switch off

spegnere

Fermare una luce o una macchina usando il comando di alimentazione.

In inglese semplice: To stop a light or machine working by using its power control.

• Please switch off the light.
• She switched the oven off after cooking.
• Have you switched off your phone?

Come si usa: switch something off (Please switch the radio off before bed.)

Sinonimi: turn off

Contrari: switch on

Espressioni comuni: switch off lights, switch off something

smettere di ascoltare, distrarsi

Smettere di prestare attenzione perché ci si annoia o non si è interessati.

In inglese semplice: To stop paying attention because you are bored or uninterested.

• I switch off during long speeches.
• Half the class switched off after ten minutes.
• When he started discussing figures, she switched off.

Sinonimi: tune out, stop listening

Espressioni comuni: switch off mentally, switch off completely

darsi il cambio, alternarsi

Darsi il cambio o passare ripetutamente da un’attività o cosa all’altra.

In inglese semplice: To take turns or move repeatedly between two activities or things.

• We switch off doing the dishes.
• The two nurses switched off watching the patient.
• They switch off between answering calls and greeting visitors.

Come si usa: switch off between A and B (We switch off between cooking and washing up.); switch off doing something (They switch off driving during long journeys.)

Sinonimi: alternate, take turns

Espressioni comuni: switch off regularly, switch off driving