jumping-off place in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for jumping-off place in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for jumping-off place in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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)

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

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

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

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

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

I.place [Am pleɪs, Brit pleɪs] N

1.1. place C (spot, position, area):

4.1. place C (position, role):

to know one's place dated or hum

II.place [Am pleɪs, Brit pleɪs] VB trans

1. place:

III.place [Am pleɪs, Brit pleɪs] VB intr SPORTS

See also well-placed

jumping-off place in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jumping-off place in the English»Spanish Dictionary

IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

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English
I just use it as a sort of metaphorical jumping-off place.
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Fantasy can always be a jumping-off place for more sophisticated work.
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