noun🔗ShareComienzo, inicio(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point."He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off."Ha sido muy obviamente un narrador poco confiable desde el principio.pointtimeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMatar, asesinarTo kill."He got in the way so I had him offed."Se interpuso en mi camino, así que lo mandé matar.actionmilitarywarweaponpoliceinhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApagarTo switch off."Can you off the light?"¿Puedes apagar la luz?electronicsdeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInoperante, desactivadoInoperative, disabled."All the lights are off."Todas las luces están apagadas.technologyelectronicsmachinedeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCancelado, suspendidoCancelled; not happening."The school play is off due to the unexpected snowstorm. "La obra de la escuela se suspende debido a la tormenta de nieve inesperada.eventsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareQuitado, sueltoNot fitted; not being worn."The drink spilled out of the bottle because the top was off."La bebida se derramó de la botella porque la tapa estaba suelta.appearancewearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRancio, podridoRancid, rotten, gone bad."This milk is off!"¡Esta leche está rancia!foodconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMalo, apagadoLess than normal, in temperament or in result."sales are off this quarter"Las ventas son malas este trimestre.conditionqualitymindattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInapropiado, inoportunoInappropriate; untoward."I felt that his comments were a bit off."Sentí que sus comentarios eran un poco inapropiados.moralattitudecharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAfortunado, acomodado(in phrases such as 'well off', 'better off', 'poorly off') Circumstanced."My grandmother is well off, so she can afford to help her grandchildren with college tuition. "Mi abuela es acomodada, así que puede permitirse ayudar a sus nietos con la matrícula universitaria.conditionsituationeconomyfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEn camino, iniciadoStarted on the way."The train is off to the station, so we're going to be late for school. "El tren está en camino a la estación, así que vamos a llegar tarde a la escuela.directionactionvehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLejos, apartadoFar; off to the side."He took me down the corridor and into an off room."Me llevó por el pasillo y a una habitación apartada.directionpositionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLibre, de descansoDesignating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent."He took an off day for fishing. an off year in politics; the off season"Tomó un día libre para pescar.timebusinessjobattitudeworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMalo, flojo(in phrases such as 'off day') Designating a time when one is not performing to the best of one's abilities."My sister had an off day at school today; she didn't do as well on her math test as usual. "Mi hermana tuvo un día flojo en la escuela hoy; no le fue tan bien en su examen de matemáticas como de costumbre.abilityconditiontimeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAgotado, no disponible(of a dish on a menu) Presently unavailable."The spaghetti carbonara is off the menu today. "La carbonara no está disponible en el menú de hoy.foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEn el lado más alejado de la acera(in relation to a vehicle) On the side furthest from the kerb (the right-hand side if one drives on the left)."The off front wheel came loose."La rueda delantera del lado más alejado de la acera se soltó.vehicledirectionpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEn, o hacia la mitad del campo alejada de las piernas del bateador; el lado derecho para un bateador diestroIn, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman."The batter hit the ball off the field, far to the right. "El bateador golpeó la pelota fuera del campo, muy a la derecha.sportdirectionpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Sharefuera, lejosIn a direction away from the speaker or object."He drove off in a cloud of smoke."Se marchó en un coche envuelto en una nube de humo.directionpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareApagado, inactivoInto a state of non-operation or non-existence."Please switch off the light when you leave."Por favor, apaga la luz cuando te vayas.conditionstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareFuera, apagadoSo as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated."He bit off the end of the carrot."Le arrancó el extremo a la zanahoria de un mordisco.positiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareApagado, fueraUsed in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase."The student tried to bring off a difficult project. "El estudiante intentó sacar adelante un proyecto difícil.languagelinguisticswordphraseessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, fuera deNot positioned upon; away from a position upon."The book was off the desk, on the floor. "El libro estaba fuera del escritorio, en el suelo.positiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, fuera deDetached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to."He was thrown off the team for cheating."Fue expulsado del equipo por hacer trampa.positionconditionstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, fuera deUsed to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via."His office is off this corridor on the right."Su oficina está al final de este pasillo, a la derecha.directionpositionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareFrente aUsed to express location at sea relative to land or mainland."The island is 23 miles off the cape."La isla está a 23 millas frente al cabo.nauticalsailingoceanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, fuera deRemoved or subtracted from."The teacher took five points off my test score for late submission. "El profesor me quitó cinco puntos de la nota del examen por entrega tardía.amountnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareYa no querer o tomarNo longer wanting or taking."My sister is off studying at the library; she's no longer wanting to spend time with us. "Mi hermana está estudiando en la biblioteca; ya no quiere pasar tiempo con nosotros.attitudehumanmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, fuera de(more properly 'from') Out of the possession of."My mother took the book off my desk. "Mi madre tomó el libro de mi escritorio.propertyassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDePlaced after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering."The store is selling packs of pencils, ten pencils off. "La tienda vende paquetes de lápices, diez lápices de descuento.commercetechnicalunitnumberbusinessindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading