run-off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for run-off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

runoff [Am ˈrənɑf, Brit ˈrʌnɒf] N

1. runoff C:

runoff POL

segunda votación f

runoff SPORTS

eliminatoria f

2. runoff U (by-product, excess liquid):

runoff

residuo m líquido

3. runoff U:

runoff (process)

escorrentía f

runoff (water)

agua f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de escorrentía

I.run off VB [Am rən -, Brit rʌn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. run off (produce):

run off copies

tirar

run off photocopies

sacar

he ran the play off in a week

escribió la obra en una semana

2. run off liquid:

run off

sacar

II.run off VB [Am rən -, Brit rʌn -] (v + adv)

1. run off (depart):

run off

salir corriendo

she saw me and ran off

me vio y salió corriendo

2. run off liquid:

run off

correr

run off with VB [Am rən -, Brit rʌn -] (v + adv + prep + o)

run off with → run away with

See also run away with

run away with VB [Am rən -, Brit rʌn -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1.1. run away with race/contest:

run away with

ganar fácilmente

run away with

alzarse con

1.2. run away with (take over):

she lets her enthusiasm/imagination run away with her

se deja llevar por el entusiasmo/la imaginación

he lets his temper run away with him

no se sabe controlar

2.1. run away with (steal):

run away with money/jewels

robarse

run away with money/jewels

alzarse con

2.2. run away with (elope with):

run away with person/lover

escaparse con

run away with person/lover

fugarse con

run away with person/lover

irse con

run away with person/lover

huirse con Mex

2.3. run away with (use up):

run away with money

comer(se)

run away with money

liquidar inf

the project ran away with all my savings

el proyecto me comió todos los ahorros

the project ran away with all my savings

el proyecto me liquidó todos los ahorros inf

Translations for run-off in the Spanish»English Dictionary

agua de escorrentía N f

agua de escorrentía

run-off rainwater

escorrentía N f ECOL

escorrentía

run-off (rain water)

desempate N m

1. desempate SPORTS:

el desempate se produjo en el minuto 36

the breakthrough came in the 36th minute

jugar un partido de desempate

to play a decider

una tanda de penaltis de desempate

a penalty competition o shootout to decide the winner

2. desempate:

desempate (en un concurso)

tiebreak

desempate (en un concurso)

tiebreaker

desempate (en una votación)

run-off

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tomarse el olivo o los olivos inf

to run off

enmontarse

to run off into the wild

desbarrancarse auto/camión:

to run off the road

despeñarse coche:

to run off the road

run-off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for run-off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

run-off [ˈrʌnɒf] N

1. run-off POL:

run-off

desempate m

2. run-off SPORTS:

run-off

segunda vuelta f

3. run-off (rainfall):

run-off

escorrentía f

I.run off VB intr

run off

escaparse

run off water

derramarse

II.run off VB trans

1. run off water:

run off

dejar correr

2. run off TYPO:

run off

tirar

3. run off (make quickly):

run off

hacer deprisa

run off letter

escribir deprisa

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to run off batteries

alimentarse de baterías

to go/run off

irse/salir corriendo

to run off the road

salirse de la carretera

Translations for run-off in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

echarse a correr (escaparse)

to run off

run-off Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to run off batteries

alimentarse de baterías

to go/run off

irse/salir corriendo

to run off the road

salirse de la carretera

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On higher speed rural roads, narrower lanes are likely to have more lane-departure crashes such as run-off-road collisions and head-on collisions.

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In recent years, the river has suffered from industrial pollution, agricultural run-off, siltation, and loss of wetland and lakes, which exacerbates seasonal flooding.

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Plants whose natural requirements are appropriate to the local climate are emphasized, and care is taken to avoid losing water to evaporation and run-off.

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Thousands of gallons of run-off rainwater are redirected and stored to water high-water use trees, their food forest, gardens, and pastures.

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In 1991, he ran for mayor but did not make the run-off, coming in fourth.

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Land run-off and industrial, agricultural, and domestic waste enter rivers and are discharged into estuaries.

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It is an efficient method, since no water is lost to evaporation or run-off.

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This risk exists even for very low-level seepage via shallow surface drains or from rainfall run-off.

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The turnout rate of the run-off elections was just 21.2 %.

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Improperly banked road curves increase the risk of run-off-road and head-on crashes.

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