go off

losgehen, ertönen

Bei einem Alarm oder einer Glocke: anfangen, einen Warnton von sich zu geben.

In einfachem Englisch: If an alarm or bell does this, it starts making a warning sound.

• My alarm goes off at seven.
• The smoke alarm went off during dinner.
• Why does that bell keep going off?

Synonyme: sound, ring

Häufige Wendungen: go off early, go off repeatedly, go off loudly

explodieren, hochgehen

Bei einer Bombe oder einem ähnlichen Gegenstand: explodieren.

In einfachem Englisch: If a bomb or similar object does this, it explodes.

• The bomb could go off.
• Fireworks went off above the river.
• The device went off before anyone could leave the building.

Synonyme: explode, detonate

Häufige Wendungen: go off suddenly, go off nearby, go off accidentally

ausgehen, ausfallen

Bei Licht, Maschinen oder Stromversorgung: aufhören zu funktionieren.

In einfachem Englisch: If a light, machine, or power supply does this, it stops working.

• The lights went off.
• Our heating went off during the night.
• The power keeps going off whenever there is a storm.

Synonyme: switch off, shut off, stop

Gegenteile: come on

Häufige Wendungen: go off suddenly, go off overnight, go off briefly

weggehen, aufbrechen

Einen Ort verlassen, häufig um anderswo etwas zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: To leave a place, often to do something elsewhere.

• He went off without me.
• They have gone off to the park.
• Shall we go off and find somewhere to eat?

So benutzt man es: go off to somewhere (They went off to the beach.); go off to do something (She went off to buy bread.)

Synonyme: leave, depart, set off

Gegenteile: arrive

Häufige Wendungen: go off alone, go off together, go off shopping

losgehen, sich entladen

Bei einer Schusswaffe: eine Kugel abfeuern, häufig versehentlich.

In einfachem Englisch: If a gun does this, it fires a bullet, often by accident.

• His gun went off.
• The pistol went off while he was cleaning it.
• Could this rifle go off if someone dropped it?

Synonyme: fire, discharge

Häufige Wendungen: go off accidentally, go off unexpectedly, go off suddenly

ausrasten, explodieren

Plötzlich sehr wütend oder aufgeregt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To suddenly become very angry or excited.

• He went off when he heard the news.
• She went off on me for being late.
• The fans went off when their team scored again.

So benutzt man es: go off on someone (He went off on his brother for losing the keys.)

Synonyme: lose it, blow up, lose your temper

Gegenteile: calm down

Häufige Wendungen: go off suddenly, go off again, go off shouting