put off

rimandare, posticipare

Decidere di fare qualcosa più tardi, spesso perché non si ha voglia di farlo adesso.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: put off doing something (I keep putting off cleaning the kitchen.); put something off until something (We put the meeting off until Monday.)

Sinonimi: postpone, delay

Espressioni comuni: put off something, put off homework, put off repairs

scoraggiare, dissuadere

Far perdere a qualcuno la voglia di fare qualcosa o fargli provare avversione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: put someone off something (The smell put me off my lunch.); put someone off doing something (The cost put her off buying a car.)

Sinonimi: discourage, deter, repel

Contrari: encourage, attract

Espressioni comuni: put someone off, put off customers

distrarre, deconcentrare

Rendere difficile a qualcuno concentrarsi su ciò che sta facendo.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: put someone off (Your tapping is putting me off.)

Sinonimi: distract, disturb

Espressioni comuni: put someone off, put me off

emettere, sprigionare

Diffondere nell’ambiente odore, fumo, calore o luce.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: give off, emit

Espressioni comuni: put off heat, put off smoke, put off fumes

disgustato, infastidito

Che prova disgusto o fastidio per qualcosa di spiacevole.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: be put off by something (I was put off by his rude questions.)

Sinonimi: disgusted, repelled, offended

Espressioni comuni: feel put off, quite put off

intimidito, scoraggiato

Che considera qualcosa troppo difficile o spaventoso per provare a farlo.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: be put off by something (She was put off by the amount of work.)

Sinonimi: daunted, discouraged, intimidated

Contrari: confident

Espressioni comuni: feel put off, easily put off