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| off adj | (not quite normal) | niet lekker bn |
| | He felt off that day. It must have been what he ate for dinner the night before. |
| off adj | informal (food: not fresh) | bedorven, niet meer goed bn |
| | This fruit smells a little off. Perhaps it's fermented. |
| off adj | (below usual standard) | niet zo goed als normaal, ernaast |
| | Compared with her usual style, her singing seemed a little off at last night's recital. |
| off adj | (out of effect) | beëindigd, stopgezet bn |
| | The insurance policy coverage is off as of next week. |
| off adj | (at lower activity level) (in samenstelling) | laag- |
| | Travel is cheaper in the off season. |
| off adj | (farther, away) | verderop |
| | The village is off a little - beyond the hills. |
| off adj | (not accurate) | mis bn |
| | (sport) | naast bn |
| | The basketball player's shot was off, and he was taken out of the game. |
| off adj | (sports: having started) | gestart bn |
| | And they are off! |
| off adv | (no longer on top) | af bw |
| | The cloth is off the table, revealing many scratches in the wood. |
| off adv | (to get rid of) (in samenstelling) | uit-, af- bw |
| | He walked off the pain in his leg and went back into the game. |
| off adv | used in expressions (away from) | weg bw |
| | The deer walked off into the forest and disappeared among the trees. |
| | Nicole drove off before I had a chance to say goodbye. |
| off adv | (distant, far) | ver bw |
| | He could see the mountain off in the distance. |
| off adv | (at a discount) | korting nw de |
| | The stereos were being sold at 30% off. |
| off adv | (electricity: disconnected) | uit bw |
| | When there is a storm, the power goes off. |
| off adv | (discontinued) | beëindigd, stopgezet bn |
| | The clearance sale is off after the close of business tomorrow. |
| off adv | (completely) | af bw |
| | He paid off the loan in only three years. |
| off adv | used in expressions (speedily) | vlug bw |
| | You ought to dash off a condolence note to the widow. |
| off adv | (nautical: away from land) | uit bw |
| | They sailed off into the ocean. |
| off interj | (Go away!) | weg, wegwezen tussenw. |
| | Off, damned mosquito! |
| off n | (machinery, device: off button) | uit nw de |
| | Press 'off' to stop the machine. |
| off prep | (no longer attached to) | van, los bw |
| | The kite is off the string, and flying freely in the wind. |
| off prep | (close to) | naast voorz. |
| | The restaurant is just off the highway. |
| off prep | (no longer supported by) | vanaf voorz. |
| | She is off government assistance now. |
| off prep | (deviating from) | weg van voorz. |
| | Off the normal route, he discovered new restaurants. |
| off prep | (away from) | weg van, van voorz. |
| | The plane is going off course. |
| | Het vliegtuig wijkt van zijn koers af. |
| off prep | slang (abstaining from) | van .. af bw |
| | I'm off sweets now, as I'm trying to lose weight. |
| off prep | informal (from) | van voorz. |
| | I got the diamonds off him at a good price. |
| off prep | (no longer covering) | van, af voorz. |
| | The lid fell off of the jar, and onto the floor. |
| off prep | (nautical: seaward) | richting zee, voor de kust |
| | Monhegan Island is off the Pemaquid Peninsula on the coast of Maine. |
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| back off vi phrasal | (withdraw, retreat) | zich terugtrekken wk ww |
| | | stoppen onoverg. ww |
| | The guys backed off when they saw the police coming. |
| be off vi phrasal | informal (leave) (informeel) | ervandoor gaan, ervan tussen gaan frase |
| | (slang) | 'm smeren frase |
| | It's getting late, so it's time for me to be off. |
| blast off vi phrasal | (spacecraft: launch) | gelanceerd worden volt. deelw + ww |
| | The space rocket is preparing to blast off. |
blow [sth] off,
blow off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US, slang (fail to meet: obligation) | afzeggen overg. ww |
| | | overslaan overg. ww |
| | (school) | spijbelen onoverg. ww |
| | Since I was feeling better, I blew off my appointment with the doctor. |
| branch off vi phrasal | (diverge) | zich splitsen, zich vertakken wk.ww |
| | The path branches off to the right. |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | afbreken, losbreken onoverg.ww |
| | The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | afbreken, losbreken overg.ww |
| | Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) (figuurlijk) | afbreken overg.ww |
| | | beëindigen overg.ww |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
brush [sb] off,
brush off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (dismiss: [sb]) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| burn off vtr phrasal sep | (use up: energy) (fig., v. energie) | opbranden overg.ww |
| burn off vtr phrasal sep | literal (remove by fire) | wegbranden, schoonbranden overg.ww |
| buzz off vi phrasal | slang (go away) (slang) | opdonderen, oprotten, ophoepelen, wegwezen, 'm smeren, weggaan onoverg.ww |
| | Terry was annoying me so I told him to buzz off. |
call [sth] off,
call off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | often passive (cancel) | afzeggen, afblazen, aflasten overg. ww |
| | The town's annual picnic was called off due to rain. |
| carry [sb/sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (abduct, kidnap) | meevoeren, wegvoeren, afvoeren overg.ww |
| | | ontvoeren overg. ww |
| | She was carried off by persons unknown and never seen again. |
| carry [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (succeed in doing) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | Not everyone can wear a red hat with purple shoes, but you really carry it off in style. |
| cast off vi phrasal | (nautical: set sail) | de trossen losgooien onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | uitvaren onoverg. ww |
| | The Beagle cast off in 1831 on a five-year expedition with Charles Darwin on board. |
| cast off vi phrasal | UK (knitting: bind off, finish) | afkanten onoverg. ww |
| | Janice cast off and wove in the ends of her knitting. |
cast [sth] off,
cast off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (knitting: bind off to finish) | afkanten onoverg. ww |
| | One way of shaping sleeves when knitting a sweater is to cast off a certain number of stitches at the beginning of each row. |
cast [sth] off,
cast off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (get rid of) | van zich afwerpen, van zich afzetten wk.ww + vz |
| | The key to having a great vacation is to cast off your worries and concerns. |
| check off vtr phrasal sep | US (mark with a tick) | aanvinken, aankruisen overg.ww |
| choke off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (restrict severely) (figuurlijk) | verlammen overg.ww |
| | | in de kiem smoren frase |
| clean [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (remove dirt) | schoonvegen overg.ww |
| | I cleaned the mud off my boots. |
| clean [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (surface: tidy) | schoonmaken overg.ww |
| | The waiter came and cleaned the plates off the table. |
| come off vi phrasal | slang (be a success) | lukken, slagen onoverg.ww |
| | I thought your class presentation came off really well. |
| come off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | US ([sth]: finish period of) | uitkomen onoverg.ww |
| | The country is coming off a year of huge economic growth. |
| come off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (stop using: drugs) (met drugs) | stoppen onoverg.ww |
| | Dave came off heroin two years ago and he has been clean ever since. |
| cool off vi phrasal | (become less hot) | afkoelen onoverg.ww |
| | He went and sat in the shade to cool off. |
| cool off vi phrasal | figurative, informal (become less angry) (figuurlijk) | afkoelen onoverg.ww |
| | | bedaren onoverg.ww |
| | | tot bedaren komen frase |
| | There's no point in arguing about it. We won't solve anything until you cool off. |
| cross [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (mark as done) (v.e. lijst) | schrappen overg.ww |
| | Make a list of things to do and cross off each item once you have completed it. |
| cross [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (eliminate) | elimineren overg.ww |
| | The interviewer crossed off the applicant with blue and purple hair. |
| cut off vtr phrasal sep | literal (remove using a blade) | afsnijden, afhakken overg.ww |
| | His leg was so badly damaged, the doctors had to cut it off. |
| cut off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (estrange, disown) (figuurlijk) | afsnijden overg.ww |
| | | stopzetten, verbreken overg.ww |
| | The parents cut off all ties with their alcoholic son. |
| cut off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (cause to be disconnected) (verbinding) | verbreken overg.ww |
| | While on the net,we were cut off. |
| cut off vtr phrasal sep | (interrupt, stop from speaking) | iem. onderbreken overg.ww |
| doze off vi phrasal | informal (fall asleep) | indommelen, indutten onoverg. ww |
| | | in slaap sukkelen woordgr. + onoverg. ww |
| | I dozed off for ten minutes during the end of the movie. |
| drift off vi phrasal | informal, figurative (fall asleep) | indommelen, indutten onoverg. ww |
| | | in slaap sukkelen woordgr. + onoverg. ww |
| | The calm music and low lights caused me to drift off during the movie. |
| drive off vi phrasal | (vehicle: pull out, move off) | wegrijden onoverg. ww |
| | I sadly watched him drive off, knowing I wouldn't see him again. |
| drop off vi phrasal | informal, figurative (decrease) | afnemen, dalen, teruglopen, verminderen onoverg. ww |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Sales have dropped off dramatically since the start of the credit crunch. |
drop [sb] off,
drop off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (let out of a vehicle) | afzetten onoverg. ww |
| | (informeel) | droppen onoverg. ww |
| | I drop my husband off at work every morning. |
drop [sth] off,
drop off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (take [sth] somewhere) | afgeven bij, achterlaten bij ww + vz |
| | Don't forget to drop the keys off at your mother's before you go. |
| eff off vi phrasal | vulgar, informal, euphemism (fuck off: euphemistic alternative) (vulgair) | opdonderen, opsodemieteren, oprotten onoverg. ww |
| | If you don't like what I have to say, you can eff off! |
| fall off vi phrasal | figurative (decrease) | teruglopen, dalen, verminderen onoverg.ww |
| | Car sales have fallen off during the recession. |
| feed off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (thrive thanks to) (figuurlijk) | zich met iets voeden woordgr |
| | The band fed off the energy of the crowd. |
fence [sth] off,
fence off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (partition with fence) | iets afsluiten overg.ww |
| fend [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | (defend yourself against [sb]) | zich verdedigen tegen wk. ww + vz |
| | | afweren, afhouden overg. ww |
| | The soldiers used hand grenades to fend off enemy troops. |
| fend [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (defend yourself against [sth]) | zich verdedigen tegen wk. ww + vz |
| | The politician fended off the interviewer's accusations of fraud. |
| fend [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (avoid [sth]) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | The manufacturers hope to fend off stricter government regulation. |
| fight [sb/sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (defend yourself from) | verdrijven, verjagen, afweren overg.ww |
| fight [sb/sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (competition) | opboksen tegen ww + vz |
| fight [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (infection) (infectie) | bestrijden overg.ww |
| finish [sth] off vtr phrasal | (complete) | afmaken, beëindigen overg.ww |
| | Finish off the report before you go home. |
| finish [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (eat all of) | opeten overg.ww |
| | John finished off his meal and then left the house. |
finish [sb/sth] off,
finish off [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (kill) (informeel) | afmaken overg.ww |
| | (dier) | afmaken overg.ww |
| | That 30-mile walk has just about finished me off. |
| fire [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (shot) | afvuren, vuren overg.ww |
| | The gunman fired off three shots before the police captured him. |
| fire [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (letter, e-mail: write and send quickly) | een vlammende brief / e-mail schrijven frase |
| | Tom fired off an e-mail to the sales manager. |
| fire [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (rapid questions) (fig., v. vragen) | afvuren overg.ww |
| | You fired off ten questions but didn't listen to the answers. |
flip [sb] off,
flip off [sb],
flick [sb] off,
flick off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | US, slang (gesture obscenely) | iemand de middelvinger geven woordgr |
| | I was extremely offended when the boy who stepped out in front of my car flipped me off. |
| fob [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (give [sb] [sth] inferior, unsatisfactory) | iemand afschepen overg. ww |
| | The sales rep offered me a partial refund, but I could tell she was just trying to fob me off. |
| get off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (alight: from train, etc.) | uitstappen, afstappen onoverg. ww |
| | Here, it is common for passengers to thank the driver as they get off the bus. |
| get off vi phrasal | (alight: from train, etc.) | uitstappen, afstappen onoverg. ww |
| | Take the subway and get off at Union Station. |
| get off on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang (take pleasure in) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | He really gets off on seeing other people suffer. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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bad off,
UK: badly off adj | US, informal (poor) | arm bw |
| | She does not earn much and is quite bad off. |
| | Ze verdient niet veel en ze heeft het niet breed. |
| bake-off n | (baking contest) | bakwedstrijd nw de |
| | My dad is competing in the town bake-off tomorrow. |
| better off adj | (richer) | rijker bn |
| | | financieel beter af woordgr. |
| | I'm much better off now I have this new job. |
| better off adj | (more fortunate) | beter af bn + bw |
| | | beter bw |
| | Don't worry, you're better off without him. |
| | You'd be better off just ignoring her. |
| the better off npl | (richer people) | rijken, welgestelden nw mv |
| | The better off are expected to help those who have less than they do. |
blastoff,
blast-off,
blast off n | (launch of a spacecraft) | lancering nw de |
blastoff,
blast-off,
blast off n | figurative (energetic beginning) (figuurlijk) | vliegende start bn + nw de |
| bludge [sth] off [sb] vtr + prep | informal, AU (beg, scrounge) (informeel) | bietsen van ww+vz |
| | Gary is always bludging cigarettes off me. |
| boil [sth] off vtr + prep | (liquid: heat to evaporation) | doen verdampen overg.uitdr, |
| | | indampen overg.ww |
| | Boil off the water until you are left with a thick gravy. |
| bounce off vi + adv | (rebound) | terugkaatsen onoverg.ww |
| | The squash ball hit the wall and bounced off. |
| bounce off [sth] vi + prep | (light: be reflected) (licht) | weerkaatsen overg.ww |
| | | reflecteren overg.ww |
| | The glare of headlights bounced off of the shop window. |
brush [sth] off,
brush [sth] off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove, wipe) | wegvegen, opvegen overg.ww |
| | He brushed the crumbs off his shirt front. |
brush [sth] off,
brush off [sth] vtr + adv | (clean) | afvegen |
| | Brush off the bench before you sit down. |
| buzz off interj | slang (go away) (slang) | opdonderen, oprotten, ophoepelen, wegwezen, opgedonderd, opgerot, opgehoepeld, smeer 'm, ga weg tw |
| | Stop disturbing me and buzz off! |
cadge [sth],
cadge [sth] from [sb],
cadge [sth] off [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (obtain by begging) (informeel) | bietsen overg. ww |
| | | bedelen overg. ww |
cadge [sth] from [sb],
cadge [sth] off [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (obtain by begging) (informeel) | bietsen van ww + vz |
| | | bedelen bij ww+vz |
| | Grayson cadged a quarter from his neighbor to feed the parking meter. |
| cast-off n | UK (bindoff: knitting finishing technique) (breitechniek) | afkanting nw de |
| | This cast-off will give your jumper a stretchy neckline. |
clean off [sth],
clean [sth] off vtr + adv | (dirt: remove) | schoonmaken overg.ww |
| | I hosed the car down to clean off the dirt. |
| clear off interj | slang (go away) (slang) | opgehoepeld, opgedonderd, smeer 'm, ga weg tw |
clear [sth] off,
clear off [sth] vtr + adv | (remove clutter from) | afruimen overg.ww |
| | If you clear off the dining table, we can play cards there. |
| clear [sth] off [sth] vtr + prep | (clutter: remove) | opruimen overg.ww |
| | (tafel) | afruimen overg.ww |
| | Mike cleared the papers off his desk. |
| cut-off point n | (limit) | grens nw de |
| | | afkappunt nw het |
| | She likes tequila, but two drinks is her cut-off point on work nights. |
cutoff date,
also UK: cut-off date n | (deadline) (anglicisme) | deadline nw de |
| | | limiet nw de |
| | | sluitingsdatum nw de |
| | The cutoff date for submitting your application is February 15. |
| day off n | (day of holiday from work) | vrije dag nw de |
| | No, I can't come into the office today, it's my day off! |
| drive [sth/sb] off⇒ vtr | (chase away) | wegjagen overg. ww |
| | We had to drive off the wolves that were stalking the sheep. |
| drop-off n | informal (decrease) | daling, afname nw de |
| | There has been a sharp drop-off in sales as the economic crisis bites. |
| fall off vi + adv | (become detached) | losraken, vallen onoverg.ww |
| | One of the buttons on Chloe's coat had fallen off. |
| fall off [sth] vi + prep | (become detached from) | losraken van ww + vz |
| | The picture had fallen off the wall. |
| fall off [sth] vi + prep | (slip down from) | vallen van ww + vz |
| | The blanket fell off the bed slowly. |
falloff,
falling-off,
also UK: fall-off n | (decrease, decline) | daling nw de |
| | | afname, vermindering nw de |
| far off adv | (in the distance) | in de verte bw |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | Far off, Eric could just make out a village. |
far off,
far-off adj | (distant) | verre bn |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | I'd love to be able to travel to far-off lands and have adventures. |
far off,
far-off adj | figurative (estimate: inaccurate) | ver naast bw + vz |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | Your estimate wasn't far off. |
| | Je zat er niet ver naast met je schatting. |
| fly off vi + adv | (insect, bird: take flight) | opvliegen, wegvliegen onoverg.ww |
| | The startled bird flew off. |
| | De geschrokken vogel vloog weg. |
| fly off the handle v expr | figurative, informal (lose temper) | kwaad worden bw + ww |
| | My dad flew off the handle when I told him I'd crashed the car. |
| fob [sb] off with [sth] v expr | informal (give [sb] [sth] inferior, unsatisfactory) | iemand afschepen met iets woordgr |
| | Frank is always trying to fob me off with excuses. |
| fob [sth] off on [sb] v expr | informal (give [sb] [sth] inferior, unsatisfactory) | iemand afschepen met iets woordgr |
| | Martin tried to fob off his old laptop on me. |
| f*** off! interj | slang, vulgar, offensive (expressing anger or contempt) (slang, vulgair) | Rot op! tw |
| | We don't want your type here, now f*** off! |
| get off the ground v expr | figurative (project: start well) (figuurlijk) | van de grond komen woordgr |
| | Without funding, the project will never get off the ground. |