put off

aufschieben, verschieben

Etwas erst später machen, oft weil man es jetzt nicht tun möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: To decide to do something later, often because you do not want to do it now.

• Do not put off your homework.
• I put off calling the dentist for weeks.
• Can we put the trip off until spring?

So benutzt man es: put off doing something (I keep putting off cleaning the kitchen.); put something off until something (We put the meeting off until Monday.)

Synonyme: postpone, delay

Häufige Wendungen: put off something, put off homework, put off repairs

abschrecken

Bewirken, dass jemand etwas nicht mehr mag oder nicht mehr tun möchte.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone dislike something or decide not to do it.

• The smell put me off the food.
• That bad experience put him off flying.
• Do not let the price put you off.

So benutzt man es: put someone off something (The smell put me off my lunch.); put someone off doing something (The cost put her off buying a car.)

Synonyme: discourage, deter, repel

Gegenteile: encourage, attract

Häufige Wendungen: put someone off, put off customers

ablenken, aus dem Konzept bringen

Jemandem die Konzentration auf seine Tätigkeit erschweren.

In einfachem Englisch: To make it harder for someone to pay attention to what they are doing.

• That noise is putting me off.
• Someone shouted and put her off as she served.
• Does the music put you off while you study?

So benutzt man es: put someone off (Your tapping is putting me off.)

Synonyme: distract, disturb

Häufige Wendungen: put someone off, put me off

abgeben, ausströmen

Geruch, Rauch, Wärme oder Licht an die Umgebung abgeben.

In einfachem Englisch: To send a smell, smoke, heat, or light into the air around something.

• This heater puts off a lot of heat.
• The burning leaves put off thick smoke.
• Does that paint put off strong fumes?

Synonyme: give off, emit

Häufige Wendungen: put off heat, put off smoke, put off fumes

angewidert, abgestoßen

Von etwas Unangenehmem abgestoßen oder verärgert.

In einfachem Englisch: Feeling upset or disgusted by something unpleasant.

• I felt put off by the smell.
• The guests seemed quite put off by his behaviour.
• Were you put off by the dirty tables?

So benutzt man es: be put off by something (I was put off by his rude questions.)

Synonyme: disgusted, repelled, offended

Häufige Wendungen: feel put off, quite put off

eingeschüchtert, entmutigt

So eingeschüchtert, dass man etwas für zu schwierig oder beängstigend hält, um es zu versuchen.

In einfachem Englisch: Feeling that something is too difficult or frightening to attempt.

• The beginners felt put off by the challenge.
• He was not put off by the steep climb.
• Are you put off by all those forms?

So benutzt man es: be put off by something (She was put off by the amount of work.)

Synonyme: daunted, discouraged, intimidated

Gegenteile: confident

Häufige Wendungen: feel put off, easily put off