What is he and off on the alarm clock. Prepositions on and off in different meanings. Translation and meaning of ON-OFF in English and Russian
More meanings of this word and English-Russian, Russian-English translations for the word "ON OFF" in dictionaries.
- ON OFF - in operation / not in operation (of a button which activates or deactivates an electrical appliance)
Dictionary of English language- Editorial bed - ON-OFF — on-off BrE AmE ˌɒn ˈɒf ◂ -ˈɔːf ◂ AmE \ ˌɑːn ˈɔːf ◂ ˌɔːn-, -ˈɑːf ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary - ON-OFF — adjective [ only before noun ] 1. (of a switch) having the positions "on" and "off" : an …
- ON-OFF - ˌon-ˈoff BrE AmE adjective 1 . sometimes happening and not at other times: an on-off relationship She …
- ON-OFF — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an on-off relationship (= happening sometimes and not at other times) ▪ Their on-off …
- ON-OFF-adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition - ON-OFF-adj. On-off is used with these nouns: switch
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary - ON-OFF (technical) two-position
- ON-OFF
- ON-OFF - on-off, two-position - on-off action - on-off control - on-off keying - on-off modulation - on-off switch
- ON OFF - (a) on/off
English-Russian Linguistica"98 dictionary - ON-OFF - a tech. on/off (about switch, etc.)
New big English-Russian dictionary- Apresyan, Mednikova - ON-OFF - a tech. on/off (about switch, etc.)
- ON/OFF
English-Russian Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering and Automation 2 - ON / OFF - "on - off" (on a device with two fixing positions)
English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and industrial automation - ON-OFF - (working) on the principle of "on - off", relay
English-Russian dictionary on computers - ON-OFF - (working) on the principle of "on - off", relay
English-Russian Dictionary of Computing and Programming - ON-OFF - (working) on the principle of "on - off", relay
English-Russian dictionary of computer terms - ON-OFF - relay, two-position
English-Russian Dictionary of Telecommunications - ON / OFF - two-position
Modern English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and industrial automation - ON-OFF - two-position adj on / off
English-Russian WinCept Glass dictionary - ON-OFF
- ON OFF - on off
New large English-Russian dictionary -
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary - OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary - — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
- OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary - OFF - /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary - OFF - I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English - more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary - OFF - adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off interj away; begone; — a command to depart. 3. off adv in a …
Webster English vocab - OFF - / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE: For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [Language: Old English] 1 . ON...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - OFF - I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb, preposition, adjective 1. away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - OFF - adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2…
English basic colloquial vocabulary - OFF - adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2…
Concise Oxford English Dictionary - OFF - adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2…
Oxford English vocab - - The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
- OFF - The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - OFF-adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab - - 1. proposition. 1) a) in the spatial sense indicates the presence on the surface of some sl. subject, on smth. on a house on …
Big English-Russian Dictionary - OFF - 1. adv. 1) indicates distance, distance from smth. He had to be off. - He needed to leave. to...
Big English-Russian Dictionary - - on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. near, inner the on side - closer (to the interlocutor, viewer, etc. ...
English-Russian-English Dictionary general vocabulary- Collection of the best dictionaries - OFF
English-Russian-English Dictionary of General Vocabulary - Collection of the best dictionaries - OFF - 1) secondary 2) off 3) distant 4) farther away 5) insignificant 6) low-grade 7) disconnected 8) free. cast off the mooring rope - give the mooring line cut off a ...
English-Russian Scientific and Technical Dictionary - - 1. ɒn a 1. near, inner the on side - closer (to the interlocutor, viewer, etc.) ...
Big new English-Russian dictionary - OFF - 1. ɒf n 1. off position (for appliances, switches, etc.) to be set at off - ...
Big new English-Russian dictionary - OFF - 1. adv. 1) indicates distance, distance from smth. He had to be off. “He needed to leave. to...
English-Russian Dictionary of General Vocabulary - OFF - 1. adv. 1) indicates distance, distance from smth. He had to be off. “He needed to leave. to march off — …
English-Russian Dictionary of General Vocabulary
I am convinced that knowledge of any language lies in the nuances: general rules known and understood by everyone, but not everyone is familiar with the subtleties. And I also keep repeating that, unfortunately, textbooks (even the most modern ones) focus mainly on general rules, and miss many details of the language that you should know about.
There are many “little words” in English: prepositions, adverbs that we meet everywhere, but we subconsciously ignore them and think little about their properties and meanings, seeing only the general. But these “small” elements can significantly change the meanings of not only the words with which they are combined, but also entire sentences.
And it can be very difficult to understand what they mean, even with the help of a dictionary, and then we begin to think and guess. You can’t figure it out without context, however, it is sometimes completely useless if you don’t understand the properties and meanings of “little words”.
But there is also good news.
On the ENGINFORM blog, I regularly talk about how prepositions and adverbs are used in English, show how to highlight common features and patterns, give explanations and examples.
Today we will talk about the word off.
Off as a preposition and as an adverb is used after verbs, giving them other shades of meaning, is part of many phrasal verbs(some of which I will bring in examples), and maybe a separate adjective. About all this in order.
Think: How often have you seen the word off in English? In what contexts?
Remember: they write ON / OFF on electrical appliances, you must have heard the combinations day off and to log off, there is even an insect repellent called Off.
How is it all connected?
The word off has a number of typical meanings, and in each of the above situations, off will be translated quite differently. Let's look at these meanings and draw parallels with Russian where possible.
The first common meaning of off is transfer, removal, removal from the surface. Off indicates that the items are no longer touching each other:
Brush the dirt off the coat - brush the dirt off the coat
Wash off the stains - wash off stains
Knock something off - knock down something or someone
Take the books off the desk. - Take the books off the table.
Off indicates a change in position, often moving to the side, down, or out:
The cup slipped off my hands. The cup slipped from my hands.
I like traveling off the beaten track. - I like to travel away from the main road.
Get off the bus - get off the bus
Get off the plane - get off the plane
I am off. - I'm leaving.
I logged off my computer. - I am logged out on my computer.
Off speaks of distance, removal, distance, and in this sense is often used with verbs of motion:
The light will frighten the burglars off. - The light will scare off the robbers.
He walked off the room. - He left the room.
stand off the fire. - Stay away from fire.
The lovers ran off together. The lovers ran away together.
She tried to keep off a subject. She was trying to get away from the topic.
Off is often the equivalent of our prefixes from- and times-, which, combined with various verbs, indicate separation, separation:
Divide off the room by a glass wall - divide the room with a glass wall
Fence off the garden - fence off the garden with a fence
Cut off the dry branches of a tree - cut off the dry branches of a tree
If a we are talking about electrical appliances, then off speaks of disconnecting, turning off, stopping:
Switch off the radio, please. - Turn off the radio, please.
He turned off the TV. - He turned off the TV.
I was cut off electricity. - My electricity was cut off.
Another meaning of the word off is completion, termination, cancellation:
Did you read off the book? - Have you read the book yet?
Drink off your tea. - Finish your tea.
The urgent call broke off the meeting. - An emergency call interrupted the meeting.
I used to like tennis but now I am off it. - I used to like tennis, but now I don't.
You should remain off smoking until you get better. - You need to refrain from smoking until you feel better.
And sometimes the word off occurs in a sentence and it is completely unclear what its meaning is. For example: It is off or He is off . What does it mean?
The fact is that off is not only a preposition or adverb that is combined with verbs, but also, therefore it can be used with the verb to be. The value of off will be determined by the context. If you only have a sentence apart from the whole situation, you will never know what exactly was meant.
The meanings of the adjective off mostly carry a negative connotation. Let's look at some of them:
About states: poor quality, worse than usual; something unsatisfactory:
I had an off day. - I had a bad day.
He felt off after the party. He didn't feel well after the party.
About food: missing, stale, poor quality:
This milk is a bit off. - The milk has gone bad.
The food has gone off. - The food is gone.
About the time: non-working, day off:
A day off - day off
I will take a Monday off. - I'll take Monday off.
The off season - dead, non-tourist season
About objects and devices: out of service:
My computer is off. - My computer is off.
The TV is off. - The TV is off.
Many combinations with off cannot be found in the dictionary. When meeting them, connect your knowledge and logic and determine what off expresses in this context: separation, removal, or maybe a change in position?
Be careful, watch the little words and move forward by improving your English every day.
Translation and meaning of ON-OFF in English and Russian
transcription, transcription: [ ͵ɒnʹɒf ]
on/off (about switch, etc.)
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More word meanings and translation of ON-OFF from English into Russian in English-Russian dictionaries and from Russian into English in Russian-English dictionaries.
More meanings of this word and English-Russian, Russian-English translations for the word "ON-OFF" in dictionaries.
- ON OFF - in operation / not in operation (of a button which activates or deactivates an electrical appliance)
Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language - Editorial bed - ON-OFF — on-off BrE AmE ˌɒn ˈɒf ◂ -ˈɔːf ◂ AmE \ ˌɑːn ˈɔːf ◂ ˌɔːn-, -ˈɑːf ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary - ON-OFF — adjective [ only before noun ] 1. (of a switch) having the positions "on" and "off" : an …
- ON-OFF - ˌon-ˈoff BrE AmE adjective 1 . sometimes happening and not at other times: an on-off relationship She …
- ON-OFF — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an on-off relationship (= happening sometimes and not at other times) ▪ Their on-off …
- ON-OFF-adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition - ON-OFF-adj. On-off is used with these nouns: switch
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary - ON OFF - on off
- ON-OFF (technical) two-position
Big English-Russian Dictionary - ON-OFF - on-off, two-position - on-off action - on-off control - on-off keying - on-off modulation - on-off switch
- ON OFF - (a) on/off
English-Russian Linguistica"98 dictionary - ON-OFF
New large English-Russian dictionary - Apresyan, Mednikova - ON-OFF - a tech. on/off (about switch, etc.)
- ON/OFF
English-Russian Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering and Automation 2 - ON / OFF - "on - off" (on a device with two fixing positions)
English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and industrial automation - ON-OFF - (working) on the principle of "on - off", relay
English-Russian dictionary on computers - ON-OFF - (working) on the principle of "on - off", relay
English-Russian Dictionary of Computing and Programming - ON-OFF - (working) on the principle of "on - off", relay
English-Russian dictionary of computer terms - ON-OFF - relay, two-position
English-Russian Dictionary of Telecommunications - ON / OFF - two-position
Modern English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and industrial automation - ON-OFF - two-position adj on / off
English-Russian WinCept Glass dictionary - ON-OFF
- ON OFF - on off
New large English-Russian dictionary -
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary - OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary - — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
- OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary - OFF - /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary - OFF - I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English - more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary - OFF - adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off interj away; begone; — a command to depart. 3. off adv in a …
Webster English vocab - OFF - / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE: For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [Language: Old English] 1 . ON...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - OFF - I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb, preposition, adjective 1. away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - OFF - adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2…
English basic colloquial vocabulary - OFF - adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2…
Concise Oxford English Dictionary - OFF - adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2…
Oxford English vocab - - The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
- OFF - The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - OFF-adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab - - 1. proposition. 1) a) in the spatial sense indicates the presence on the surface of some sl. subject, on smth. on a house on …
Big English-Russian Dictionary - OFF - 1. adv. 1) indicates distance, distance from smth. He had to be off. - He needed to leave. to...
Big English-Russian Dictionary - - on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. near, inner the on side - closer (to the interlocutor, viewer, etc. ...
- OFF
English-Russian-English Dictionary of General Vocabulary - Collection of the best dictionaries - OFF - 1) secondary 2) off 3) distant 4) farther away 5) insignificant 6) low-grade 7) disconnected 8) free. cast off the mooring rope - give the mooring line cut off a ...
English-Russian Scientific and Technical Dictionary - - 1. ɒn a 1. near, inner the on side - closer (to the interlocutor, viewer, etc.) ...
Big new English-Russian dictionary - OFF - 1. ɒf n 1. off position (for appliances, switches, etc.) to be set at off - ...
Big new English-Russian dictionary - OFF - 1. adv. 1) indicates distance, distance from smth. He had to be off. “He needed to leave. to...
English-Russian Dictionary of General Vocabulary
OFF
Translation:
off (ɒf)
1.adv points to:
1) removal, separation:
I must be off
off you go!, be off!, get off!, off with you! get out!, get out!;
they are off
to run off;
to keep off keep aloof;
my hat is off
the cover is off
the gilt is off; trans. disappointment has come
2) distance:
a long way off
five miles off for five miles; five miles
3) termination, expiration, annulment, cancellation:
to break off negotiations;
to cut off supplies
the strike is off
the concert is off
4) A break during work:
Sunday is her day off
they are off till the first
5) completion of action:
to pay off ( to end);
to drink off ( to the dregs);
to polish off;
to finish off
6) deliverance:
to throw off reserve
7) shutdown, disconnection apparatus or mechanism:
to switch off the light
the radio was off the whole day
8) absence, inability to obtain:
the dish is off even though it's on the menu)
9) removing a piece of clothing:
take off your coat! take off your coat!;
hats off! hats off! ◊ to be badly off
to be comfortably off making good money; be well endowed
2.prep points to:
1) distance from;
a mile off the road
off the beaten track away from the main road; trans. original, unusual;
off the coast near the coast;
the street off the Strand
2) removal from the surface With;
take your hands off the table
they pushed me off my seat
to fall off a ladder (tree, horse)
3) deviation from the norm:
off one "s balance lost balance (also trans.);
off one "s food without appetite;
he is off smoking
a) far from the target;
b) irrelevant to the case;
a) past the target ( about the shot);
b) irrelevant
4) nonparticipation in smth.:
he is off gambling ◊ off the cuff unprepared
3.a
1) distant, more distant;
an off road
2) right;
the off hind leg
the off side right side; sea side of a ship facing the open sea
3) unlikely;
on the off chance just in case
4) free ( about time, hours);"
an off day
5) secondary;
an off street; side street;
that is an off issue
6) removed, separated; "
the wheel is off
7) poor harvest ( about the year); dead ( about the season)
8) not quite healthy;
I am feeling rather off today
9) stale;
the fish is a bit off
10) low-grade;
off grade low quality
11) sports. located on the right, opposite to the one on which the batsman stands ( about the side of the cricket field)
4.n
1) unfold free time;
in one "s off at leisure
2) sports. right side of the field ( opposite the one on which the batsman is standing; in cricket)
5. v open.
1) stop ( negotiation etc. ); back down
to off it
6. int away!, get out!
Translation:
1. (ɒf) n
1. off position ( at appliances, switches, etc.)
to be set at ~ - be in the "off" position
2. free time
in one "s ~ - in free time
3. sport. the part of the field to the left of the bowler ( cricket)
4. unfold start, start
ready for the ~ - ready to start
from the ~ - from the very beginning
2. (ɒf) a1. more distant, distant
2. 1) located on the right side, on the right
the ~ horse - right hand
the ~ side of the road - the right side of the road
the ~ wheel of a cart - the right wheel of a cart
2) sea facing the sea about the ship)
3) sport. located to the left of the bowler ( about part of the field - cricket)
3. minor, less important, insignificant
~ street - lane; street
~ issue - minor issue
4. free, unoccupied
day ~, ~ day - free day; day off ( cf. tzh. 5, 1)}
~ time - free time
a pastime for one "s ~ hours - entertainment / activities / during leisure hours / leisure /
we are ~ (on) Wednesdays during the summer
we get two days ~ at Christmas - we have two days off for Christmas
5. 1) unsuccessful, unfavorable
~ day - bad day ( cf. tzh. 4}
~ season - off season
2) not quite healthy
he is feeling rather ~ today - today he does not feel well
3) stale ( about food)
the meat looks a bit ~ - the meat does not look very good
the fish is ~ - the fish has gone bad
4) low-grade, poor quality; below the (usual) standard
~ grade - low quality
~ year - a) lean year; b) a year with low business activity
6. erroneous, wrong
you are ~ on that point - here you are wrong
your figures are way ~ - your calculations are completely wrong
3. (ɒf) advpoints to
1. completion of action
1) movement away, to the side, etc. - transmitted by verb prefixes from-, u-, you-, s- and etc.
to drive ~ - leave; drive off
to walk ~ - to leave
to go ~ on a journey - go on a journey
the children ran ~ - the children ran away
he pushed me ~ - he pushed me away
he sent the parcel ~ - he sent the parcel
when does the plane take ~? - When does the plane take off?
he turned ~ into a side street - he turned into an alley
2) movement from top to bottom - transmitted by verb prefixes with-, co-
to fall ~ - fall down
to jump ~ - jump
to slip ~ - slip off
3) separation of a part from the whole - transmitted by verb prefixes from-, from-
to break ~ - break off
to shake ~ - shake off
to bite ~ a piece - bite off a piece
cut the end ~ - cut / trim / tip
one of the wheels flew ~ - one wheel jumped off
the handle (button) came ~ - the handle (button) came off
mark it ~ into three equal parts - measure so that you get three equal parts
4) removing a piece of clothing, etc.:
he took his coat (glasses) ~ - he took off his coat (glasses)
hats~! - hats off!
with his shoes ~ - without shoes, barefoot
5) bringing an action to an end:
to drink ~ - drink (to the bottom)
to pay ~ one "s debt - pay off the entire debt
to kill ~ the animals - exterminate animals
2. distance
1) about the distance:
a long way ~, far ~ - far
a little way ~ - not far, close
the town is five miles ~ - the city is five miles away
~ in the distance he saw a light - far ahead he saw a light
2) in time:
the vacation is not far ~ - not long before the holidays
June is three months ~ - there are three more months until June
my holiday is a week ~ - my vacation is in a week
3. 1) (sudden)termination:
to break ~ work - interrupt work
to cur ~ supplies - stop supply /supply/
to break ~ with smb. - to break / end a relationship / with smb.
he broke ~ in the middle of the sentence - in the middle of a sentence, he suddenly stopped
2) cancellation, annulment, etc.:
the deal is ~ - the deal is canceled
the concert is ~ - the concert is canceled
4. 1) reduction or reduction:
the number of visitors dropped ~ - the number of visitors dropped
the profits fell ~ - profits fell
2) subsidence or weakening:
the pain passed ~ - the pain subsided
3) deliverance, liberation from:
to marry / to get / one "s daughters ~ - marry daughters
4) turning off the device or mechanism:
to turn /to switch, to put/ ~ - turn off
switch ~ the light - turn off the light
he turned ~ the radio - he turned off the radio
he shut ~ the engine - he turned off the engine
5. security:
he lives comfortably ~ - he is a wealthy / rich / person
he earns well ~ - he earns well; he has enough money
6. in combinations:
to be~- unfold a) to leave, leave; I must be ~ - I must go / leave /; we are ~ now - well, we went / set off /; b) to be absent; to be ~ sick - absent due to illness; he "s ~ on Tuesdays - it does not happen on Tuesdays; she" s been ~ for a week - she was gone for a whole week; c) not enough not enough; there are two buttons ~ - missing two buttons; I "m sorry the lamb is ~ - unfortunately, there is no more lamb / lamb is over /; d) fail, break; the TV set (radio, etc) is ~ - TV (radio etc.} does not work; d) to be like secured ( cf. tzh. 5}
to be well (badly) ~ for smth. - to be well (badly) provided with smth.
you must be badly ~ for books - you seem to have not enough books
he is badly /poorly/ ~ - he needs, he is poor
♢ hands~! - hands off!
he is neither ~ nor on - he does not say yes or no; he hesitates
be ~!, ~ you go! - get out!, get out!; go away!
~ with you! - get out of here!
~ with his head! - Cut off his head!
~ with the old and on with the new! Down with the old, long live the new!
keep ~! - a) be careful!, beware!; b) do not fit!
to see smb. ~ - see someone off
to sleep smth. ~ - after sleeping, get rid / recover / from smth.
to sleep ~ a bad headache - cure a severe headache with sleep
he took himself ~ - he went
see other combinations under the corresponding words
4. (ɒf) v open1. 1) stop ( negotiations, etc.)
2) back down
2. Amer. sl. kill, kill; "eliminate", "remove"
3. sea rare move away from the coast, go to the open sea
5. (ɒf) preppoints to
1. 1) removal or separation from smth. With
to take the pan ~ the stove - remove the pan from the stove
to fall ~ the ladder (a horse)
get ~ the table - leave the table
there "s a button ~ your dress - a button came off on your dress
he got the matter ~ his hands - he got rid of this case
he is ~ the beaten track - he did not follow the beaten track
keep ~ the grass - do not walk on the grass! ( inscription)
2) an offshoot from:
a street ~ Fifth Avenue - the street running from Fifth Avenue
2. being on some(usually close)distance from smth. from
a street ~ the square - the street that goes to the square
ten miles ~ the island - ten miles from the island
the ship sank ~ the coast - the ship sank near the coast
3. reduction, discount less, lower
at 10% ~ the regular price - 10% off the regular price
4. unfoldsource from, at
to borrow (to buy) smth. ~ smb. - to borrow (buy) smth. from someone
5. 1) food, material, substance - the creation is often transmitted. case:
to dine ~ roast beef - have lunch with roast beef
they lunched ~ sandwiches - they had sandwiches for breakfast
2) source of livelihood or income:
they lived ~ tourists - they lived off income from tourists
6. deviation from the norm:
~ the mark - a) off target ( about the shot); b) irrelevant
~ one "s balance - unbalanced
he's ~ his head - unfold he's crazy
he is ~ his feed - unfold he has no appetite
he "s ~ drug now - he no longer takes drugs
7. non-participation in smth.; unwillingness to participate in smth., to do smth.
~ duty - not on duty
he "s gone ~ science fiction - he fell out of love with science fiction
I "m ~ smoking - I don't smoke anymore
♢ ~ the map - non-existent, disappeared
it is ~ the question - this is out of the question
~the wind- sea with a tailwind, heading backstay
6. (ɒf) int1) attention!; stop!
2) away!; Down with!
Translation of words containing OFF, from English into Russian
A new large English-Russian dictionary under the general supervision of Acad. Yu.D. Apresyan
off year
Translation:(ʹɒfjıə)
1. year with adverse conditions
~ for exports - unfavorable year for exports
it was an ~ for crops - this year there was a bad harvest
2. Amer. year with non-primary, by-elections
off-
Translation:(ɒf-)
in compound adjectives and nouns indicates a deviation from the usual, central position or state:
~balance - loss of balance
~gauge - not in caliber
~key - fake ( about sound)
offscreen - behind the scenes
off-air
Translation:1. (͵ɒfʹeə) a
1) received directly from the air
~ taping - recording on a magnetic tape from the air
2) broadcast via cable
~ channel - broadcast channel
2. (͵ɒfʹeə) adv1) directly from the air
to record programs ~ - record programs directly /directly/ from the air
2) via cable
off balance
Translation:1. (ʹɒf͵bæləns) n sports.
loss of balance gymnastics)
2. (͵ɒfʹbæləns) a1. off balance
he was caught ~ and knocked down - he lost his balance and fell
2. 1) unbalanced
2) taken by surprise
3. distorted, unreal
the ~ presentation of alternatives - a distorted view of the available options
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off- off1 [ôf, äf] adv. 1. so as to be or keep away, at a distance, to a side, etc. 2. so as to be measured, divided, etc. )
