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adj.1 apagado(a) (not functioning) (light, TV); desconectado(a) (water, electricity)the wedding is off se ha cancelado la bodathe deal is off el acuerdo se ha roto3 (ausente del trabajo, escuela)to be off faltarJane's off today Jane no viene hoy a trabajar/a clase4 pasado(a) (comida); cortado(a) (milk); malo(a) (meat), estropeado(a) (R.Plata)to have an off day tener un mal díathe off season la temporada bajato be well/badly off tener mucho/poco dineroyou'd be better off staying where you are será mejor o más vale que te quedes donde estás9 feriado.10 anticuado.adv.1 (fuera)the meeting is only two weeks off sólo quedan dos semanas para la reuniónfive miles off a cinco millas (de distancia)I must be off tengo que irmeI'm off to London me voy a Londresoff you go! ¡andando!to take off one's coat quitarse el abrigothe handle has come off se ha soltado el asaoff and on, on and off a intervalos, intermitentemente (intermittently)20 percent/£5 off una rebaja del 20 por ciento/de 5 libras4 (fuera del trabajo, escuela)to have time off tener tiempo libre5 completamente.6 fuera de sitio.intj.fuera, oste.prep.off the coast cerca de la costaa street off the main road una calle que sale de la principaloff the record extraoficialmenteto fall/jump off something caerse/saltar de algothe handle has come off the saucepan se ha desprendido el mango de la cacerola20 percent/£5 off the price una rebaja del 20 por ciento/de 5 librasto be off work/school faltar al trabajo/colegioJane's off work today Jane no viene hoy a trabajarshe's been off her food lately últimamente no está comiendo bien o está sin apetito o está desganada (español de España)to buy/borrow something off somebody comprar/pedir prestado algo a alguienI got some useful advice off him me dio algunos consejos útiles7 fuera de, lejos de.8 cerca de. -
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adj.1 encendido(a) (in operation) (light, television, engine), prendido(a) (Am.)what's on? ¿qué hay en la tele?; (on TV) ¿qué película pasan o dan o (at cinema) echan? (español de España)is the meeting still on? ¿sigue en pie lo de la reunión?3 de servicio (on duty)5 puesto.adv.she had a red dress on llevaba un vestido rojohe had nothing on estaba desnudoto put something on ponerse algoearlier on anteslater on más tardefrom that day on desde aquel día, a partir de aquel díaon and off, off and on a intervalos, intermitentemente (intermittently)to read/work on seguir leyendo/trabajandohe went on and on about it no dejaba de hablar de elloI've been on at him to get it fixed le he estado dando la lata para que lo arregle4 adelante.5 encima.excl.¡Vamos!prep.1 en (position)3 (tiempo)on the 15th el día 15on Sunday el domingoon Christmas Day el día de Navidadon that occasion en aquella ocasión4 sobre, acerca de (about)on completing the test, you should… después de terminar la prueba, tienes que…on discovering the corpse, she screamed al descubrir el cadáver, dio un grito6 (uso, soporte)to live on £200 a week vivir con 200 libras a la semanait runs on lead-free petrol usa o lleva gasolina sin plomothe drinks are on me las bebidas corren de mi cuentaI'm on antibiotics estoy tomando antibióticosto be on drugs tomar drogas7 por.8 a la fecha de, en fecha, en la fecha.
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