send off

send off
to accompany (a person) to the place, or be at the place, where he will start a journey: A great crowd gathered at the station to send the football team off (noun send-off) ir a despedir
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (dispatch) \<\<letter/parcel/goods\>\> despachar, mandar; \<\<person\>\> mandar
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (BrE Sport) expulsar, echar
3) v + adv

to send off for something: I sent off for a brochure — escribí pidiendo un folleto, mandé pedir un folleto (AmL)

1.
VI + ADV = send away 1.
2. VT + ADV
1) [+ letter, parcel] mandar, enviar; [+ goods] despachar, expedir
2) [+ person] mandar; (=say goodbye to) despedir

they sent the children off to play — mandaron a los niños a jugar

3) (Sport) [+ player] expulsar

he got sent off for swearing — lo expulsaron por decir palabrotas

* * *
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (dispatch) \<\<letter/parcel/goods\>\> despachar, mandar; \<\<person\>\> mandar
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (BrE Sport) expulsar, echar
3) v + adv

to send off for something: I sent off for a brochure — escribí pidiendo un folleto, mandé pedir un folleto (AmL)


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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