put-off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for put-off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.put off VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. put off (postpone):

put off meeting/visit/decision

aplazar

put off meeting/visit/decision

posponer

put off meeting/visit/decision

postergar LatAm

do it now, don't put it off until later

hazlo ahora, no lo dejes para más tarde

to put off -ing I keep putting off going to the dentist

siempre estoy aplazando ir al dentista

they keep putting off signing the contract

siguen aplazando la firma del contrato

they keep putting off signing the contract

siguen dándole largas a la firma del contrato

2. put off (stall) visitor/creditor:

if Saturday isn't convenient, I can put them off

si el sábado no es conveniente, puedo decirles que lo dejen para más adelante

I'm not going to be put off any longer!

¡no aceptaré más excusas!

3. put off (turn off) Brit:

put off light

apagar

II.put off VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. put off (discourage):

I'd love to see them, but the thought of the journey puts me off

me encantaría verlos, pero pensar en el viaje me quita las ganas

people get put off by all the technical jargon

la gente se desanima con toda esa jerga técnica

the smell was enough to put anyone off

tenía un olor que daba asco or que te quitaba las ganas de acercarte (or probarlo etc.)

her accent puts a lot of people off

su acento produce una reacción de rechazo en mucha gente

once she's made her mind up, she's not easily put off

una vez que se ha decidido, no es fácil disuadirla or hacerla cambiar de idea

are you trying to put me off her?

¿estás tratando de que le tome antipatía?

2. put off:

put off (distract)

distraer

put off (disconcert)

desconcertar

he's trying to put me off my serve

está tratando de que falle en el saque

3. put off:

put off (from bus)

dejar

put off (force to get off)

hacer bajar

Translations for put-off in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tengo una reunión inaplazable

I have a meeting which can't be postponed o put off

posponer

to put off

tuvo que posponer el viaje

she had to postpone o put off the trip

la reunión es impostergable

the meeting cannot be postponed o put off

el asunto era impostergable

the matter could not be put off any longer

aplazar

to put off

preterir

to put off

darle largas a alg./algo

to put sb/sth off

dilatar

to put off

no puedo dilatar más mi regreso

I cannot put off o postpone my return any longer

dilatarse

to be put off

me molestó la morbosidad de la película

I was put off by the morbidity o gruesomeness of the film

postergó su decisión

he put off making a decision

put-off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for put-off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

putoff N inf

putoff

aplazamiento m

to give sb a putoff

dar largas a alguien

put off <-tt-> irreg VB trans

1. put off:

put off (turn off) lights, TV

apagar

put off (take off) sweater, jacket

quitarse

2. put off (delay):

put off

posponer

to put sth off for a week

aplazar algo una semana

3. put off inf (make wait):

put off

entretener

to put sb off with excuses

dar largas a alguien inf

4. put off (repel):

put off

alejar

put off food, smell

dar asco a

5. put off (disconcert):

put off

desconcertar

6. put off (distract):

put off

distraer

to put sb off sth

distraer a alguien de algo

to put sb off the scent

despistar a alguien

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today prov

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy prov

Translations for put-off in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

aparcar

to put off

desviar (de una idea, intención)

to be put off

dar largas a algo

to put off doing sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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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His alcoholism was the put-off.

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He had a tendency to look rather put-off and annoyed when things didn't come off.

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But it can also be a huge put-off.

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I am a little put-off by the hints of jealousy within the community, and the lack of unity -- it goes against the very ideals of heroism.

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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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If people think our geographic position is a put-off, look at where they are!

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But the one thing that's always been a major put-off with these board games is the set up time.

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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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For many, the inconvenience of frequent drop-ins to renew and reserve books is perhaps the biggest put-off about libraries.

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