Be off Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈɔf

BEE AWF

UK

bˈiː/ /ˈɒf

BEE OF

التعريف

"Be off" can mean to leave or depart, to not be working (for machines), or to be wrong or spoiled (for things like food).

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Casual and informal; often used for quick goodbyes ('I'm off!'), saying machines or lights are not working ('the lights are off'), or noting something is not right ('something is off'). Be careful: 'be off' can also mean food has spoiled.

• Spanish: irse - estar fuera de servicio - estar mal
• Portuguese (BR): ir embora - estar desligado (funcionamento) - estar errado
• Portuguese (PT): ir-se embora - estar desligado (funcionamento) - estar errado
• Chinese (Simplified): 离开 - 不工作（设备）- 有问题
• Chinese (Traditional): 離開 - 不運作（設備）- 有問題
• Hindi: चले जाना - बंद होना (मशीन) - गलत होना
• Arabic: يغادر - معطل - خطأ
• Bengali: চলে যাওয়া - বন্ধ থাকা (যন্ত্রপাতি) - খারাপ হয়ে যাওয়া (খাবার) - অস্বাভাবিক হওয়া
• Russian: уходить - быть выключенным - испортиться (еда) - быть не таким, как надо
• Japanese: 出発する - 電源が切れている - 腐っている（食べ物） - 何かがおかしい
• Vietnamese: rời đi - tắt (máy móc, thiết bị) - bị hỏng (thức ăn) - có gì đó không ổn
• Korean: 떠나다 - 꺼져 있다(기계) - 상하다(음식) - 뭔가 이상하다
• Turkish: çıkmak - kapalı olmak (makine) - bozulmak (yiyecek) - bir şey garip
• Urdu: چلے جانا - بند ہونا (مشین) - خراب ہونا (خوراک) - کچھ غلط ہونا
• Indonesian: berangkat - mati (mesin/lampu) - basi (makanan) - ada yang aneh

جمل نموذجية

I am off now. See you tomorrow!

basic

The milk is off. Don’t drink it.

basic

The lights are off in that room.

basic

Sorry, I am off to work early today.

natural

Something is off about his story. I don’t believe it.

natural

My phone is off so I missed your call.

natural