Translations for „see off“ in the English » German Dictionary

see off VB trans

1. see off (say goodbye):

to see off ⇆ sb

jdn verabschieden

to see sb off at the airport/station

jdn zum Flughafen/Bahnhof bringen

2. see off (drive away):

to see off ⇆ sb

jdn verjagen

to see off ⇆ sb

jdm Beine machen inf

3. see off (get the better of):

to see off ⇆ sb/sth

mit jdm/etw fertigwerden inf

to see off a challenger

einen Herausforderer/eine Herausforderin in die Tasche stecken inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to see sb off

jdn verabschieden

to see off a challenger

einen Herausforderer/eine Herausforderin in die Tasche stecken inf

I'm off now — see you tomorrow

ich gehe jetzt — wir sehen uns morgen

to see sb off at the airport/station

jdn zum Flughafen/Bahnhof bringen

to see [or tell] [or spot] sth a mile off

etw drei Meilen gegen den Wind riechen

I was just getting off the bus when who should I see but my old school friend Pat!

was glaubst du, wen ich gesehen habe, als ich aus dem Bus ausstieg — niemand anderen als meinen alten Schulfreund Pat!

do you see that narrow path up there that runs off to the left?

siehst du den schmalen Weg da oben, der nach links abgeht [o. A wegführt] ?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The main concourse hall was inaugurated in 2001 to accommodate a great influx of passengers and families that came to see off their relatives.

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As the females come into season, only those bulls who still have the strength to see off challengers will have the chance to mate.

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Males are strongly territorial and will see off potential rivals, sometimes chasing small birds as well as other birdwing species.

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But some of them still don't like what they see off the pitch, among the more proletarian supporters.

www.spiked-online.com

One night, after a birthday party celebrating her 36th birthday, she had gone to the door of her apartment building to see off her guests.

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But earlier encounters had been largely with poorly armed merchant ships, scrawny pirates and isolated squads, targets a single, well-armed fighting caravel could see off without much difficulty.

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It was a dark storm inside, but huge amounts of big hail, which is the white you see off in the distance.

www.telegraph.co.uk

They are fiercely territorial, and, though rare, fights do break out if one strays onto another pair's territory, but dominant displays of aggression will normally see off the interloper.

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Perhaps bungee jumping would see off my tension headaches...?

www.radiotimes.com

This year, it expects to see off 21 shiploads of timber products.

www.theglobeandmail.com