shift off

ʃɪft ɔːf
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Translation of shift off from English into German

Phrasal verb

tr.
1.

movement

DatedUK
move something away from a position
DatedUK
  • He shifted off the books from the table.Er räumte die Bücher vom Tisch.
2.

actions

Dated
remove or get rid of something
Dated
  • He shifted off his old habits.Er hat seine alten Gewohnheiten abgelegt.
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Synonyms and analogies of shift off in English

Examples of shift off in a sentence

  • They shifted off the blame onto someone else.
  • She shifted off her responsibilities.

Translations of "shift off" in Context ordered by category and frequency

abzuwälzen

The manager attempted to shift off the mistakes onto the new employee.

Der Manager versuchte, die Fehler auf den neuen Mitarbeiter abzuwälzen.

In negotiations, he tried to shift off the blame onto the broken system.

Bei Verhandlungen versuchte er, die Schuld auf das defekte System abzuwälzen.

abzuschieben

He managed to shift off responsibility, leaving his colleagues to handle the fallout.

Es gelang ihm, die Verantwortung abzuschieben und seinen Kollegen die Aufräumarbeit zu überlassen.

When the project failed, she tried to shift off the blame to her team.

Als das Projekt scheiterte, versuchte sie, die Schuld auf ihr Team abzuschieben.

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Other translations for shift off:

  • entfernenv.
  • loswerdenv.
  • ablegenv.
  • räumenv.
  • wegschiebenv.

shift off: Examples and translations in context

He always finds a way to shift off the consequences of his actions.

Er findet immer einen Weg, die Folgen seiner Handlungen auf andere abzuwälzen.

She tends to shift off responsibility whenever challenges arise in the project.

Sie neigt dazu, die Verantwortung abzuwälzen, sobald im Projekt Herausforderungen auftreten.

They decided to shift off the accountability to the interns during the meeting.

Sie beschlossen, während des Meetings die Verantwortung auf die Praktikanten abzuwälzen.

Instead of owning up, he decided to shift off his errors to his assistant.

Anstatt zu seinen Fehlern zu stehen, beschloss er, sie auf seine Assistentin abzuwälzen.

When confronted, she chose to shift off the fault instead of apologizing.

Als sie konfrontiert wurde, entschied sie sich dafür, die Schuld abzuwälzen, anstatt sich zu entschuldigen.

The politician quickly tried to shift off the criticism to his opponents.

Der Politiker versuchte schnell, die Kritik auf seine Gegner abzuschieben.

Instead of addressing the issue, he attempted to shift off the blame entirely.

Anstatt das Problem anzugehen, versuchte er, die Schuld vollständig abzuschieben.

To avoid consequences, he always looks for opportunities to shift off accountability.

Um Konsequenzen zu vermeiden, sucht er immer nach Möglichkeiten, die Verantwortung abzuschieben.

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