Off Flashcards

1
Q
  • to break off (fiançailles; relation; marché)

- upset (équilibre)

A

rompre

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2
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  • the river has burst its banks

- to break one’s chains

A
  • Le fleuve a rompu ses digues

- rompre ses chaînes

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3
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to call something off

A

annuler

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4
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to come off (succeed)

A

bien se passer

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5
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to cut off (téléphone)

A

couper

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6
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to fall off (reduce)

A

diminuer

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7
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to go off

A

partir / exploser

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8
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to lay somebody off

A

licencier quelqu’un

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9
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to put off something / doing something

A

remettre quelque chose à plus tard

  • la réunion à été renvoyée / remise à demain
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10
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to put somebody off

A

dissuader quelqu’un

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11
Q

the noise put her off during her service

A

le bruit l’a gênée / dérangée pendant son service

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12
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it put me off skiing for good

A

ça m’a définitivement dégoûté du ski

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13
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to see somebody off

A

accompagner quelqu’un qui part

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14
Q

to set something off

A
  • mettre quelque chose en valeur

- souligner

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15
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to shake off (cold, habit, pursuer)

A

se débarrasser de qqch

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16
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to show off

A

frimer

17
Q

to take off (avion)

to remove/ unstick/ unglue

A

décoller

18
Q

to tell somebody off

A

gronder quelqu’un

19
Q

to turn off

A

éteindre / fermer / couper (cut off at mains) / fermer (tap)

  • fail to interest - rebuter
  • ses manières me rebutent - I find his manners quite shocking
  • sexually - couper l’envie à
  • we turned off at junction 5 : nous avons pris la sortie d’autoroute 5