move off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.move [Am muv, Brit muːv] N

1. move (movement):

move
movimiento m
she watched their every move
vigilaba todos sus movimientos
one false move and I'll shoot
un movimiento en falso y disparo
she made a move to get up/for the door
hizo ademán de levantarse/ir hacia la puerta
it's time we made a move
ya es hora de que nos vayamos or que nos pongamos en camino
on the move she's always on the move
siempre está de un lado para otro
these animals are always on the move
estos animales siempre se están desplazando
the train was on the move again
el tren se puso otra vez en marcha or movimiento
to get a move on inf
darse prisa
to get a move on inf
apurarse LatAm
get a move on!
¡date prisa!
get a move on!
¡apúrate! LatAm
get a move on!
¡muévete! inf

II.move [Am muv, Brit muːv] VB intr

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4. move (to advance, to develop):

she was the one who got things moving
ella fue quien lo puso todo en marcha
things seem to be moving
parece que las cosas marchan
events moved rapidly
los acontecimientos se desarrollaron rápidamente
you have to move with the times, granny
hay que mantenerse al día, abuelita
a fast-moving adventure story
una historia de aventuras de ritmo muy ágil
the conflict has moved into a new phase
el conflicto ha entrado en una nueva fase
the conversation had moved to a different topic
la conversación había derivado a otro tema
to move into the lead/into second place
pasar a ocupar el primer/segundo lugar
the Socialists have moved ahead in the opinion polls
los socialistas han tomado la delantera según los sondeos
she has moved swiftly up the executive ladder
ha ascendido rápidamente en el escalafón ejecutivo
media attention has moved back to domestic issues
los medios de comunicación han vuelto a centrar su atención en los asuntos internos
I'm moving toward the view that …
cada vez me convenzo más de que …
the company plans to move into the hotel business
la compañía tiene planes de introducirse en el ramo hotelero

III.move [Am muv, Brit muːv] VB trans

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1. move (to alter the position of):

let's move the sofa over there
pongamos el sofá allí
why have you moved the television?
¿por qué has cambiado la televisión de sitio or de lugar?
could you move your car, please?
¿me haría el favor de quitar el coche de allí or de correr un poco el coche?
move your chair a little
corre un poco la silla
ask him to move the boxes out of the way
dile que quite las cajas de en medio
we could move the tables together
podríamos juntar las mesas
don't move anything before the police arrive
no toquen nada hasta que llegue la policía
move yourself inf
quítate de en medio
move yourself inf
apártate
we shall not be moved!
¡no nos moverán!
move your head! I can't see!
¡aparta la cabeza or quita la cabeza de ahí, que no me dejas ver!
I can't move my leg/neck
no puedo mover la pierna/el cuello
she moved her finger across the page
pasó el dedo por la página

See also move out, move in

I.move out VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + adv) (leave accommodation)

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II.move out VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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I.move in VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + adv)

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II.move in VB [Am muv -, Brit muːv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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I.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] PREP

II.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADV off often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (break off, pay off, take off, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (break, pay, take, etc).

III.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADJ

6. off → offside

See also well-off, on, offside, go off, bring on, better-off, badly off

well-off <pred well off> [wɛl ɔf, wɛlˈɒf] ADJ

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

I.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] N

II.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADJ

III.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADV SPORTS

I.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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II.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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better-off <pred better off> [Am ˌbɛdərˈɔf, ˌbɛdərˈɑf, Brit ˌbɛtərˈɒf] ADJ

badly off <comp worse off, superl worst off, pred> ADJ

move off in the PONS Dictionary

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They encouraged, sometimes forcibly, the population to move off land judged suitable for raising sheep.
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Then, they stand up from their chairs, which move off-screen, as does the table.
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The dog could not be persuaded to move off one spot, or even dragged past it on a leash.
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Locomotives were stabled around these under cover and would move off the shed onto their next duty.
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These ice sheets, however, are not static, but slowly move off the continents into the surrounding waters.
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The emitted photon and the interacting photon then move off in parallel and with matching phases.
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Male infants would not help to reinforce the matrilines, as they move off to new troops leaving their natal troops.
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The band follows the melody, and the couples move off in file and form a circle (with the leading couple back at the band).
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Mounted formations should adopt open formations and move off tracks or roads.
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Jones' section are the first to test this new guard house and prepare to move off that same evening.
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