head off

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
head off vi phrasal	(set out, go)	salir⇒ vi
	We need to head off at 8 o'clock in order to arrive at the party on time.
	Tenemos que salir a las 8 en punto si queremos llegar a tiempo a la fiesta.
		irse v prnl
	Tenemos que irnos a las 8 en punto si queremos llegar a tiempo a la fiesta.
head [sth] off, head off [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(redirect by blocking path)	desviar⇒ vtr
	He tried to head off the charging bull by closing the gate.
	Cerró el portal para tratar de desviar al toro que venía a la carga.
head [sth] off, head off [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative (avert, prevent)	prevenir⇒ vtr
		evitar⇒ vtr
	With torrential rain forecast, emergency measures have been put in place to try to head off a disaster.
	Con un pronóstico de lluvias torrenciales, se han adoptado medidas de emergencia para tratar de prevenir un desastre.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
bite [sb]'s head off v expr	(speak angrily) (figurado)	saltarle al cuello a, saltarle a la yugular a loc verb
		contestarle mal a loc verb
		hablarle mal a loc verb
bite [sb]'s head off, bite the head off [sb] v expr	figurative, informal (respond angrily, impatiently) (figurado)	echarle la bronca a loc verb
laugh your head off v expr	figurative, informal (laugh heartily) (coloquial)	morirse de risa, partirse de risa loc verb
		desternillarse de risa loc verb
off the top of your head expr	figurative, informal (spontaneously, improvising) (coloquial)	a bote pronto loc adv
		sin pararse mucho a pensar loc adv
	Off the top of my head, I can't remember the name of that actor.
	A bote pronto, no recuerdo el nombre de ese actor.
scream your head off v expr	figurative, informal (yell, shriek loudly)	gritar a voz en cuello loc verb
		poner el grito en el cielo loc verb
		gritar a grito pelado loc verb
		gritar a todo pulmón loc verb
shout your head off v expr	figurative, informal (rant, shout at length) (coloquial)	gritar a grito pelado loc verb
	(AR, coloquial)	gritar como un desaforado loc verb
	He was shouting his head off but nobody heard him over the noise of the crowd. OK, I heard you - you don't have to shout your head off!
	Estaba gritando a grito pelado, pero nadie lo escuchaba en medio del ruido de la multitud. Está bien, te escuché, no tienes que gritar a grito pelado.

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