pair off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pair off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pair [Am pɛr, Brit pɛː] N

III.pair [Am pɛr, Brit pɛː] VB intr ZOOL

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

pair off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pair off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The castaways were instructed to pair off with the person wearing the same paint color.
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Some of the guests pair off.
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The 4 winners would then advance to the second round and pair off again to play home-and-away matches.
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The lovers now pair off.
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Nature allows the other birds, however, to pair off.
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They pair off with a dance in which the male swimming parallel to the female.
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All teams present were instructed to pair off, with one team from each pair going to each destination.
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The group members are instructed to pair off and clean the cemetery statues.
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The remaining teams pair off, with the higher-seeded team hosting.
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Often, each soldier carries one shelter-half and half the poles, etc., and they pair off to erect a two-man tent.
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