turn off

turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) cerrar, apagar, desconectar, cortar
2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) cerrar, apagar
3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) apagar
turn off vb
1. apagar
turn the telly off apaga la tele
2. cerrar
turn the tap off cierra el grifo
turn off vt
: apagar (la luz, la radio, etc.)
turn off (A machine, etc.)
v.
• apagar v.
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<light/radio/heating\>\> apagar*; \<\<faucet/tap\>\> cerrar*; \<\<water\>\> cortar; \<\<electricity\>\> desconectar
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (repel) (colloq)

to turn somebody off — darle* asco a alguien, repugnar a alguien

it turns me right off when people start talking about money — pierdo totalmente el interés cuando la gente se pone a hablar de dinero; (stronger) me revienta que la gente se ponga a hablar de dinero (fam)

3) v + adv
a) (from road) doblar

we turned off into a side street — nos metimos en una calle lateral

b) (switch off) apagarse*
1. VI + ADV
1) (Aut) [person, vehicle] doblar

turn off at the next exit — toma la próxima (salida de la autopista)

2) [appliance etc] apagarse
2. VT + ADV
1) [+ light] apagar; [+ appliance] (=switch off) apagar; (=plug out) desenchufar; [+ tap] cerrar; [+ engine] parar; [+ gas] cerrar la llave de; [+ central heating] apagar; (Elec) (at mains) desconectar, cortar; [+ TV programme, radio programme] quitar

the oven turns itself off — el horno se apaga solo

2) * [+ person] repugnar, repugnar; (=fail to interest) dejar frío; (sexually) matar el deseo a

it turns me right off — me repugna, me deja frío

* * *
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<light/radio/heating\>\> apagar*; \<\<faucet/tap\>\> cerrar*; \<\<water\>\> cortar; \<\<electricity\>\> desconectar
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (repel) (colloq)

to turn somebody off — darle* asco a alguien, repugnar a alguien

it turns me right off when people start talking about money — pierdo totalmente el interés cuando la gente se pone a hablar de dinero; (stronger) me revienta que la gente se ponga a hablar de dinero (fam)

3) v + adv
a) (from road) doblar

we turned off into a side street — nos metimos en una calle lateral

b) (switch off) apagarse*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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