turn#off

Definition von turn#off im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
turn off: To power down; to stop a device by switching it off
Turn off the machine and unplug it when you leave.
turn off: To repulse, disgust, or discourage
Cigarette smoking really turns me off.
turn off: To leave a road; to exit
Turn off at the next exit so we can have lunch.
turn-off: Something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages, especially sexually
I like the people, but the 60-hour weeks are a big turn-off.
turn off: If something or someone turns you off, you do not find them sexually attractive or they stop you feeling sexually excited. Aggressive men turn me off completely. see also turn-off turn on
turn off: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste make a turn; "turn off at the parking area
turn off: If you turn off the road or path you are going along, you start going along a different road or path which leads away from it. The truck turned off the main road along the gravelly track which led to the farm He turned off only to find he was trapped in a town square with no easy exit
turn off: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
turn off: (Informal) bore; something that repels (e.g. "That T.V. show turns me off, please change the channel")
turn off: make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"
turn off: When you turn off a piece of equipment or a supply of something, you stop heat, sound, or water being produced by adjusting the controls. The light's a bit too harsh. You can turn it off I have to get up and turn off the radio = switch off turn on
turn off: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
turn off: {f} shut off (an appliance, the light, etc.); turn onto a different path, stray from one's original course
turn off: If something turns you off a particular subject or activity, it makes you have no interest in it. What turns teenagers off science and technology? Teaching off a blackboard is boring, and undoubtedly turns people off. see also turn-off
turn-off: (Slang) to repulse, disgust (e.g.: "You disgust me, you really turn me off")
turn-off: Something that is a turn-off causes you to lose interest or sexual excitement
turn-off: A turn-off is a road leading away from a major road or a motorway

turn#off

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[ 't&rn ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan and turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare, from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos; partly from Old French torner, tourner to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare; akin to Lat.