Una de las partículas más comunes en los phrasal verbs en inglés es off. Aunque parece una palabra simple, cuando se combina con verbos cambia completamente su significado.

¿Qué significa OFF por sí solo?

Cuando off se usa de manera independiente, suele expresar

• Alejamiento o distancia

• Disminución o reducción

Ejemplos: 

• The light is off → La luz está apagada.

• He walked off → Se fue / se alejó.

• The meeting is off → La reunión está cancelada

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