walk off

marcharse, irse

Irse a pie, a veces abandonando de repente a una persona, una tarea o un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To go away on foot, sometimes leaving a person, task, or place suddenly.

• He walked off without saying goodbye.
• She walked off the stage when the audience started shouting.
• The builders walked off the job after a dispute over pay.

Cómo se usa: walk off something (The workers walked off the site in protest.)

Sinónimos: leave, walk away, depart

Antónimos: stay, return

Expresiones frecuentes: walk off the job, walk off the stage, walk off angrily

aliviar caminando, bajar la comida caminando

Caminar para aliviar las molestias de una lesión leve o digerir una comida abundante.

En inglés sencillo: To walk around to feel better after a small injury or a large meal.

• Let's walk off our lunch.
• He walked off the cramp and returned to the game.
• Can you walk off the stiffness in your legs?

Cómo se usa: walk something off (My leg hurt, but I managed to walk it off.)

Expresiones frecuentes: walk off a meal, walk off the pain, walk off a cramp

medir a pasos

Medir una distancia recorriéndola a pie, contando pasos o usando una cinta o cuerda.

En inglés sencillo: To measure a distance by walking along it, counting your steps or using a tape or rope.

• She walked off the distance.
• We walked off ten metres to mark the starting line.
• Can you walk off the length of the field?

Cómo se usa: walk something off (He walked the distance off in twenty paces.)

Sinónimos: pace out, measure out

Expresiones frecuentes: walk off a distance, walk off ten metres