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off1

UK: /ɒf/ US: /ɑːf/

Translation

adv
de distancia
to be 50 miles off
estar a 50 millas de distancia
fuera de
off the coast
fuera de la costa
(un aparato)
apagado,da
The TV is off
La tele está apagada
to turn the gas off
cerrar el gas
(tiempo)
libre
We took the day off
Nos tomamos el día libre
I must be off
Tengo que irme
(una cita)
cancelado,da
The game's off, I'm afraid
Me temo que se ha cancelado el partido
He's off his food
Está desganado
(Definition of off adv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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