wear off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.wear [Am wɛr, Brit wɛː] N U

1.2. wear (damage):

wear
desgaste m
you can see the wear on the steps
se ve el desgaste de los peldaños
the sofa's already showing signs of wear
el sofá ya está un poco gastado
he was showing signs of wear after his long journey
tenía cara de cansado después del largo viaje
he was showing signs of wear after his long journey
se veía cansado después del largo viaje LatAm
wear and tear
uso m or desgaste natural
to look the worse for wear , she looked very much the worse for wear after the sleepless night
se le notaban los efectos de la noche en vela
to look the worse for wear , she looked very much the worse for wear after the sleepless night
se veía muy desmejorada tras la noche en vela LatAm
the curtains/chairs are looking the worse for wear
las cortinas/sillas están viejas
the curtains/chairs are looking the worse for wear
las cortinas/sillas se ven viejas LatAm

II.wear <pt wore, pp worn> [Am wɛr, Brit wɛː] VB trans

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1.2. wear jewelry/glasses/makeup:

I'm not wearing my watch
no tengo el reloj puesto
she was wearing a pearl necklace
tenía puesto or llevaba un collar de perlas
why don't you wear your ring?
¿por qué no te pones el anillo?
what perfume are you wearing?
¿qué perfume llevas or tienes puesto?
she doesn't wear mascara
no usa rímmel
he's wearing make-up
está maquillado
she wears her hair long/short
tiene or lleva el pelo largo/corto
he wears his hair in a pony tail
se peina con cola de caballo
do you wear glasses?
¿usa anteojos?
do you wear glasses?
¿usa gafas? esp Spain
to wear a sword
llevar una espada
to wear the crown
reinar
he was wearing a broad smile
sonreía de oreja a oreja
she wears her age well
se conserva muy bien
she wears her age well
no representa la edad que tiene

III.wear <pt wore, pp worn> [Am wɛr, Brit wɛː] VB intr

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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)

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

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

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

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

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

wear off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wear off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.wear [weəʳ, Am wer] VB trans wore, worn

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II.wear [weəʳ, Am wer] VB intr (spoil)

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IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

V.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] VB trans Am inf

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It has now been superseded by drugs such as propofol because their effects wear off more quickly than thiopental.
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Others use topical anesthetics, such as lidocaine and benzocaine, which are timed to wear off before the horse goes into the show ring.
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By 1899 the panic was starting to wear off and the local wheat crop, of high quality, was growing in demand.
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The effects of his machine eventually wear off, and the most dangerous elements of the prison escape, causing havoc.
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Through and through images are more durable; they do not easily wear off.
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After the procedure, some recovery time is usually allowed to let the sedative wear off.
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The effects usually wear off after a while but unexpectedly keep coming back.
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The effects that are due only to the toxin itself (including the side effects) generally wear off within 3 to 4 months.
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The glass-beaded surface can develop noticeable dark spots with age or mishandling as the beads can wear off.
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Others use topical anesthetics, which are timed to wear off before the horse goes into the show ring.
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