English-German translations for off

• schlecht
  Informationspolitisch ist die Kommission unter Leitung von Präsident Prodi schlecht gestartet. Mr Prodi' s Commission has started off badly with regard to information.
  Sonst steht es schlecht um den Kampf gegen Unregelmäßigkeiten und Betrügereien in Europa. Otherwise we will come off badly in the fight against cheating and fraud in Europe.
  Diese Verhandlungen haben schon eine schlechte Startbasis und werden deshalb nicht von mir unterstützt. These negotiations are starting off on the wrong foot and consequently do not have my backing.
• verdorben der
• ab
  Streifen wir also unsere Glacéhandschuhe ab. So, let us take the gloves off.
  Hut ab vor diesem jungen Parlament! I take my hat off to this young parliament!
  Bei zu viel Werbung schalten die Leute ab. If you over-advertise, people will switch off.
• ab-
• Abkommen das
  Dieses Abkommen wird sich in hohen Maße auf Industrie und Wirtschaft auswirken. The agreement will have considerable industrial and economic spin-offs.
  Er darf nicht vom Kurs abkommen, um zu einer regierungsinternen Aktion zu werden oder eine solche zu inspirieren. It must not drift off course to become or inspire intergovernmental action.
  Dann haben wir mit diesem Abkommen eine gewisse Abrundung der Abkommen im Mittelmeerraum. This agreement will round off, so to speak, the various agreements in the Mediterranean area.
• Abseits das
  Am wichtigsten ist natürlich der Grundsatz, dass auf der Straße und abseits der Straße dieselben Standards gelten müssen. Of key importance is, of course, the principle that the same standards must apply on and off the roads.
  . (EL) Aufgrund der autokratischen Politik seiner Regierung hat sich Belarus selbst ins Abseits der Völkergemeinschaft gedrängt. Belarus has cut itself off from the international community because of the autocratic policy followed by its regime.
• aus
  Spielen Sie nicht den einen Hut gegen den anderen Hut aus. Do not play one off against the other.
  Aus eigener Kraft kommt es nicht hoch. It cannot get up off the ground unaided.
  Doch das ist nur aus dem Stegreif gesprochen. However, this is just off the top of my head.
• aus-
• davon
  Doch wir sind weit davon entfernt. This goal is a long way off, however.
  Leider sind wir noch weit davon entfernt. Sadly, we are a long way off achieving that.
  Bisher ist die Luftfahrtindustrie viel zu glimpflich davon gekommen. The air transport industry has got off lightly so far.
• frei
  Herr Kommissar, nehmen Sie ruhig ein paar Tage frei. Commissioner, feel free to take a couple of days off.
  Um den Dolmetschern das Leben zu erleichtern - denn ich spreche frei - wende ich mich ausnahmsweise in englischer Sprache an Sie. To make the interpreters' lives easier - as I am speaking off text - I will, as an exception, do this in English.
  Wir können nicht den 5-Tage-Mittwoch einführen, weil manche Leute gern sechs Wochen frei haben und nur einen Tag arbeiten. We cannot compress five days' work into a Wednesday just because some people want to work for one day and have six days off every week.
• geschlossen
  Das Ventil wurde in Russland geschlossen. The valve has been turned off in Russia.
  Auf richterliche Anweisung wurde ihr Sender im vergangenen Monat geschlossen. Last month, their channel was taken off the air by judicial order.
  Im Augenblick ist die Londoner U-Bahn vollkommen blockiert, lahm gelegt, geschlossen. For the time being, the London underground is completely blocked off, paralysed, closed.
• kaltmachen
• off
  Jetzt haben wir sogar eine cooling off periods. Now we even have a cooling-off period.
  Für Off-Shore-Plattformen dürfen jedoch keine Ausnahmeregelungen gelten. However, there must not be derogations for off-shore platforms.
  Bisher gibt es keine Roll-on-roll-off-Verkehrsverbindung zwischen beiden Mitgliedstaaten. Currently there is no roll-on roll-off link between these Member States.
• ranzig
• weg
  Bis zur Gesetzgebungsphase ist es noch ein weiter Weg. The legislative phase is a long way off.
  Jetzt sehen wir schon wieder weg. We are taking our eye off the ball again.
  Bis zum notwendigen Referendum ist es leider noch ein langer Weg. The necessary referendum is, unfortunately, a long way off.
• zu
  Bello und Mieze geht es zu Hause am besten. Fido and Kit are best off at home.
  Ich persönlich wäre bereit zu einem Interessensausgleich. Personally, I am prepared to see a trade-off.
  Es steht uns nicht zu, irgendwelche Optionen unter den Tisch zu kehren. It is not for us to take any options off the table.

Definition of off

• In a direction away from the speaker or object
• Into a state of non-operation; into a state of non-existence
• So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated
• Inoperative, disabled
• Cancelled; not happening
• Rancid, rotten, gone bad
• Less than normal, in temperament or in result
• Inappropriate; untoward
• Circumstanced
• Started on the way
• Far; off to the side
• Designating 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
• On the side furthest from the kerb (the right-hand side if one drives on the left
• In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman
• Not positioned upon; away from a position upon
• Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to
• Removed or subtracted from
• No longer wanting or taking
• Out of the possession of
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• To kill
• To switch off
• Beginning; starting point

Examples

• He drove off in a cloud of smoke
• Please switch off the light when you leave
• die off
• He bit off the end of the carrot
• Some branches were sawn off
• All the lights are off
• The partys off because the hostess is sick.
• This milk is off!
• sales are off this quarter
• I felt that his comments were a bit off.
• off to see the wizard
• And theyre off! Whatsmyname takes an early lead, with Remember The Mane behind by a nose
• He took me down the corridor and into an off room
• the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse
• He took an off day for fishing. an off year in politics;the off season
• — Ill have the chicken please.
• — Sorry, chickens off today.
• The off front wheel came loose.
• Hes off the roof now
• I took it off the table
• Keep off the grass
• The phone is off the hook
• The coat fell off the peg
• He was thrown off the team for cheating
• Weve been off the grid for three days now
• Were off their radar
• Hes off the computer, but hes still on the phone
• His office is off this corridor on the right
• Were just off the main road
• Look! Theres a UFO off our left wing!
• The island is 23 miles off the cape
• Theres 20% off the list price
• Hes been off his feed since Tuesday
• Hes off his meds again
• He didnt buy it off him. He stole it off him
• Tantalum bar 6 off 3/8" Dia × 12" — Atom, Great Britain Atomic Energy Authority, 1972
• samples submitted … 12 off Thermistors type 1K3A531 … — BSI test report for shock and vibration testing, 2000
• Id like to re-order those printer cartridges, lets say 5-off
• He got in the way so I had him offed
• Can you off the light?
• He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off

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