run off

huir, salir corriendo

Irse rápidamente, a menudo por miedo o para escapar.

En inglés sencillo: To leave quickly, often because you are afraid or want to escape.

• The dog ran off.
• The children ran off when they saw us.
• Why did he run off so suddenly?

Cómo se usa: run off with someone/something (The thief ran off with my bag.)

Sinónimos: run away, flee

Expresiones frecuentes: run off suddenly, run off home

escurrir

Fluir un líquido fuera de una superficie o por su borde.

En inglés sencillo: If liquid does this, it flows away from a surface or over its edge.

• Water runs off the roof.
• The rain ran off the steep path.
• Where does the melted snow run off?

Cómo se usa: run off + surface (Rainwater runs off the roof into a tank.)

Sinónimos: flow away, drain away

Expresiones frecuentes: run off something, run off the roof

imprimir, sacar copias

Imprimir o copiar algo, normalmente con rapidez o en varios ejemplares.

En inglés sencillo: To print or copy something, usually quickly or in several copies.

• Please run off ten copies.
• I ran the handouts off yesterday.
• Can you run off the agenda for everyone?

Cómo se usa: run something off (Could you run these forms off before lunch?)

Sinónimos: print, copy, print out

Expresiones frecuentes: run off copies, run off something

ahuyentar, echar

Hacer que una persona o un animal se vaya, a menudo amenazándolo o persiguiéndolo.

En inglés sencillo: To make a person or animal leave, often by threatening or chasing them.

• The dog ran off the birds.
• They ran the strangers off their property.
• Who ran off the people outside the shop?

Cómo se usa: run someone off (The farmer ran the trespassers off his land.)

Sinónimos: chase away, drive away, scare off

Expresiones frecuentes: run off someone, run off intruders

escribir rápidamente

Escribir algo con rapidez y poco esfuerzo.

En inglés sencillo: To write something quickly and with little effort.

• He can run off a poem easily.
• She ran off a quick note before leaving.
• Could you run off a short article tonight?

Cómo se usa: run something off (She ran a short speech off in ten minutes.)

Sinónimos: dash off

Expresiones frecuentes: run off something, run off a poem

drenar, vaciar

Dejar que un líquido salga de un recipiente o se aleje de un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To let liquid flow out of a container or away from a place.

• Run off the water slowly.
• The workers ran off the molten metal.
• Open this valve to run off the liquid.

Cómo se usa: run something off (The workers ran the remaining liquid off into a tank.)

Sinónimos: drain, draw off

Expresiones frecuentes: run off liquid, run off molten metal