send off

abschicken, losschicken

Einen Brief, ein Paket, ein Dokument oder eine Person an einen anderen Ort schicken.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a letter, package, document, or person leave for another place.

• I sent off the letter yesterday.
• Have you sent your application off yet?
• We sent the children off to camp this morning.

So benutzt man es: send something off to someone (I sent the documents off to my lawyer.); send someone off to somewhere (They sent the children off to school.)

Synonyme: send, dispatch, mail

Häufige Wendungen: send off something, send off applications, send someone off

vom Platz stellen

Einen Spieler wegen eines Regelverstoßes aus dem Spiel ausschließen, meist mit einer roten Karte.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a player leave a game for breaking the rules, usually by showing a red card.

• The referee sent him off.
• Two players were sent off before half-time.
• Should the referee send her off for that foul?

So benutzt man es: send someone off for something (The referee sent him off for a dangerous tackle.)

Synonyme: dismiss, eject

Häufige Wendungen: send someone off, send off players

verabschieden

Den Abschied einer Person feiern und ihr beim Weggehen alles Gute wünschen.

In einfachem Englisch: To celebrate someone’s departure and wish them well as they leave.

• We sent him off with cheers.
• Her colleagues sent her off with a lovely lunch.
• Let’s send them off in style before their trip.

So benutzt man es: send someone off with something (We sent her off with a party.)

Synonyme: give a farewell, see off

Häufige Wendungen: send someone off, send off someone

abgeben, ausströmen

Wärme, Licht, Rauch oder Geruch erzeugen und nach außen abgeben.

In einfachem Englisch: To produce something such as heat, light, smoke, or a smell that spreads outward.

• The stove sends off heat.
• The flowers sent off a sweet scent.
• The burning logs were sending off thick smoke.

So benutzt man es: send off something (The fire sent off sparks into the darkness.)

Synonyme: give off, emit

Häufige Wendungen: send off heat, send off smoke, send off sparks

verhöhnen, verspotten

Beim Cricket einen Schlagmann nach seinem Ausscheiden mit Worten oder Gesten verspotten.

In einfachem Englisch: To mock a cricket batter with words or gestures after getting them out.

• The bowler sent him off with a wave.
• He was fined for sending off the dismissed batter.
• Players should not send opponents off with insulting gestures.

So benutzt man es: send someone off with a gesture (The bowler sent the batter off with a rude gesture.)

Synonyme: taunt, mock

Häufige Wendungen: send someone off, send off batsmen

Abschiedsfeier

Eine Feier für jemanden, der weggeht.

In einfachem Englisch: A party or friendly celebration for someone who is leaving.

• We gave her a lovely send-off.
• His colleagues planned a send-off before his retirement.
• Are you coming to Sam’s send-off on Friday?

So benutzt man es: a send-off for someone (We organized a send-off for our manager.)

Synonyme: farewell party, leaving party

Häufige Wendungen: a big send off, a farewell send off, a retirement send off

Trauerfeier, Beerdigung

Eine Zeremonie, bei der man an einen Verstorbenen erinnert und Abschied nimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: A ceremony held to remember and say goodbye to someone who has died.

• He had a beautiful send-off.
• The whole village attended her final send-off.
• They wanted a simple send-off with music and flowers.

So benutzt man es: a send-off for someone (They arranged a quiet send-off for their grandfather.)

Synonyme: funeral, memorial service

Häufige Wendungen: a fitting send off, a final send off