Translation examples
verb
Jonathon, left to his own devices, asked and obtained permission to go off and work on his ship.
Jonathon, librado a sí mismo, pidió y obtuvo permiso para seguir trabajando con su barco.
But even though the team had functioned well, Scorpio had chosen to go off on his own after the first eighteen hours.
Pero a pesar de que el equipo funcionaba bien, Escorpio decidió seguir por su cuenta tras las primeras dieciocho horas.
verb
I want to go off to the country.
Quiero salir al campo.
He’s lucky to go off with his life.”
Es muy afortunado de salir con vida.
I suddenly had to go off to Klerksdorp.
Tuve que salir de improviso para Klerksdorp.
Sure? you’re due to go off shift.
—¿De veras? Debías salir del turno.
verb
Same bomb waiting to go off.
La misma bomba esperando estallar.
“It’s set to go off in twenty-four hours.
Estallará dentro de veinticuatro horas.
They’re scared to go off by theirselves.
Les asusta marcharse.
“Why?” “He wants to go off on a trip.”
—¿Por qué? —Quisiera marcharse de viaje.
They ought to go off somewhere and die.
Tendrían que marcharse a cualquier parte y morir.
What would it be to go off, free and alone, to work!
¡Marcharse libre y sola para trabajar!
To go off by herself would be certain death.
Marcharse sola equivalía a una muerte segura.
It decided not to go off again.
Decidió no dispararse otra vez.
Sooner or later one was bound to go off.
Tarde o temprano podía dispararse.
If there’s a gun on the wall, it’s got to go off.
Si hay una escopeta en la pared, tendrá que dispararse.
Fireworks began to go off. Dancers assembled.
Los fuegos de artificio empezaron a dispararse. Se reunieron los que querían bailar.
verb
Underneath he was a bomb waiting to go off.
Por debajo había una bomba esperando explotar.
“That stuff’s not going to go off bang or anything, is it?” “I’m not sure.
—Todo eso no irá a explotar o algo así, ¿no? —No estoy seguro.
She always reminds me of a bomb about to go off.
Siempre me hace pensar en una bomba a punto de explotar.
So far as I was concerned that bomb was likely to go off right now.
Por lo que se refería a mí, era posible que esa bomba explotara ya mismo.
verb
For making plans to go off to Turkey in a van.
Por hacer planes de irse a Turquía en furgoneta.
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