noun🔗ShareDébut, commencement(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."Il a été très manifestement un narrateur peu fiable dès le début.pointtimeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTuer, assassinerTo kill."He got in the way so I had him offed."Il s'est mis en travers de mon chemin, alors je l'ai fait tuer.actionmilitarywarweaponpoliceinhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉteindreTo switch off."Can you off the light?"Peux-tu éteindre la lumière ?electronicsdeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInopérant, désactivéInoperative, disabled."All the lights are off."Toutes les lumières sont désactivées.technologyelectronicsmachinedeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAnnulé, suppriméCancelled; not happening."The school play is off due to the unexpected snowstorm. "La pièce de l'école est annulée en raison de la tempête de neige inattendue.eventsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEnlevé, ôtéNot fitted; not being worn."The drink spilled out of the bottle because the top was off."La boisson s'est renversée de la bouteille parce que le bouchon était enlevé.appearancewearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRance, avariéRancid, rotten, gone bad."This milk is off!"Ce lait est rance !foodconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMauvais, en baisseLess than normal, in temperament or in result."sales are off this quarter"Les ventes sont mauvaises ce trimestre.conditionqualitymindattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInapproprié, malvenuInappropriate; untoward."I felt that his comments were a bit off."J'ai trouvé que ses commentaires étaient un peu déplacés.moralattitudecharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAisé, nanti(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. "Ma grand-mère est aisée, donc elle peut se permettre d'aider ses petits-enfants à payer leurs frais de scolarité.conditionsituationeconomyfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareParti, en routeStarted on the way."The train is off to the station, so we're going to be late for school. "Le train est en route vers la gare, donc nous allons être en retard à l'école.directionactionvehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLoin, à l'écartFar; off to the side."He took me down the corridor and into an off room."Il m'a emmené dans le couloir et dans une pièce à l'écart.directionpositionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEn congé, de reposDesignating 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"Il a pris un jour de repos pour aller pêcher.timebusinessjobattitudeworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMauvais, en baisse(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. "Ma sœur a eu une mauvaise journée à l'école aujourd'hui ; elle n'a pas réussi son contrôle de maths aussi bien que d'habitude.abilityconditiontimeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIndisponible, en rupture de stock(of a dish on a menu) Presently unavailable."The spaghetti carbonara is off the menu today. "Les spaghettis carbonara ne sont pas au menu aujourd'hui.foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDu côté opposé au trottoir(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 roue avant du côté opposé au trottoir s'est desserrée.vehicledirectionpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDu côté opposé aux jambes du batteurIn, 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. "Le batteur a frappé la balle du côté du terrain, loin à droite.sportdirectionpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Shareloin, dehorsIn a direction away from the speaker or object."He drove off in a cloud of smoke."Il est parti en voiture dans un nuage de fumée.directionpositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareÉteint, désactivéInto a state of non-operation or non-existence."Please switch off the light when you leave."Veuillez éteindre la lumière en partant.conditionstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareEnlever, partirSo as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated."He bit off the end of the carrot."Il a croqué le bout de la carotte.positiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareParti, éteintUsed 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. "L'étudiant a essayé de mener à bien un projet difficile.languagelinguisticswordphraseessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, loin deNot positioned upon; away from a position upon."The book was off the desk, on the floor. "Le livre était loin du bureau, par terre.positiondirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, loin deDetached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to."He was thrown off the team for cheating."Il a été exclu de l'équipe pour tricherie.positionconditionstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, hors 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."Son bureau est au bout de ce couloir, sur la droite.directionpositionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareAu large deUsed to express location at sea relative to land or mainland."The island is 23 miles off the cape."L'île est à 23 miles au large du cap.nauticalsailingoceanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, en dehors deRemoved or subtracted from."The teacher took five points off my test score for late submission. "Le professeur a retiré cinq points de ma note de test pour soumission tardive.amountnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareNe plus vouloir ou prendreNo longer wanting or taking."My sister is off studying at the library; she's no longer wanting to spend time with us. "Ma sœur est partie étudier à la bibliothèque ; elle ne veut plus passer de temps avec nous.attitudehumanmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareDe, hors de(more properly 'from') Out of the possession of."My mother took the book off my desk. "Ma mère a pris le livre de mon bureau.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. "Le magasin vend des paquets de crayons, dix crayons de moins.commercetechnicalunitnumberbusinessindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
