to get off — (fig. coll.) jemanden in seine Grenzen verweisen

2) (not remain on somebody/something) runtergehen; (from chair) aufstehen; (from ladder, table, carpet) herunterkommen; (let go) loslassen

3) (start) aufbrechen

get off to school/to work — zur Schule/Arbeit losgehen/-fahren

get off to a good etc. start — einen guten usw. Start haben

4) (escape punishment or injury) davonkommen

get off lightly — glimpflich davonkommen

5) (fall asleep) einschlafen

6) (leave) [weg]gehen

get off early — [schon] früh [weg]gehen
2. [stress varies] transitive verb
1) (dismount from) [ab]steigen von [Fahrrad]; steigen von [Pferd]; (alight from) aussteigen aus [Bus, Zug usw.]; steigen aus [Boot]

2) (not remain on) herunterkommen von [Teppich, Mauer, Leiter, Tisch]; aufstehen von [Stuhl]; verschwinden von, verlassen [Gelände]

get off the subject — vom Thema abkommen

3) (cause to start) [los]schicken

it takes ages to get the children off to school — es dauert eine Ewigkeit, die Kinder für die Schule fertigzumachen

4) (remove) ausziehen [Kleidung usw.]; entfernen [Fleck, Farbe usw.]; abbekommen [Deckel, Ring]

get something off something — etwas von etwas entfernen/abbekommen

get somebody off a subject — jemanden von einem Thema abbringen

5) (send, dispatch) abschicken; aufgeben [Telegramm, Paket]

6) (cause to escape punishment) davonkommen lassen

7) (not have to do, go to, etc.) frei haben

get time/a day off [work] — frei/einen Tag frei bekommen

get off work [early] — [früher] Feierabend machen

I have got the afternoon off — ich habe den Nachmittag frei

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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).) losmachen, -werden

2) (to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about): We've rather got off the subject.) abkommen

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◆ get off

I. vi

1. (fall asleep)

to \get off off [to sleep] einschlafen

2. (evade punishment) davonkommen fam

3. esp AM (have orgasm) den Höhepunkt erreichen

4. (exit) aussteigen

to \get off off the bus/train aus dem Bus/Zug steigen

5. (depart) losfahren

6. (stop work) Schluss machen

can you \get off off this afternoon? kannst du dich heute Nachmittag freimachen?

7. ( fam: yell at)

▪ to \get off off on sth bei etw dat ausflippen fam

8. (fam!: masturbate) sich dat einen runterholen sl

II. vt

1. (send to sleep)

to \get off a baby off [to sleep] ein Baby in den Schlaf wiegen

2. (help evade punishment)

▪ to \get off sb off [sth] jdn freibekommen, jdm aus etw dat raushelfen

3. esp AM (cause orgasm)

▪ to \get off sb off jdn zum sexuellen Höhepunkt bringen

4. (send)

▪ to \get off off ⇆ sth etw versenden

5. (remove)

▪ to \get off sth off sth etw von etw dat nehmen

to \get off one's hands off sb/sth seine Hände von jdm/etw nehmen

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get off

A v/t

1. ein Kleidungsstück

a) ausziehen

b) ausbekommen: her foot was so swollen that she couldn’t get her boot off dass sie ihren Stiefel nicht ausbekam

2. losbekommen, loskriegen:

his counsel got him off sein Anwalt erwirkte seinen Freispruch oder bekam ihn frei;

get a day off einen Tag freibekommen

3. Waren loswerden

4. einen Witz etc vom Stapel lassen

5. einen Brief etc abschicken

6. get off (to sleep) zum (Ein)Schlafen bringen

B v/i

1. abreisen, aufbrechen:

get off to a promising start fig sich vielversprechend anlassen

2. FLUG abheben

3. (from) absteigen (von), aussteigen (aus):

tell sb where to get off umg jemandem Bescheid stoßen

4. heruntergehen oder -kommen von

5. sich losmachen von, freikommen von

6. davonkommen ( lightly glimpflich; with a caution mit einer Verwarnung):

get off cheaply umg

a) billig wegkommen,

b) mit einem blauen Auge davonkommen

7. entkommen

8. (von der Arbeit) wegkommen:

he got off early

9. get off (to sleep) einschlafen

10. umg high werden:

get off on heroine auf einen Herointrip gehen

11. besonders US umg kommen (einen Orgasmus haben)

12. umg ausflippen (on bei)

13. get off with sb bes Br umg jemanden aufreißen

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1. intransitive verb
1) (alight) aussteigen; (dismount) absteigen

tell somebody where he gets off or where to get off — (fig. coll.) jemanden in seine Grenzen verweisen

2) (not remain on somebody/something) runtergehen; (from chair) aufstehen; (from ladder, table, carpet) herunterkommen; (let go) loslassen

3) (start) aufbrechen

get off to school/to work — zur Schule/Arbeit losgehen/-fahren

get off to a good etc. start — einen guten usw. Start haben

4) (escape punishment or injury) davonkommen

get off lightly — glimpflich davonkommen

5) (fall asleep) einschlafen

6) (leave) [weg]gehen

get off early — [schon] früh [weg]gehen
2. [stress varies] transitive verb
1) (dismount from) [ab]steigen von [Fahrrad]; steigen von [Pferd]; (alight from) aussteigen aus [Bus, Zug usw.]; steigen aus [Boot]

2) (not remain on) herunterkommen von [Teppich, Mauer, Leiter, Tisch]; aufstehen von [Stuhl]; verschwinden von, verlassen [Gelände]

get off the subject — vom Thema abkommen

3) (cause to start) [los]schicken

it takes ages to get the children off to school — es dauert eine Ewigkeit, die Kinder für die Schule fertigzumachen

4) (remove) ausziehen [Kleidung usw.]; entfernen [Fleck, Farbe usw.]; abbekommen [Deckel, Ring]

get something off something — etwas von etwas entfernen/abbekommen

get somebody off a subject — jemanden von einem Thema abbringen

5) (send, dispatch) abschicken; aufgeben [Telegramm, Paket]

6) (cause to escape punishment) davonkommen lassen

7) (not have to do, go to, etc.) frei haben

get time/a day off [work] — frei/einen Tag frei bekommen

get off work [early] — [früher] Feierabend machen

I have got the afternoon off — ich habe den Nachmittag frei

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v.

aussteigen v.

davonkommen v.

English-german dictionary > get off

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