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of·fing: noun
off: I. preposition II. adverb III. adjective and adverb IV. noun V. transitive verb
blast-off: noun
ˈbrush-off: noun
ˈcast-off: I. noun II. adjective and adverb
cut-off: noun
ˈfall-off: noun
ˈfar-off: adjective and adverb
hurry away: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb
ˈkiss-off: noun
ˈlay-off: noun
ˈlift-off: noun
off-ˈcen·tre: adjective and adverb
ˈoff-chance: noun
off-ˈcol·our: adjective and adverb
ˈoff-day: noun
off-ˈduty: adjective and adverb
off ˈkey: I. adverb II. adjective and adverb

of·fing [ˈɒfɪŋ] N no pl to be in the offing

offing

offing

I . off [ɒf] PREP

1. off (indicating removal) +gen:

off

[stran] od +gen

keep your dog off my property!

držite svojega psa proč od mojega zemljišča

that cherry stain won't come off the shirt

tisti češnjev madež ne gre s srajce

he cut a piece off the cheese

od sira [si] je odrezal en kos

to be off the air RADIO, TV

ne več oddajati

to be off the air RADIO, TV

ne biti več v etru

2. off after vb (moving down):

off

[dol] s/z +gen

they jumped off the cliff

skočili so s čeri/skale/pečine

the coat slipped off his arms

plašč mu je zdrsnil z rok

3. off after vb (moving away):

off

[ven] iz +gen

off

[dol] s/z +gen

let's get off the bus at the next stop

pojdimo [dol] z avtobusa na naslednji postaji

4. off (away from):

off

[stran] od

they live just off the main street

živijo malo stran od glavne ceste

he managed to stay off alcohol

uspelo mu je ne dotakniti se alkohola

off the point

off the record

off the subject

a long way off doing sth

biti še daleč od tega, da se kaj naredi

5. off (at sea):

off

od +gen

two miles off Portsmouth

dve milji od [obale] Portsmoutha

6. off (absent from):

he's been off work for over six months

z dela je bil odsoten več kot šest mesecev

7. off inf (stop liking):

to be off one's food

ne imeti apetita

to go off sb/sth

ne marati več koga/kaj

8. off (not taking):

to be off the medicine

ne jemati več zdravil

9. off (subsisting):

they live off a small inheritance

živijo od majhne dediščine

10. off (from source):

the girl bought the boy's old bike off him

dekle je od fanta odkupilo staro kolo

to get sth off sb inf

dobiti kaj od koga

11. off after n (minus):

off

od +gen

I'll take $10 off the price of the jeans for you

za vas bom odštel 10 dolarjev od cene kavbojk

off the top of one's head

[kar tako] iz glave

off the wall

odštekan sleng

II . off [ɒf] ADV

1. off (not on):

off

[v položaju] izklopljeno

to switch/turn sth off

to switch/turn sth off

2. off (away):

off

stran

someone's run off with my pen

nekdo je zbežal z mojim peresom

I didn't get off to a very good start this morning

ta dan se zame ni začel ravno dobro

I'm off now — see you tomorrow

zdaj grem — se vidimo jutri

she's off to Canada next week

naslednji teden odide v Kanado

to see sb off

posloviti se od koga

3. off (removed):

off

dol

off

stran

I'll take my jacket off

slekel si bom jakno

one of my buttons has come off

eden od gumbov mi je odpadel

4. off (completely):

between us we managed to finish off four bottles of wine inf

skupaj nam je uspelo izprazniti štiri steklenice vina

to burn off ⇄ sth

to kill off ⇄ sth

to pay off ⇄ sth

5. off (in bad shape):

off

slabo

off

to go off food

6. off (distant in time):

off

your birthday is only one week off

do tvojega rojstnega dne je samo še en teden

to be far off

biti daleč stran

7. off (stopped):

to call sth off

8. off (discounted):

off

there's 40% off this week on all winter coats

ta teden je 40 % popusta na vse zimske plašče

to get money off

dobiti s popustom

9. off (separated):

to shut off streets

to fence sth off

10. off (expressing riddance):

we went out to walk off some of our dinner

po večerji smo šli na sprehod za boljšo prebavo

to laugh sth off

odpraviti kaj z nasmehom/s smehom

III . off [ɒf] ADJ

1. off:

off (not working)

off (switched off)

off (switched off)

zaprt

off heating

2. off pred FOOD (bad):

off

3. off (not at work):

biti [dela/šole] prost

to have/take some time off

imeti/vzeti si nekaj časa prosto

4. off pred inf (in bad shape):

off

slab

I'm having an off day today

danes imam slab dan

5. off (provided for):

to be badly/well off

biti slabo/dobro preskrbljen

6. off pred FOOD (no longer on the menu):

off

ki ni več na jedilniku

7. off pred esp Brit inf (rude):

off behaviour

IV . off [ɒf] N no pl

to be ready for the off

biti pripravljen na start

V . off [ɒf] VB trans Am sl to off sb

off

pospraviti [or ubiti] koga

blast-off [ˈblɑ:stɒf] N (spacecraft)

vzlet m

ˈbrush-off N no pl

to get the brush-off from sb

dobiti košarico

to give sb the brush-off

dati komu košarico

to give sb the brush-off

I . ˈcast-off N cast-offs pl

stara/ponošena oblačila n pl

II . ˈcast-off ADJ

cast-off (second-hand)

cast-off (second-hand)

cast-off (discarded)

cut-off [ˈkʌtɒf] N

1. cut-off (limit):

2. cut-off (stop):

cut-off date

termin m

ˈfall-off N no pl

padec m

ˈfar-off ADJ

1. far-off:

far-off (distant)

far-off (remote)

2. far-off (time):

daven

I . hurry away, hurry off VB intr

II . hurry away, hurry off VB trans

hitro odstraniti

ˈkiss-off N Am inf

to give sb the kiss-off (lover)

dati komu košarico

to give sb the kiss-off (employee)

to give sb the kiss-off (employee)

vreči koga iz službe

ˈlay-off N (from work)

lay-off temporary

začasni odpust m

lay-off permanent

odpust m

ˈlift-off N aerosp

vzlet m

off-ˈcen·tre ADJ, off-ˈcen·ter ADJ

ki ni v sredini

ˈoff-chance N on the off-chance

na slepo srečo

off-ˈcol·our ADJ, off-ˈcol·or ADJ

1. off-colour (somewhat sick):

2. off-colour (somewhat obscene):

ˈoff-day N

slab dan m

off-ˈduty ADJ to be off-duty

an off-duty police officer

policist, ki ni na dolžnosti

I . off ˈkey ADV

II . off ˈkey ADJ

1. off key (out of tune):

2. off key fig (inopportune):

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A new leash in the life of the school was possible and survival was in the offing. en.wikipedia.org

Compared to many a mission in the offing, that's dirt cheap. techcrunch.com

In 1864, with peace in the offing, it reverted to residential use, first as a single-family residence and later as an apartment house. en.wikipedia.org

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