switch off

apagar

Hacer que una luz o máquina deje de funcionar usando su control de encendido.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: switch something off (Please switch the radio off before bed.)

Sinónimos: turn off

Antónimos: switch on

Expresiones frecuentes: switch off lights, switch off something

desconectar, dejar de prestar atención

Dejar de prestar atención por aburrimiento o falta de interés.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: tune out, stop listening

Expresiones frecuentes: switch off mentally, switch off completely

turnarse, alternar

Turnarse o cambiar repetidamente entre dos actividades o cosas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se 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.)

Sinónimos: alternate, take turns

Expresiones frecuentes: switch off regularly, switch off driving