go off

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
go off vi phrasal	(bomb: explode)	explotar⇒ vi
	The bomb went off in the busiest part of town.
	La bomba explotó en la zona más poblada de la ciudad.
go off vi phrasal	(alarm: sound)	sonar⇒ vi
	I don't always wake up when my alarm goes off.
	No siempre me despierto cuando suena la alarma.
go off vi phrasal	informal (food: spoil)	pasarse⇒ v prnl
		echarse a perder loc verb
		estropearse⇒ v prnl
	Dairy products go off quickly if they're not kept in the fridge.
	Los lácteos se pasan rápido si no se guardan en el frigorífico.
	Los lácteos se echan a perder rápido si no se guardan en el frigorífico.
go off vi phrasal	(go away)	marcharse⇒ v prnl
		irse v prnl
	He left the family farm and went off to the big city to look for work.
	Dejó la granja familiar y se marchó a la gran ciudad en busca de trabajo.
go off [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep	UK, informal (lose liking for) (cambio de sujeto)	dejar de gustarle a alguien loc verb + prep
	I used to really like him, but since I heard about his strange habits I've gone right off him.
	Estaba loca por él, pero desde que me enteré de sus extraños hábitos dejó de gustarme.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
go off on [sb] (US), go off at [sb] (UK) vtr phrasal insep	informal (express anger) (figurado, coloquial)	saltar como leche hervida expr
	(figurado, coloquial)	calentarse⇒ v prnl
		enojarse⇒ v prnl
	All I said was that he had a bit of a temper and he went off on me!
	¡Sólo dije que tenía un mal genio y saltó como leche hervida!
		agarrárselas con v prnl + prep
	(ES, coloquial)	saltarle a la chepa a loc verb
		tirársele al cuello a loc verb
	¡Sólo dije que tenía un mal genio y se las agarró conmigo!
go off with [sth] vi phrasal + prep	informal (steal [sth] and leave with it) (sin pagar)	irse con v prnl + prep
go off with [sb] vi phrasal + prep	informal (leave a spouse, etc., for [sb] else) (otra persona)	irse con v prnl + prep

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
go off course v expr	(stray from intended direction)	desviarse⇒ v prnl
go off course v expr	figurative (go awry, not progress correctly) (figurado)	ir por mal camino loc verb
go off half-cocked v expr	(act prematurely)	actuar precipitadamente vi + adv
go off on a tangent, also UK: go off at a tangent v expr	figurative (digress, change subject)	irse por las ramas loc verb
go off on one v expr	UK, slang (rant)	despotricar⇒ vtr
		echar la charla loc verb
	Brett went off on one about the amount of money it had cost to get the car repaired.
go off the deep end v expr	figurative, informal (do [sth] extreme)	hacer locuras loc verb
	As a teen, Beth went off the deep end, drinking too much and staying out late every night.
go off the rails v expr	(in socially unacceptable way) (figurado)	descarrilar⇒ vtr
	Bill went off the rails when he started drinking too much alcohol.
	Bill descarriló cuando empezó a tomar mucho alcohol.
go off the rails v expr	(not according to plan) (figurado)	descarrilar⇒ vtr
		fracasar⇒ vtr
	The project went off the rails because of financial problems.
	El proyecto descarriló por un problema financiero.
Off you go. interj	(please leave)	venga interj
		vete, ve interj
	(AR)	andate, andá interj
		allá vas loc interj
	It's almost time for school--off you go.
	¡Es casi la hora de ir al colegio! Venga.

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