ride off

alejarse montando

Irse de un lugar a caballo, en bicicleta o en moto.

En inglés sencillo: To go away while riding a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.

• She rode off on her bike.
• The cowboy waved and rode off down the trail.
• Did they ride off before the rain started?

Cómo se usa: ride off on something (He rode off on his bicycle.)

Sinónimos: ride away

Expresiones frecuentes: ride off on something, ride off together

marcharse para siempre

Irse de un lugar o abandonar una situación sin pensar en volver.

En inglés sencillo: To leave a place or situation without expecting to return.

• He rode off, never to return.
• She rode off into a new life and forgot the town.
• They said goodbye and rode off for good.

Sinónimos: leave, depart

Antónimos: return

Expresiones frecuentes: ride off forever, ride off alone

desplazar a un rival a caballo

En polo, usar el caballo para desplazar a un rival de su trayectoria.

En inglés sencillo: To use your horse to push an opposing player away from their path in polo.

• He rode off the opposing player.
• The defender rode her off before she reached the ball.
• A skilled polo player can ride an opponent off safely.

Cómo se usa: ride someone off (She rode her opponent off to protect the ball.)

Expresiones frecuentes: ride someone off, ride off an opponent

expulsar, ahuyentar

Obligar a alguien o algo a salir de un lugar o dejar de participar.

En inglés sencillo: To force someone or something to leave a place or stop taking part.

• The riders rode off the intruders.
• Mounted guards rode them off the land.
• They rode the cattle off the field before planting began.

Cómo se usa: ride someone off something (The guards rode the intruders off the estate.)

Sinónimos: drive away, expel

Expresiones frecuentes: ride someone off, ride off intruders

descartar, dar por perdido

Forma equivocada de write off: considerar inútil a alguien o algo, o creer que no tendrá éxito.

En inglés sencillo: A mistaken way of saying that you dismiss someone or something as useless or unlikely to succeed.

• Don’t ride him off just yet.
• They rode off our team before the season even started.
• She rode the plan off as hopeless.

Sinónimos: write off, dismiss

Expresiones frecuentes: ride someone off, ride off a team