switch off

swɪʧ ɔf

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Definition of switch off - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

technology

tr.

turn off a device or light using a switch

tr.

She reached over to switch off the lamp..

deactivate

shut off

disengage

intr.

lose interest and stop paying attention

intr.

He tends to switch off during long meetings.

disconnect

disengage

tune out

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Expressions with switch

switch on

activate a device or system using a switch

She switched on the lights as she entered the room..

switch over

move from one task to another

I need to switch over to the next project.

switch teams

change from one sports team to another

He decided to switch teams after the season ended.

at the touch of a switch

adv.

immediately when a switch is activated

The lights turn on at the touch of a switch.

switch on the charm

start acting in a very charming way to impress

He decided to switch on the charm during the interview.

asleep at the switch

adj.

not attentive or alert to a duty

The guard was asleep at the switch during the robbery.

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flip

technology

switch a device on or off quickly

flick off

switch off

turn off by a quick small movement

magnetic switch

technology

electrical switch turned on or off by a nearby magnetic field

switch lever

equipment

handle moved by hand to turn a switch on or off

flicked

adj.

electricity

having been turned on or off with a switch

big red switch

device control

prominent switch for turning on or off a device

strangle the parrot

aviation

switch off the transponder in aviation

Examples of switch off in a sentence

He asked her to switch off the fan.
She would switch off whenever the lecture became too technical.
During the presentation, he began to switch off and doodle.

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French:éteindre, décrocher, ...
German:ausschalten, ...
Italian:spegnere, disconnettersi, ...
Spanish:desconectar, desconectarse, ...
Portuguese:desligar, desligar-se, ...
Chinese:关掉, 走神, ...
Japanese:スイッチを切る, 注意を失う, ...
Arabic:أَطْفَأَ, شَرَدَ ذِهْنُه, ...
Hebrew:לְכַבּוֹת, לְהִתְנַתֵּק, ...
Russian:выключить, отключиться, ...
Ukrainian:вимкнути, відключатися, ...
Hindi:बंद करना, ध्यान खो देना, ...
Bengali:বন্ধ করা, মনোযোগ হারানো, ...
Catalan:apagar, desinteressar-se, ...
Czech:vypnout, odpojit se, ...
Danish:slukke, ...
Dutch:uitschakelen, afhaken, ...
Greek:σβήνω, αποσυνδέομαι, ...
Hungarian:kikapcsolni, elkalandozni, ...
Khmer:បិទ, លែងយកចិត្តទុកដាក់, ...
Korean:끄다, 주의를 기울이지 않다, ...
Persian:خاموش کردن, بی‌توجه شد, ...
Polish:wyłączyć, wyłączyć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):desligar, desligar-se, ...
Romanian:a opri, a se deconecta, ...
Swedish:stänga av, ...
Thai:ปิด, เลิกสนใจ, ...
Turkish:kapatmak, ilgisini kaybetmek, ...
Vietnamese:tắt, mất tập trung, ...

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Phrasal verb

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