blow off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for blow off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.blow1 <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB trans

View verb table

1. blow (propel):

blow
soplar
she blew the ash onto the floor
sopló y echó la ceniza al suelo
stop blowing smoke into my face!
¡no me eches el humo a la cara!
a gust blew the door shut
una ráfaga de viento cerró la puerta de golpe
the helicopter blew a cloud of dust into the air
el helicóptero levantó una nube de polvo
to blow sth away/off/along, all trace of their camp had been blown away by the wind
el viento no había dejado ni rastro del campamento
her hat was blown off
se le voló el sombrero
they let the wind blow them along
se dejaron llevar por el viento
the wind blew the roof off the kiosk
el viento le arrancó el techo al quiosco
the plane was blown off course
el viento sacó el avión de su curso
look what the wind's blown in!
¡mira quién ha aparecido!

II.blow1 <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB intr

View verb table

III.blow1 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

See also wind2, wind1

I.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] VB trans

View verb table

II.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] VB intr

View verb table

III.wind2 <pt & pp wound [waʊnd]> [Am waɪnd, Brit wʌɪnd] N

I.wind1 [Am wɪnd, Brit wɪnd] N

1. wind C or U METEO:

wind
viento m
a wind came up around midday
alrededor del mediodía se levantó viento
a cold wind was blowing
soplaba un viento frío
there is not much wind today
hoy no hace or no hay mucho viento
a gust of wind
una ráfaga de viento
winds light to moderate
vientos suaves a moderados
against the wind
contra el viento
to run before the wind NAUT
ir con el viento en popa or a favor
we were playing into the wind SPORTS
estábamos jugando contra el viento
let's get out of the wind
refugiémonos del viento
a wind of change was blowing
soplaban vientos nuevos
in the wind nothing's been announced, but I reckon there's something in the wind
no han anunciado nada, pero a mí me parece que algo están tramando
a change is in the wind
se viene un cambio
like the wind
como un bólido inf
to get the wind up Brit inf
asustarse
to get the wind up Brit inf
pegarse un susto inf
to get wind of sth
enterarse de algo
to get wind of sth
llegar a saber algo
to get wind of sth
olerse algo inf
to know/find out which way or how the wind is blowing
saber/averiguar por dónde van los tiros inf
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
asustar a alguien
to put the wind up sb Brit inf
meterle miedo a alguien inf
to raise the wind Brit dated
juntar suficiente dinero
to sail close to the wind be careful what you say, you're sailing very close to the wind
cuidado con lo que dices, te estás por pasar de la raya
they don't act illegally, but they sail pretty close to the wind
lo que hacen no es ilegal, pero casi
in her documentaries she tends to sail rather close to the wind
sus documentales suelen ser agresivamente polémicos
to scatter sth to the four winds
desperdigar algo
our group was scattered to the four winds when the war came
nuestro grupo se desperdigó cuando estalló la guerra
to take the wind out of sb's sails
desinflar a alguien
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
no hay mal que por bien no venga
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good attr direction/speed/strength
del viento
wind energy/power
energía f eólica
wind pollination
polinización f anemógama

II.wind1 [Am wɪnd, Brit wɪnd] VB trans

View verb table

blow2 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

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)

View verb table

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

View verb table

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

View verb table

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

View verb table

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

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

blow off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blow off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.blow2 [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] blew, blown VB intr

View verb table

II.blow2 [bləʊ, Am bloʊ] blew, blown VB trans

View verb table

IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

V.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] VB trans Am inf

View verb table
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
After apologizing to his family, he is just about to blow off the meeting when it turns out that he's right outside the headquarters.
en.wikipedia.org
Improvements on previous games included a new lock on feature as well as the ability to blow off enemy limbs.
en.wikipedia.org
In the 1950s, the bore hole was capped, but in the 1970s, enough pressure was established to blow off the cap.
en.wikipedia.org
Attempts were also made to blow off railway bridges.
en.wikipedia.org
It is just an oxygen-fuel torch that is used parallel with the surface to melt and blow off any blemishes that the operator wants to eliminate.
en.wikipedia.org
After ripening, they blow off like dust particles or spores.
en.wikipedia.org
If there is squeeze on, then prices would rise into a parabolic blow off.
www.minyanville.com
Dusty found her and let her blow off some steam by breaking windows in a building he owned then let her hit him until she collapsed in his arms, crying.
en.wikipedia.org
The hero must collect all the pages of the blueprint before they blow off the beach.
en.wikipedia.org
The rapid fire shutter is a great way to blow off steam.
gizmodo.com

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "blow off" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski | 中文
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular