Locuciones verbales
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auction [sth] off,
auction off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (sell at an auction) | subastar⇒ vtr |
| | To settle the bankrupts' debt, they are going to auction off all of his belongings. |
| | | rematar⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No pudieron pagar la hipoteca y les remataron la casa. |
| back off vi phrasal | (withdraw, retreat) | retroceder⇒ vi |
| | | retirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The guys backed off when they saw the police coming. |
| | Los muchachos retrocedieron cuando vieron que llegaba la policía. |
| back off vi phrasal | (stop harassing or nagging [sb]) | dejar de molestar loc verb |
| | My French teacher is always picking on me to answer questions in class; I wish she'd back off! |
| | Mi profesor de francés siempre me elige para responder preguntas durante la clase, ojala me dejara de molestar. |
| be off vi phrasal | informal (leave) | irse v prnl |
| | It's getting late, so it's time for me to be off. |
| | Se hace tarde, es hora de irme. |
| beat off vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (masturbate) (vulgar) | hacerse la paja loc verb |
| | (ES, vulgar) | hacerse una manola loc verb |
| | He managed to beat off without his roommate hearing. |
| | Se las arregló para hacerse una paja sin que lo escuchara su compañero de cuarto. |
| | | masturbarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Se las arregló para masturbarse sin que lo escuchara su compañero de cuarto. |
beat [sb] off,
beat off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, informal (masturbate) (vulgar) | hacer una paja a loc verb |
| | (vulgar) | meneársela a v prnl + prep |
| | She was beating him off. |
| | Ella le estaba haciendo una paja. |
| | Ella se la estaba meneando. |
| beg off vi phrasal | informal (excuse yourself) | disculparse⇒ v prnl |
| | | excusarse⇒ v prnl |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me hubiera encantado ir a cenar contigo, pero debo disculparme porque me ha surgido un imprevisto. |
| beg off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (excuse yourself) | pedir disculpas loc verb |
| bind off vi phrasal | US (knitting: cast off, finish) (tejido) | terminar⇒ vtr |
| | | cerrar punto loc verb |
bind [sth] off,
bind off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (knitting: cast off to finish) (tejido) | terminar⇒ vtr |
| | | cerrar punto loc verb |
| bite [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (sever with teeth) | morder⇒ vtr |
| | During the fight, one of the boys bit off a piece of the other boy's ear. |
| | En la pelea, uno de los chicos le mordió una oreja al otro. |
| | | arrancar de un mordisco loc verb |
| | Durante la pelea, uno de los chicos le arrancó la oreja de un mordisco al otro. |
| blast off vi phrasal | (spacecraft: launch) | despegar⇒ vi |
| | The space rocket is preparing to blast off. |
| | El cohete se está preparando para despegar. |
| block [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (make inaccessible, blockade) | bloquear⇒ vtr |
| | They blocked off the main road so that the President's motorcade could drive through securely. |
| | Bloquearon la calle principal para que la caravana del presidente pudiera pasar de modo seguro. |
| | | cercar⇒ vtr |
| | Cercaron la calle principal para que la comitiva del presidente pudiera pasar de modo seguro. |
| blow off vi phrasal | UK, slang (pass intestinal gas) (coloquial) | tirarse un pedo, echarse un pedo loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | rajarse un pedo loc verb |
| | I think the dog blew off; it smells horrible. |
| | Creo que el perro se tiró un pedo: huele horrible. |
| blow [sb/sth] off vtr phrasal sep | slang (reject or ignore) | ignorar a vtr + prep |
| | | rechazar a vtr + prep |
| | I smiled at Rita and said hi, but she blew me off; maybe she didn't recognise me. |
| | Le sonreí a Rita, pero me ignoró. Tal vez no me reconoció. |
blow [sth] off,
blow off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | slang (cancel: plan, obligation) | faltar a vi + prep |
| | | no ir a loc verb |
| | Since I was feeling better, I blew off my appointment with the doctor. |
| | Como ya me sentía mejor, falté a mi cita con el doctor. |
| boo [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (performer: jeer from stage) | abuchear a vtr + prep |
| | The audience booed him off for telling a joke in bad taste. |
| branch off vi phrasal | (diverge) | bifurcarse⇒, dividirse⇒, ramificarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The path branches off to the right. |
| | El sendero se divide hacia la derecha. |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | desprenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| | La manija de la puerta se aflojó y finalmente se desprendió. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | partir⇒ vtr |
| | Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| | Olga partió una parte de la barra de chocolate. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) | terminar⇒ vtr |
| | | suspender⇒ vtr |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| | Matías y Gloria decidieron terminar su compromiso. |
| | | poner fin loc verb |
| | Matías y Gloria decidieron poner fin a su compromiso. |
| bring [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (succeed in carrying [sth] out) | llevar a cabo, llevar a buen término loc verb |
| | | conseguir⇒, lograr⇒ vtr |
| | We didn't think that he could bring it off, but the success of his business proved us wrong. |
| | No pensamos que lo podría llevar a cabo, pero el éxito de su negocio demostró que estábamos equivocados. |
| | No pensamos que lo podría conseguir, pero el éxito de su negocio demostró que estábamos equivocados. |
brown [sb] off,
brown off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | UK, figurative, informal (annoy or anger) (molestar, coloquial) | jorobar a vtr + prep |
| | No jorobés al gato, es muy arisco y te va a arañar. |
brown [sth] off,
brown off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (cook until brown) | dorar⇒ vtr |
| | Es mejor dorar el filete para así atrapar el jugo en el interior. |
brush [sb] off,
brush off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (dismiss: [sb]) (a alguien) | ningunear⇒ vtr |
| | | no hacer caso a, restar importancia loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | no dar bola a loc verb |
| | (CO, coloquial) | no pararle bolas a loc verb |
| | I've asked Walter repeatedly if we can talk but he keeps brushing me off. |
| | Le pregunté mucha veces a Walter si podíamos hablar, pero me sigue ninguneando. |
brush [sth] off,
brush off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (disregard: [sth]) | restar importancia loc verb |
| | | no dar importancia loc verb |
| | | menospreciar⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | ningunear⇒ vtr |
| | I was really upset; I had put a lot of work into that project, and my boss just brushed it off. |
| | Estaba realmente mal, trabajé mucho en ese proyecto y mi jefe le restó importancia. |
| | (informal) | sacar de encima, quitar de encima loc verb |
| | | hacer de menos loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | mandar a paseo loc verb |
| buck [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (animal: throw rider off) (cabalgadura: a jinete) | tirar⇒, tumbar⇒ vtr |
| bugger off vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, informal, UK (go away) (coloquial) | largarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AR, CO, ES, MX: coloquial) | abrirse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES: coloquial) | pirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | irse v prnl |
| | My little brother was being such a pest, I told him to bugger off. |
| | MI hermanito se estaba poniendo tan pesado que le dije que se largara. |
| bugger off vi phrasal | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal, UK (escape responsibility) (coloquial) | largarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | irse, marcharse⇒ v prnl |
| | The children's father buggered off when they were little, leaving their mum to raise them alone. |
| bully off vi phrasal | (hockey game: start) (hockey) | sacar⇒, empezar el partido vi |
| bump [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (murder) (coloquial) | liquidar a alguien loc verb |
| | The mob ordered a contract to bump off the snitch. |
| | La mafia contrató a alguien para que liquidaran al chivato. |
| | (coloquial) | cargarse a alguien loc verb |
| | La mafia hizo que se cargaran al chivato. |
| | (CL, coloquial) | echarse a alguien a las espaldas loc verb |
| | La mafia hizo que se echaran al chivato a las espaldas. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | dar pasaporte loc verb |
| | La mafia contrató a alguien para que le dieran el pasaporte al chivato. |
| | (coloquial) | acabar con alguien loc verb |
| | La mafia hizo que acabaran con el chivato. |
| | (ES) | cepillarse a alguien loc verb |
| | La mafia contrató a alguien para que se cepillase al chivato. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hacer boleta loc verb |
| | La mafia hizo que hicieran boleta al chivato. |
| bunk off vi phrasal | informal, UK (play truant: from school, work) | faltar⇒ vi |
| | (trabajador) | faltar al trabajo loc verb |
| | (estudiante) | faltar al colegio, faltar a la escuela loc verb |
| | (ES: coloquial; estudiante) | hacer novillos, hacer pellas loc verb |
| | I'm in trouble with my teachers and my parents for bunking off three times this week. |
| bunk off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, UK (play truant from: school, work) | faltar a vi + prep |
| | | no ir a, no asistir a loc verb + prep |
| | I bunked off school with my mates to go to the mall. |
| | Falté a la escuela para ir con mis amigos al centro comercial. |
| buy [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (bribe) (coloquial) | comprar a vtr + prep |
| | We can buy him off by making a donation to his wife's hospital. |
| | Podemos comprarlo haciendo una donación para el hospital de su esposa. |
| | (ES) | fichar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Habitualmente sólo a personas aunque puede ser a entidades que se personifican. |
| | Podemos ficharle haciendo una donación al hospital de su esposa. |
Compound Forms:
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| a chip off the old block n | informal, figurative (person: like parent) (coloquial) | de tal palo, tal astilla expr |
| | (ES, coloquial) | de casta le viene al galgo expr |
| | (ES, coloquial) | de padres gatos, hijos michinos expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hijo 'e tigre expr |
| | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. |
| | Va a ser un mujeriego como su padre; de tal palo, tal astilla. |
| a long way off adv | (in the distance) | a lo lejos loc adv |
| | | muy a lo lejos loc adv |
| | A long way off, you could just see the lights from a distant village. |
| a long way off adv | (distant, far away) | muy lejos de loc adv |
| | Those birds are swimming a long way off shore, so you'll need a telescope to see them. |
| | Esos pájaros están nadando muy lejos de la orilla, así que necesitarás unos prismáticos para verlos. |
| a long way off adv | US, colloquial (in the distant future) | muy lejos loc adv |
| | My sixtieth birthday is still a long way off. |
| | Mi sesenta cumpleaños todavía está muy lejos. |
| all bets are off expr | (outcome is unpredictable) (ES, coloquial) | puede pasar de todo, cualquier cosa puede suceder expr |
| | | imposible de predecir expr |
| | | quién sabe qué sucederá expr |
| | If Celeste is coming to the party, all bets are off--she's crazy! |
| as easy as falling off a log expr | (very, very easy) | mas fácil imposible expr |
| Back off! interj | (move away from me) | atrás interj |
| | (tú) | aléjate interj |
| | (vos) | alejate interj |
| | Back off! Don't touch me! |
| | ¡Atrás! ¡No me toques! |
| Back off! interj | (stop harassing me) | basta interj |
| | | no me molestes loc interj |
| | | deja de molestarme loc interj |
| | Back off, Dad! I'll do my homework later! |
| | ¡Basta papá! Haré la tarea más tarde. |
| bad off adj | US, regional, informal (badly off: poor) | en la pobreza, en la ruina loc adv |
| | (AR, coloquial) | en pampa y la vía loc adv |
| | Jenna does not earn much and is quite bad off. |
| | Jenna no gana mucho y está prácticamente en la pobreza. |
| badly off adj | (poverty-stricken) (ser) | pobre adj mf |
| | (estar) | mal de dinero loc adv |
| | Parker is successful now, but when he was growing up, his family was badly off. |
| | A Parker le va bien ahora, pero cuando era niño su familia era pobre. |
| | A Parker le va bien ahora, pero cuando era niño su familia estaba mal de dinero. |
| bake-off n | (baking contest) | concurso de horneado nm + loc adj |
| | My dad is competing in the town bake-off tomorrow. |
| be washed off vi | (be removed by washing) | sacarse con agua loc verb |
| | Unlike the real thing, these temporary tattoos can be washed off. |
| | Es un tatuaje temporario que puede sacarse con agua y jabón. |
beat [sb/sth] off,
beat off [sb/sth] vtr + adv | (repel, fight back) | superar⇒ vtr |
| | The pensioner fought back and succeeded in beating off his attackers. |
| | El pensionista contraatacó y logró superar a sus atacantes. |
beat off [sth],
beat [sth] off vtr + adv | figurative (defeat) | repeler⇒ vtr |
| | He managed to beat off intense criticism from both left and right en route to the nomination. |
| | Logró repeler las intensas críticas desde el ala derecha e izquierda camino a la nominación. |
beetle along,
beetle off vi + adv | (hurry) | darse prisa loc verb |
| | | apurarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The little old lady beetled off to her card game. |
| | La ancianita se dió prisa para llegar a su partida de cartas. |
| better off adj | (richer) (económicamente) | mejor adj mf |
| | I'm much better off now I have this new job. |
| | Estoy mucho mejor ahora que tengo este nuevo trabajo. |
| better off adj | (more fortunate) (emocionalmente) | mejor adj |
| | Don't worry, you're better off without him. |
| | You'd be better off just ignoring her. |
| | No te preocupes, estás mejor sin él. |
| the better off npl | (richer people) | ricos, ricas nmpl, nfpl |
| | | acomodados, acomodadas nmpl, nfpl |
| | The better off are expected to help those who have less than they do. |
| | Los ricos deberían ayudar a los que tienen menos que ellos. |
bindoff,
bind-off n | US (knitting: cast-off, finishing technique) (tejido) | punto cerrado loc nom m |
bindoff,
bind-off n as adj | US (knitting edge, technique: finished) | de punto cerrado loc adj |
| bite off more than you can chew v expr | figurative, informal (accept an overly ambitious task) | el que mucho abarca poco aprieta expr |
| | Gabriella thought she would enjoy being team leader, but she may have bitten off more than she can chew. |
| bite [sb]'s head off v expr | (speak angrily) (figurado) | saltarle al cuello a, saltarle a la yugular a loc verb |
| | | contestarle mal a loc verb |
| | | hablarle mal a loc verb |
bite [sb]'s head off,
bite the head off [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (respond angrily, impatiently) (figurado) | echarle la bronca a loc verb |
blastoff,
blast-off,
blast off n | (launch of a spacecraft) | lanzamiento nm |
blastoff,
blast-off,
blast off n | figurative (energetic beginning) (figurado) | despegue nm |
| | | arranque nm |
bleed off [sth],
bleed [sth] off vtr + adv | (draw or extract) | purgar⇒ vtr |
| blow off vi + adv | (be swept off by wind) | volarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The tarp covering our roof blew off in the gale. |
| | La lona que cubría nuestro techo se voló en el vendaval. |
blow the dust off,
blow the cobwebs off v expr | figurative (abandon old routines, habits) | abandonar los malos hábitos loc verb |
| | New Year is a time to blow the dust off and make a fresh start. |
blow the dust off [sth],
blow the dust off of [sth] v expr | figurative (use for the first time in ages) (figurado) | desempolvar⇒ vtr |
| | Let's blow the dust off this old record and see how it sounds. |
| | Ayer me encontré varios cuadernos de música de cuando estaba en el conservatorio. Creo que es hora de desempolvar el clarinete. |
| blow the lid off [sth] v expr | figurative (scandal, etc.: expose publicly) | exponer expr |
| | (AmL, coloquial) | mandar al frente expr |
| bludge [sth] off [sb] vtr + prep | informal, AU (beg, scrounge) | gorronear algo de loc verb |
| | | garronear algo de loc verb |
| | Gary is always bludging cigarettes off me. |
| boil [sth] off vtr + prep | (liquid: heat to evaporation) | evaporar⇒ vtr |
| | Boil off the water until you are left with a thick gravy. |
| | Evapora el agua hasta que tengas una salsa espesa. |
bomb,
bomb along,
bomb off vi | figurative, slang (move very quickly) | salir volando loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | ir a las chapas loc verb |
| | Nelson angrily bombed off for home. |
| | Enfadado, Nelson salió volando para su casa. |
| boo [sb] off the stage v expr | (performer: jeer from stage) | abuchear a vtr + prep |
| | The audience booed the band off the stage. |
| bounce [sth] off [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to rebound off [sth]) | rebotar en vtr + prep |
| | | picar en vtr + prep |
| | Catherine bounced the basketball off the side of the building. |
| | Catherine rebotaba la pelota en el costado del edificio. |
| bounce off vi + adv | (rebound) | rebotar⇒ vi |
| | The squash ball hit the wall and bounced off. |
| | La pelota de squash le pegó a la pared y rebotó. |
| bounce off [sth] vi + prep | (rebound) | rebotar en vi + prep |
| | The ball bounced off the wall. |
| | La pelota rebotó en la pared. |
| bounce off [sth] vi + prep | (light: be reflected) | reflejarse en v prnl + prep |
| | The glare of headlights bounced off of the shop window. |
| | El brillo de las luces se reflejaba en la vitrina del negocio. |
| bounce [sth] off [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (idea: test) (coloquial) | tirar algo a loc verb |
| | | deslizar algo a loc verb |
| | I'll bounce the idea off my boss and get back to you. |
| | Voy a tirarle la idea a mi jefe y te cuento. |
| break it off v expr | informal (relationship: end) | romper la relación, terminar la relación, cortar la relación loc verb |
| | | romper con alguien, terminar con alguien, cortar con alguien vi + prep |
| | Sarah and John were going to get married next month, but she found he was having an affair and broke it off. |
| | Sarah y John iban a casarse el mes que viene, pero ella se enteró de que él estaba teniendo una aventura y decidió romper la relación. |
| | Sarah y John iban a casarse el mes que viene, pero ella se enteró de que él estaba teniendo una aventura y decidió terminar con él. |
| browned-off adj | UK, informal (annoyed, irritated) | molesto/a, irritado adj |
brush [sth] off,
brush [sth] off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove, wipe) | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | He brushed the crumbs off his shirt front. |
| | Quitó las migas de su camisa. |
brush [sth] off,
brush off [sth] vtr + adv | (clean) | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | | limpiar⇒ vtr |
| | | cepillar⇒ vtr |
| | Brush off the bench before you sit down. |
| | Sacude el banco antes de sentarte. |
| Bugger off! interj | vulgar, offensive, informal, UK (go away) | ¡Largo!, ¡Fuera! interj |
| | (tuteo; informal) | ¡Lárgate!, ¡Vete! interj |
| | (voseo; informal) | ¡Largate!, ¡Andate! interj |
| | Bugger off! You're annoying me. |
bum [sth] off [sb],
bum [sth] from [sb] vtr + prep | slang (obtain by asking, begging) (coloquial) | gorronearle algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (AR: coloquial) | garronearle algo a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | Brad is always bumming cigarettes off his friends. |
| | Brad siempre les está gorroneando cigarros a sus amigos. |
bundle,
bundle off vi + adv | (leave unceremoniously) | salir⇒ vi |
| | The meeting was over and everyone bundled off to get on with their various tasks. |
| | La reunión terminó y todos salieron para seguir con sus varias tareas. |
burn [sth] off,
burn off [sth] vtr + adv | (use up: energy) | quemar⇒ vtr |
| | | agotar⇒ vtr |
| | This exercise is a good way of burning off calories. |
| | El ejercicio es un buen modo de quemar calorías. |
burn [sth] off,
burn off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove by fire) | quemar⇒ vtr |
| | One method of cleaning up an oil spill is to burn off the oil. |
| | Uno de los métodos para limpiar un derrame de petróleo es quemando el petróleo. |
burn [sth] off,
burn [sth] off vtr + adv | (cause to evaporate) | evaporar⇒ vtr |
| | The sun has burned off this morning's fog. |
| burn off vi + adv | (mist, haze: evaporate) | evaporarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The haze started to burn off as the sun grew warmer. |
| buzz off interj | slang (go away) | esfúmate interj |
| | | lárgate interj |
| | | piérdete interj |
| | Stop disturbing me and buzz off! |
| | ¡Deja de molestarme y esfúmate! |
| | (AR, voseo) | rajá de acá, volá de acá interj |
| | | perdete interj |
| | | tomatelás interj |
| | ¡Dejá de molestarme y rajá de acá! |
| | | vete interj |
| | ¡Deja de molestarme y vete! |