put-off in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for put-off in the English»Italian Dictionary

put-off [Am ˈpʊdˌɔf] N

1. put-off (delay):

put-off

rinvio m

2. put-off (pretext):

put-off

pretesto m

put-off

scusa f

I.put off VB [pʊt -] (put off) NAUT

put off

salpare

II.put off VB [pʊt -] (put off from)

put off quay, jetty:

put off

allontanarsi da

III.put off VB [pʊt -] (put off [sth], put [sth] off)

1. put off (delay, defer):

put off wedding, meeting

rinviare, rimandare

to put sth off until June, until after Christmas

rimandare qc a giugno, a dopo Natale

I should see a doctor, but I keep putting it off

dovrei vedere un dottore, ma continuo a rimandare

to put off visiting sb, doing one's homework

rimandare la visita a qn, rimandare i compiti

2. put off (turn off):

put off light, radio, radiator, heating

spegnere

IV.put off VB [pʊt -] (put off [sb], put [sb] off)

1. put off (fob off, postpone seeing):

put off guest

rimandare la visita di

to put sb off coming with an excuse

trovare una scusa per non fare venire qn

I put your mother off spending all that money

ho convinto tua madre a non spendere tutti quei soldi

to be easily put off

scoraggiarsi facilmente

2. put off (repel):

put off appearance, smell, colour:

disgustare, sconcertare

put off manner, person:

sconcertare

don't be put off by the colour - it tastes delicious!

non farti impressionare dal colore - è buonissimo!

3. put off Brit (distract):

put off

disturbare

put off

distrarre

stop trying to put me off!

smettila di disturbarmi!

you're putting me off my work

mi distrai dal mio lavoro

4. put off (drop off):

put off passenger

fare scendere, lasciare

Translations for put-off in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

traccheggiare

to put off

appuntamento indifferibile

meeting that can't be postponed or put off or deferred

soprassedere a or su decisione, giudizio, esecuzione

to postpone, to put off, to defer, to delay

un incontro indilazionabile

an appointment that can't be postponed or put off

scoraggiare qn dal fare

to put sb off doing

scoraggiarsi facilmente

to be easily put off

indugiò a prendere la decisione

he put off taking the decision

non lasciarti spaventare dal suo modo di fare

don't be put off by her manner

disgustare odore, colore:

to put off

put-off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for put-off in the English»Italian Dictionary

putoff N inf

putoff

rinvio m

to give sb a putoff

rinviare con un pretesto l'incontro con qu

put off <-tt-> irreg VB trans

1. put off:

put off (turn off) lights, TV

spegnere

put off (take off) sweater, jacket

togliersi

2. put off (delay):

put off

rimandare

to put sth off for a week

rinviare qc di una settimana

3. put off inf (make wait):

put off

annullare un incontro con

to put sb off with excuses

dare buca a qu con delle scuse inf

4. put off (repel):

put off

disgustare

put off food, smell

fare schifo a

5. put off (disconcert):

put off

sconcertare

6. put off (distract):

put off

distrarre

to put sb off sth

distrarre qu da qc

to put sb off the scent

despistare qu

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today prov

non rimandare a domani quel che puoi fare oggi prov

Translations for put-off in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

depistare

to put off the scent

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

to put sth off for a week

rinviare qc di una settimana

to put sb off with excuses

dare buca a qu con delle scuse inf

to put sb off sth

distrarre qu da qc

to put sb off the scent

despistare qu

to give sb a putoff

rinviare con un pretesto l'incontro con qu

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today prov

non rimandare a domani quel che puoi fare oggi prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I wanted to like it, but the rest of the cast was awful and the prerecorded laugh track was a real put-off.

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Changing address details is one of those administrative tasks that is frequently put-off or forgotten.

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It is a lot more action-heavy than previous titles, which is not necessarily a bad thing, however, fans of the series may be hesitant or put-off by that fact.

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What's more, when this is translated to a mobile device, the effort of entering card details for example, can be a big put-off for customers.

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So, zombie-haters, don't be put-off.

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His alcoholism was the put-off.

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Shoppers said the price disparity was the main reason they are put-off buying lunch on-the-go or getting ingredients for meals-for-tonight.

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But it can also be a huge put-off.

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The benefit of choosing a more conservative colour is that fewer potential buyers are likely to be put-off by the colour.

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Unfortunately, that sort of put-off-today thinking is what keeps us stuck in our bad habits, until it's too late.

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