turn off

ausschalten, deaktivieren

Ein Licht, eine Maschine oder eine Funktion über die Bedienelemente ausschalten.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop a light, machine, or feature from working by using its controls.

• Please turn off the light.
• I turned my phone off during dinner.
• Have you turned off email notifications?

So benutzt man es: turn something off (Please turn the television off.); turn it/them off (The lights are bright; turn them off.)

Synonyme: switch off, deactivate

Gegenteile: turn on

Häufige Wendungen: turn off lights, turn off something, turn off notifications

sich ausschalten, ausgehen

Als Maschine oder Licht aufhören zu funktionieren, weil die Stromversorgung beendet wird.

In einfachem Englisch: If a machine or light does this, it stops working because its power is stopped.

• The screen turns off after a minute.
• My laptop turned off during the film.
• Why does the light keep turning off?

Synonyme: switch off, shut down

Gegenteile: turn on

Häufige Wendungen: turn off automatically, turn off suddenly

zudrehen, abstellen

Einen Hahn oder ein Ventil schließen, damit kein Wasser oder Gas mehr fließt.

In einfachem Englisch: To close a tap or valve so that water or gas stops flowing.

• Turn off the tap, please.
• We turned the gas off before repairing the pipe.
• Has anyone turned off the water supply?

So benutzt man es: turn something off (Turn the tap off when you finish washing.)

Synonyme: shut off

Gegenteile: turn on

Häufige Wendungen: turn off water, turn off gas, turn off taps

abschrecken, abstoßen

Bewirken, dass jemand das Interesse verliert oder Abneigung beziehungsweise Ekel empfindet.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone lose interest or feel dislike or disgust.

• That smell really turns me off.
• His rude jokes turned several guests off.
• Does all that violence turn you off the film?

So benutzt man es: turn someone off (His constant complaining turned me off.); turn someone off something (The poor service turned us off that restaurant.)

Synonyme: put off, repel

Gegenteile: attract

Häufige Wendungen: turn off someone, turn off customers

die Herdplatte ausschalten

Das Erhitzen von Essen beenden, indem man die Herdplatte darunter ausschaltet.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop heating food by switching off the cooker beneath it.

• The beans are cooked; turn them off.
• I turned off the potatoes before they became too soft.
• Can you turn off the soup while I serve dinner?

So benutzt man es: turn off something (The rice is ready, so turn it off.)

Häufige Wendungen: turn off potatoes, turn off beans

sich abwenden

Den Körper von jemandem oder etwas wegdrehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To turn your body away from someone or something.

• He turned off from me.
• She turned off from the doorway to face the window.
• The child turned off from us and faced the corner.

So benutzt man es: turn off from someone/something (He turned off from the crowd and faced the wall.)

Synonyme: turn away

Häufige Wendungen: turn off sideways, turn off abruptly