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off·hand

(ôf′hănd′, ŏf′-)
adv.
Without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously: Offhand, I can't think of his name.
adj. also off·hand·ed (-hănd′ĭd)
Performed or expressed without preparation or forethought: an offhand suggestion.

off′hand′ed·ly adv.
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offhand

(ˌɒfˈhænd)
adj, adv
1. without care, thought, or consideration; sometimes, brusque or ungracious: an offhand manner.
2. without preparation or warning; impromptu
ˌoffˈhandedly adv
ˌoffˈhandedness n
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off•hand

(ˈɔfˈhænd, ˈɒf-)

adv.
1. cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely.
2. without previous thought or preparation; extempore.
adj.
3. informal, casual, curt, or brusque.
4. Also, off′hand′ed. done or made offhand.
[1685–95]
off′hand′ed•ly, adv.
off′hand′ed•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. offhand - with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments"
unprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
2. offhand - casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"
Adv. 1. offhand - without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
2. offhand - in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
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offhand

adjective
1. casual, informal, indifferent, careless, abrupt, cavalier, aloof, unconcerned, curt, uninterested, glib, cursory, couldn't-care-less, apathetic, perfunctory, blasé, brusque, take-it-or-leave-it (informal), nonchalant, lackadaisical, unceremonious, offhanded Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand.
casual serious, responsible, careful, intent, thoughtful, attentive
adverb
1. off the cuff (informal), spontaneously, impromptu, just like that (informal), ad lib, extempore, off the top of your head (informal), without preparation, extemporaneously I couldn't tell you offhand how long he's worked here.
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offhand

adjective
Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought:
Informal: off-the-cuff.
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Translations
إرْتِجالاخَشِن، فَظ، مُرْتَجَل
fölényeskedõ
kæruleysislegur, ókurteisundirbúningslaust
ha deyincehemencecikkaba nezaketsiz

offhand

[ɒfˈhænd]
A. ADJ
1. (= casual) he was very offhand about his achievementsno daba importancia a sus logros
"it was nothing," he said in an offhand manner-no fue nada -dijo como quitándole importancia
"it could have been worse," said Hamish, in an offhand tone-podría haber sido peor -dijo Hamish en tono despreocupado
his attitude to work/punctuality is very offhandse toma el trabajo/la puntualidad muy a la ligera
2. (= cavalier) → displicente
the next day he was very offhand with heral día siguiente estuvo muy displicente con ella
to treat sb in an offhand mannertratar a algn con displicencia
B. ADV (= without some thought) → sin pensarlo
I can't tell you offhandno te lo puedo decir así de pronto or sin pensarlo un poco or (LAm) así nomás
offhand, I'd say that there were around 40así, a ojo, diría que eran unos cuarenta
do you know offhand where the copies are kept?¿sabes por casualidad dónde se guardan las copias?
do you know her phone number offhand?¿te sabes de memoria su número de teléfono?
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offhand

[ˌɒfˈhænd]
adj [person] → désinvolte
adv
I can't tell you offhand → Je ne peux pas vous le dire comme ça.
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offhand

adj (also off-handed: = casual) remark, mannerlässig ; to be offhand with somebodysich jdm gegenüber lässig benehmen ; to be offhand about somethingetw leichthin abtun
advso ohne Weiteres, aus dem Stand (inf); I couldn’t tell you offhanddas könnte ich Ihnen auf Anhieb or so ohne Weiteres nicht sagen
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offhand

[ˈɒfˈhænd]
1. adj (casual) → disinvolto/a; (curt) → sgarbato/a
2. adv I can't tell you offhandnon posso dirtelo su due piedi
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off

(of) adverb
1. away (from a place, time etc). He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat. af, weg بَعيدا отдалечаване fora pryč weg, ab væk; af από, μακριά από, κάτω από fuera minema, ära دور از pois (pas d'équivalent français) Il est parti; Elle se fait couper les cheveux; Les vacances sont dans une semaine; Elle a enlevé son manteau לָלֶכֶת, לְהוֹרִיד, לִפשוֹט से, दूर, हटकर dalje el-; le- menjauh í burt, af, úr via, lontano 離れて (시간, 공간적으로) 떨어져서 nu- prom; attālu; nost (not translated) weg, af, uit av sted, unna; vekk, av z, od لرى له fora прочь preč stran daleko i väg, av, borta ออกจาก uzak, uzağa, uzakta 離開 вказує на відхід, відбуття دور، الگ، جدا، خالي khỏi, đứt rời 离开
2. not working; not giving power etc. The water's off; Switch off the light. af, afskakel لا يَعْمَل، يوقِف изключен fora mimo provoz aus afbrudt; slukket σβηστός, κλειστός, σταματημένος apagado, cerrado ära خاموش؛ تمام pois päältä en panne; hors circuit מנותק छुट्टी ugašeno, isključeno elzárva, kikapcsolva tidak jalan vera lokaður/bilaður; taka af, slökkva guasto/spento 止まって (동작을) 중지하여 išjungtas (norāda darbības pārtraukšanu) no[]; iz[] mati; matikan buiten werking avslått, ute av drift, i ustand wyłączony خاموش، ګول fora închis не в рабочем состоянии vypnúť izklopljen odsustvo av, avstängd ไม่ทํางาน kapalı, durmuş, sönük 關掉 вказує на вимикання, роз'єднання апарата منقطع، حالت عمل سے باہر tắt 关掉,中止
3. not at work. He's taking tomorrow off; He's off today. van diens af, met verlof, af في عُطْلَه، خارِج العَمَل свободен ден fora volno, na dovolené frei fri σε άδεια, σε ρεπό libre vaba تعطیل pois töistä en congé חופשי अनुकम च्युत, बंद, समाप्त slobodan od posla szabad tidak bekerja frá vinnu fuori 休みにして (일, 근무를) 쉬고 nedirbantis, laisvas brīvs; brīvdienā bercuti afwezig fri nie pracujący, wolny رخصت fora liber в отгуле voľno, na dovolenke prost ne raditi ledig[t] ไม่ทํางาน izinli, çalışmayan 休假 вільний چھٹي nghỉ; không đi làm 休假
4. completely. Finish off your work. iets klaarmaak/voltooi/afhandel كُلِّيَّا завършвам completamente úplně ganz færdig εντελώς completamente ära کامل täysin complètement לְסַייֵם समाप्त dovršeno egészen sama sekali algerlega del tutto すっかり 완전히 visiškai, galutinai pilnīgi, galīgi (not translated) geheel ferdig całkiem په پوره توګه completamente de tot до конца úplne do konca do kraja helt, till fullo เสร็จสิ้น tamamen 完成 вказує на завершення дії پورے طور پر hoàn thành 完成
5. not as good as usual, or as it should be. His work has gone off recently agteruitgaan, swak word لَيس كما يَجِب влошавам pior podprůměrný, smolný schlecht dårlig άσχημα, μη ικανοποιητικά malo, mediocre halb کمتر از حد معمول؛ بد heikentyä médiocre איכוּתוֹ יַרדָה पहले की तरह अच्छा नहीं lošiji, slabiji rossz(ul sikerült) tidak seperti biasanya lakari en venjulega mediocre 調子の悪い (능력, 질이), 저하하여, 떨어져 nepergeriausiai; nepergeriausias ne visai labs; ne visai labi tdk sebaik selalu onder de maat dårlig nie najlepszy تر معموله حده بد embaixo mediocru насмарку podpriemerný, zlý povprečen; prost (dan) loš dålig ไม่ดีเหมือนเคย herzamanki kadar iyi olmamak 劣於通常水平 вказує на відхилення від норми معمول کے خلاف tệ hại 劣于通常水平
6. (of food) rotten. This milk has gone off – we can't drink it; (also adjective) That meat is certainly off. sleg word, suur word مُعَفِّن развален estragado zkažený verdorben (blive) dårlig χαλασμένος pasado, caducado halb, roiskunud خراب pilaantua pourri מקולקל भोजन इत्यादि सड़ा हुआ pokvareno romlott basi skemmdur andato a male 腐った (음식이) 썩은 sugedęs, nebetinkamas sabojājies; iebojājies busuk bedorven dårlig, skjemt, blåsur zepsuty بد estragado stricat испорчено skazený pokvarjen pokvariti se ankommen, dålig หมดอายุ bozulmuş, kokmuş 腐爛 несвіжий خراب، سڑا ہوا hỏng; thiu 腐烂
7. out of a vehicle, train etc. The bus stopped and we got off. afklim, uitklim يَخْرُج مِن وسيلَة السَّيْر слизам от para fora ven aus af κάτω fuera maha بیرون؛ خارج nousta ulos hors de מ- वाहन इत्यादि से बाहर निकलना sići le-; ki- turun stíga af, fara úr da 降りて (고정, 부착된 상태에서) 떨어져, 빠져 iš- iz[] turun uit (stige) av/ut na zewnątrz بهر para fora afară из; с von ven sići av ลง araçtan inme 下車 вказує на відокремлення گاڑي سے باہر نکلنا xuống xe 下车
8. cancelled. The marriage is off. afgestel, gekanselleer مَلغي، باطِل отменям cancelado zrušený gelöst aflyst άκυρος, ματαιωμένος anulado tühistatud به هم خورده؛ فسخ شده peruutettu annulé מְבוּטָל रद्द otkazano visszamondták;„szétment" (házasság) dibatalkan aflÿst annullato 無効の 취소되어 atšaukiamas at[]; at[] dibatalkan afgelast avlyst odwołany فسخه شوى cancelado anulat отменён zrušený odpovedan otkazan avblåst, inställd ยกเลิก iptal edilmiş 取消 вказує на припинення дії منسوخ، رد hủy bỏ 取消
preposition
1. away from; down from. It fell off the table; a mile off the coast; He cut about five centimetres off my hair. af, weg بَعيدا عن от de se, od von ned af; fra; af από, μακριά από, κάτω από de maha, eemal(e) دور از؛ جدا از pois de הלאה दूर, नीचे od le-; el- dari af, útaf da 〜から離れて (거리적으로) ...으로부터 떨어져 nuo no; nost no daripada van av, fra z, od لرى له a partir de de (pe); din от; с z, zo, od proč od sa av, ner från, utanför ห่างออกไป ...-den öteye, uzağa 從...離開,從...掉下 від سے دور، سے نيچے khỏi; cách; rời 从...离开,从...掉下
2. not wanting or allowed to have (food etc). The child is off his food. لا يُريد، مَمْنوع عَنْه лишен ficar sem bez chuti k ohne uden lyst; uden mulighed που δε θέλει ή που δεν μπορεί να έχει (π.χ. για φαγητό) sin -tu نخوردن katkolla sans appétit הפסיק, נגמל नहीं चाहना, या अनुमति नहीं होना bez nincs étvágya tidak ingin hafa ekki lengur lyst senza 〜を断って 멀리하여 nenorintis, (kam) neleidžiama vartoti (atteikties) no; ne[] tdk mahu makan niet willend uten lyst pozbawiony نه خوړل sem (comer) fără poftă de без bez chuti k ne želeti si; ne smeti zabraniti som inte ska (vill) ha ไม่อนุญาต kaçınan, terk etmiş 不想... вказує на відстороненість نہ چاہنا، اجازت نہ ہونا không cho 不想...
3. out of (a vehicle, train etc). We got off the bus. af, uit يَخْرُج من وسيلَة السَّيْر слизам от fora de ven z aus ud af από fuera de maha خارج از؛ بیرون از pois hors de לַרֶדֶת वाहन इत्यादि से बाहर निकलना s, iz ki-; le- turun (stíga) af, (fara) úr da 〜から降りて (고정, 부착된 것으로부터) 떨어져 iz[] no turun dari uit (stige) av/ut z بهر مثال له موټر نه fora de (afară) din из; с z ven iz iz av ลงจาก (bir araç)tan dışarıya 從...下來 з گاڑي وغيرہ سے باہر xuống xe 从...下来
ˌoff-ˈchance noun
a slight chance. We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come. geringe kans, moontlikheid, geluk حَظ بَعيد الإحْتِمال малък шанс possibilidade remota pro případ, že (auf) gut Glück lille chance αμυδρή ελπίδα por si acaso väike võimalus شانس کم pieni mahdollisuus au cas oû סִיכּוּי קלוּש बहुत कम संभावना slaba mogućnost csekély valószínűség kemungkinan kecil ef svo ólíklega vildi til (casomai) ありそうにないこと 도저히 가능성이 없는 일 menka viltis vājas izredzes dgn harapan yg tipis mogelijkheid ørliten sjanse znikoma szansa, wypadek, gdyby كم چانس possibilidade remota în caz că малая вероятность pre prípad, že majhna verjetnost mala šansa liten chans ความเป็นไปได้น้อยมาก zayıf olasılık 一線希望 мала ймовірність معمولي موقع khả năng mong manh 一线希望
ˌoff-ˈcolour , (American) ˌoff-ˈcolor adjective
not very well. She's a bit off-colour this morning. van stryk af, ongesteld, olik حائِل اللوْن зле pálido ne ve své kůži nicht in Ordnung sløj αδιάθετος indispuesto haiglasevõitu بی حال huonovointinen patraque חיוור सुस्त, गिरा हुआ, ढीला, बीमार, अस्वस्थ loše gyengélkedő pucat vesældarlegur indisposto 顔色の悪い 건강하지 못한 nelabai sveikas ne visai labs; nevesels tdk berapa sihat onwel uopplagt, uvel niedysponowany بى حاله pálido indispus нездоровый, не в форме nie vo svojej koži bled loše krasslig, ur gängorna รู้สึกไม่ค่อยสบาย keyifsiz, hasta 臉色不好的 нездоровий ہلکا رنگ có vẻ ốm yếu 脸色不好的
ˌoffˈhand adjective
acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude. offhand behaviour. kortaf, ongeërg, onbeleefd خَشِن، فَظ، مُرْتَجَل небрежен abrupto nedbalý lässig nonchalant απότομος, αγενής brusco, descortés viisakusetu بی اعتنا؛ بی نزاکت ajattelematon cavalier מְזַלזֵל बिना सोचे-विचारे, लापरवाह nemarno, ovlaš fölényes(kedő) seenaknya kæruleysislegur, ókurteis brusco ぞんざいな 즉흥적인 atsainus, nerūpestingas, be ceremonijų familiārs; neceremoniāls bersikap bersahaja nonchalant skjødesløs, nonchalant bezceremonialny بى نزاكته desatento necuviincios бесцеремонный nedbalý nevljuden nepristojan nonchalant ไม่สุภาพ kaba, nezaketsiz 傲慢無禮的,不客氣的,隨便的 безцеремонний سرسري thoải mái 傲慢无礼的,不客气的,随便的
adverb
without thinking about something first. I can't tell you the answer offhand. onvoorbereid إرْتِجالا предварително sem pensar rovnou lässig på stedet χωρίς να το καλοσκεφτώ de improviso pikema jututa فی البداهه؛ آنی ajattelematta spontanément כלאחר יד बिना सोचे bez razmišljanja kapásból tanpa dipikirkan undirbúningslaust (su due piedi) すぐに 즉석에서 iš karto, nepagalvojus, ekspromtu bez sagatavošanās; uz vietas dgn spontan onvoorbereid på stående fot, på sparket od ręki, od razu فى البديهه de repente pe loc без подготовки; тотчас rovno iz rokava stresti bez razmišljanja på rak arm โดยไม่ได้เตรียมการมาก่อน ha deyince, hemencecik 未先想清楚 нашвидкуруч; експромтом في البديہہ، برجستہ ngay tức khắc 事先没想到地,随便地
ˌoffˈhandedly adverb
kortaf, ongeërgde, onbeleefde بصورَةٍ إرْتِجاليَّه предварително abruptamente nedbale lässig nonchalant απότομα bruscamente mõtlemata با بی اعتنایی؛ با بی ادبی ajattelemattomasti cavalièrement לאלתר बिना सोचे izravno, bez razmišljanja fölényesen secara seenaknya ókurteisislega (su due piedi) すぐに 즉흥적으로 atsainiai, nerūpestingai, be ceremonijų pavirši; familiāri dgn bersahaja nonchalant uforberedt, nonchalant bezceremonialnie په بى ادبى com descaso cu nonşalanţă небрежно; бесцеремонно nedbalo nevljudno bez razmišljanja på ett nonchalant sätt, ogenerat อย่างไม่ได้เตรียมการมาก่อน hazırlıksız, düşünmeden 立即 безцеремонно برجستگي سے một cách tự nhiên 立即
ˌoffˈhandedness noun
kortafheid, ongeërgdheid, onbeleefdheid إرْتِجال предварителност desconsideração nenucenost die Lässigkeit nonchalanthed απότομη συμπεριφορά brusquedad häbematus بی اعتنایی؛ بی ادبی ajattelemattomuus désinvolture, sans-gêne אלתור लापरवाही izravnost fölényesség sikap seenaknya ókurteisi sbrigatività, sgarbatezza むぞうさ 즉흥적임 atsainumas, nerūpestingumas paviršība; familiaritāte sikap bersahaja nonchalance nonchalanse, skjødesløshet bezceremonialność بى اعتنايى desconsideração dezinvoltură, ne­cu­viinţă небрежность; бесцеремонность nenútenosť nevljudnost nerazmišljanje nonchalans ความไม่ได้เตรียมการมาก่อน hazırlıksız 立刻 безцеремонність برجستگي tính tự nhiên 立刻
ˌoffˈshore adjective
1. in or on the sea, not far from the coast. offshore oil-wells. naby die kus, aflandig بَعيدا عن الشّاطِئ в морето costeiro v pobřežních vodách in einiger Entfernung vom Ufer ud for kysten στη θάλασσα, όχι μακριά από την ακτή de la costa rannaligidane در دریا rannikko- côtier, en mer לא רָחוֹק מְהָחוֹף अपतट, किनारे से दूर nedaleko obale part menti lepas pantai aflands-, grunnsævis- in mare 沖の 앞바다의 esantis netoli kranto/atviroje jūroje piekrastes-; krasta- luar pesisir voor de kust fra land, til havs, utenfor kysten przybrzeżny په درياب كښى costeiro din apro­pierea coastei, (de) pe mare находящийся на некотором расстоянии от берега v pobrežných vodách ob obali kopneni [ett stycke] utanför kusten (från land) ซึ่งอยู่ห่างจากฝั่ง kıyıdan uzak (olmayan) 在近海的 морський ساحل سے دور ngoài khơi 在近海的
2. (of winds) blowing away from the coast, out to sea. landwind آتِيَه من الشّاطِئ към морето de terra pevninský von der Küste her fralands- που φυσάει από τη στεριά προς τη θάλασσα, απόγειος terrenal, de tierra maa(tuul) به سوی دریا maalta puhaltava de terre מִן הָחוֹף किनारे से दूर हवा इत्यादि का बहना od obale, prema pučini parti angin darat aflandsvindur di terra 沖へ 앞바다로 향하는 pučiantis/nešantis nuo kranto krasta-; no krasta puses angin darat aflandig fralands-, fra land od lądu د سيند خواته de terra dinspre ţărm двигающийся в направлении от берега; береговой pevninský s kopnega sa kopna frånlands- ลมพัดออกจากฝั่ง kıyıdan denize doğru (風)由海岸吹向海洋的 такий, що рухається у напрямі від берега ساحل سے دور جانے والي ہوا khỏi bờ (风)由海岸吹向海洋的
ˌoffˈside adverb
(in football, hockey etc) in a position (not allowed by the rules) between the ball and the opponents' goal. The referee disallowed the goal because one of the players was offside. onkant في وَضْع تَسَلُّل засада impedimento v postavení mimo hru abseits offside σε αντικανονική θέση, οφσάιντ en fuera de juego suluseisus آفساید paitsio hors-jeu נבדל ऑफसाइड offside (položaj igrača (hokej, nogomet les offside rangstæður fuorigioco オフサイドに (축구, 하키) 오프사이드로 nuošalėje ofsaid buitenspel offside na spalonym په فوتبال كښى fora de jogo ofsaid в положении вне игры v postavení mimo hry prehitek, ofsajd ofsajd offside ที่อยู่ในตําแหน่งล้ําหน้า ofsayt (足球,曲棍球等運動中的)越位 в положенні поза грою, в офсайді فٹبال وغيرہ کي ايک اصطلاح việt vị (足球、曲棍球等运动中的)越位
adjective
(of a vehicle etc) on the side nearest to the centre of the road. the front offside wheel. regterkant الأقْرَب إلى مَرْكِز الشّارِع вътрешната страна do lado do motorista levý Fahrbahnseiten-... førerens side στην πλευρά προς το κέντρο του δρόμου lado del conductor parempoolne مربوط به قسمتی از وسیله نقلیه که به وسط جاده نزدیکتر است sisäpuoleinen de gauche צַד יָמִין שֶל הַמכוֹנִית सड़क के मध्य से निकटतम दिशा वाला unutarnji belső dekat tengah jalan vinstri hlið di destra 右側の (차·길 따위의) 오른쪽의 dešinys (Britanijoje), kairys (kitur) labais; labās puses- sebelah kanan verst van de wegkant høyre side prawy; lewy د موټر يو ځاى do lado do passageiro din stânga правый ľavý notranji desna strana vid vänstertrafik: höger, vid högertrafik: vänster ที่อยู่ในด้านที่ห่างจากขอบถนน yol tarafında olan, en sol taraf (車、馬等的)右邊 внутрішній پرلي طرف bên phải (车、马等的)右边的
ˌoff-ˈwhite adjective
not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc. an off-white dress. naaswit أبْيَض قَليلا шълтеникав branco sujo špinavě bílý naturweiß offwhite; brækket hvid εκρού, υπόλευκος de color hueso, blanquecino valkjas سفید مایل به زرد luonnonvalkoinen blanc cassé לָבָן-אפוֹר अश्वेत žućkast piszkosfehér putih kekuningan beinhvítur biancastro, bianco sporco 灰色がかった白の 순백(純白)이 아닌 balsvas pelēkbalts; dzeltenīgi balts putih sejuk gebroken wit antikkhvit, gråhvit kremowy زيړ ورته سپين branco sujo alburiu не совсем белый, желтоватый špinavobiely sivo bel požuteo gulvit, gråvit สีขาวปนเหลือง sarımtrak 米色的 не зовсім білий ہلکا زردي مائل trắng nhờ nhờ 米色的
badly, well off
poor, rich. The family was quite well off. arm, ryk wees, sleg/goed af غَـني беден necessitado/endinheirado nuzný, bohatý schlecht/gut dran dårligt stillet; rig σε κακή ή καλή οικονομική κατάσταση bien/mal de dinero vaene, rikas فقیر؛ غنی köyhä, rikas dans la gêne; aisé אמיד आर्थिक दृष्टि से सुविधाजनक परिस्थिति में siromašan, bogat szegény; jómódú miskin/kaya vel/illa staddur povero/benestante 貧しい[] 가난한(부유한) neturtingas, turtingas, pasiturintis ne visai turīgs; [] turīgs kaya/ miskin arm, welgesteld dårlig stilt; velstående biedny, bogaty شتمن، ناداره necessitado/endinheirado sărac; înstărit бедный; богатый chudobný, bohatý slabo, dobro situiran siromašan dåligt ställt/gott ställt ยากจน; มั่งคั่ง fakir/zengin 窮的,富的 бідний; забезпечений بالکل tồi tệ 穷的,富的
be off with you!
go away!. vertrek, weggaan إنْصَرِف عن وَجْهي махни се! vai-te embora! zmizte! fort mit dir! skrid! δίνε του! στα τσακίδια! ¡vete! kao minema! برو؛ خارج شو häivy allez-vous en! va-t-en! לֵך दूर हट, चला जा odlazi! mars innen! pergi! farðu! (vattene!) あっち行け 나가라! eik sau! dink(ite) iš čia! taisies tik projām!; vācies! berambus! ga weg! kom deg vekk!; av sted! Odejdź!, Precz! !ووځه vai-te embora! du-te!, duceţi-vă! убирайтесь!, пошёл прочь!, марш отсюда! zmizni(te)! izgini! odlazi i väg med dig! ไปให้พ้น defol!; çek arabanı! 你走開! геть звідси! باہر جانا cút ngay! 你给我走开!
in the offing
about to happen. He has a new job in the offing. iets aan die kom مُحْتَمَل الحُدوث очаквам да получа скоро para acontecer v dohledu in Aussicht under opsejling στα σκαριά en perspectiva silmapiiril دستیافتنی؛ در شرف وقوع tiedossa en vue בקרוב जो होने वाला हो u skorije vrijeme kilátásban van akan terjadi í vændum (in vista) 起こりそうな 금방이라도 일어날 듯이 (laukiama) artimiausioje ateityje visai drīz; gaidāms akan mendapat in het verschiet under oppseiling, i vente/sikte na widoku لاسته راوړونكى ډير ژر para acontecer în vedere в недалёком будущем vo výhľade na vidiku koji treba da se dogodi på gång, under uppsegling, i faggorna กําลังจะเกิดขึ้น yakında 即將發生 незабаром; у недалекому майбутньому جلد ہي sắp xảy ra 即将发生
off and on / on and off
sometimes; occasionally. I see him off and on at the club. af en toe, nou en dan بَين حينٍ وآخر، بِصورَةٍ مُتَقَطِّعَه понякога de vez em quando tu a tam hin und wieder nu og da πού και πού, πότε πότε de vez en cuando, a ratos vahetevahel گهگاه ajoittain de temps à autre לסירוגין कभी-कभी, यदाकदा ponekad időnként kadang-kadang af og til , saltuariamente 時折 이따금 retkarčiais šad un tad; retumis sekali-sekala nu en dan av og til, nå og da sporadycznie كله كله de vez em quando câteodată иногда; время от времени občas, tu a tam tu in tam povremeno då och då, till och från บางคราว arasıra 斷斷續續地 інколи کبھي کبھار thi thoảng 断断续续地
the off season the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; adjective (etc)
off-season rates. buiteseisoen في غَيْر الأوان، في وَقْت خارِج المَوْسِم извън сезона baixa temporada mrtvá sezóna, mimosezónní die Nebensaison, Nebensaison... lavsæson; lavsæson- νεκρή εποχή, τέλος σεζόν temporada baja vaikne hooaeg دوران کم کاری؛ دوران کسادی hiljainen aika morte-saison; hors-saison עוֹנָה מֵתָה असमय, मंदी का समय podsezona holt szezon, elő-/utószezon musim utan (ferðamanna)vertíðar bassa stagione; di bassa stagione シーズンオフ 철이 지난 ne sezono metas klusā sezona luar musim` buiten het seizoen lavsesong, utenfor sesongen czas po sezonie, nie w sezonie د نه بوختيا وخت época baixa în afara sezo­nu­lui мёртвый сезон mŕtva sezóna, mimosezónny mrtva sezona vansezonski låg-, dödsäsong นอกฤดูกาล mevsim dışı, ölü mevsim 淡季 не в сезон بے موسم، جب موسم نہ ہو trái mùa 淡季
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He spoke in a very loud, offhand way, and I thought it very unlike him not to see about the shoe, as he was generally wonderfully particular about loose nails in our shoes.
Natasha suddenly shrank into herself and involuntarily assumed an offhand air which alienated Princess Mary still more.
With this idea I pressed him to read the beginning, and doing so, turning the Arabic offhand into Castilian, he told me it meant, "History of Don Quixote of La Mancha, written by Cide Hamete Benengeli, an Arab historian." It required great caution to hide the joy I felt when the title of the book reached my ears, and snatching it from the silk mercer, I bought all the papers and pamphlets from the boy for half a real; and if he had had his wits about him and had known how eager I was for them, he might have safely calculated on making more than six reals by the bargain.
The doctor was a little bearded man in white, with an offhand manner.
I would say, offhand, that it is a man who had a hopeless case of the peculiar New York disease of wanting to see and know.
The Frenchman, too, was excited, and after dinner the whole party talked long and seriously together--the Frenchman's tone being extraordinarily presumptuous and offhand to everybody.
Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
He was handsome and bold and pleasant, offhand and gay and kind.
"I merely mean," said Will, in an offhand way, "that the Germans have taken the lead in historical inquiries, and they laugh at results which are got by groping about in woods with a pocket-compass while they have made good roads.
"There are fatalities," Monseigneur replied, in an offhand manner; "and the greatest men have sometimes fallen victims to such fatalities."
"Oh, I'm a lunger," Brissenden announced, offhand, a little later, having already stated that he came from Arizona.
A chap who can tell you offhand the difference between the outside of the world and the inside.

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