shut off

shut off
transitive verb
1) (stop) unterbrechen [Strom, Fluss]; abstellen [Motor, Maschine, Gerät]
2) (isolate) absperren

shut somebody off from somebody/something — jemanden von jemandem/etwas abschneiden

shut oneself off from somebody/something — sich gegen jemanden/etwas abkapseln

* * *
1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) abstellen
2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) abschließen
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shut off
vt
1. (isolate)
to \shut off off ⇆ sb/sth [from sth] jdn/etw [von etw dat] isolieren; (protect) jdn/etw [von etw dat] abschirmen
to \shut off oneself off [from one's friends] sich akk [von seinen Freunden] zurückziehen
to \shut off off ⇆ sth etw abstellen [o ausmachen]
to \shut off off a computer/system einen Computer/ein System herunterfahren
3. (stop sending)
to \shut off off ⇆ sth etw einstellen
to \shut off off humanitarian aid humanitäre Hilfe unterbinden
to \shut off off funds Geldmittel sperren
to \shut off off signals Signale verhindern
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1. vt sep
1) gas, water, electricity abstellen; light, engine ab- or ausschalten; street (ab)sperren

the kettle shuts itself off — der Wasserkessel schaltet von selbst ab

2) (= isolate) (ab)trennen

I feel very shut off on this island — ich fühle mich auf dieser Insel sehr abgeschlossen

I feel shut off from my friends/civilization — ich komme mir von meinen Freunden/der Zivilisation abgeschnitten vor

to shut oneself off (from sth) — sich abkapseln (von etw)

2. vi
abschalten

the heater shuts off automatically — das Heizgerät schaltet (sich) automatisch ab

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shut off
A v/t
1. Wasser, Gas etc, auch den Motor, eine Maschine abstellen:
shut off the supply den Hahn zudrehen umg
2. abschließen (from von)
B v/i TECH abschalten
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transitive verb
1) (stop) unterbrechen [Strom, Fluss]; abstellen [Motor, Maschine, Gerät]
2) (isolate) absperren

shut somebody off from somebody/something — jemanden von jemandem/etwas abschneiden

shut oneself off from somebody/something — sich gegen jemanden/etwas abkapseln

* * *
v.
abschalten v.
absperren (Licht, Wasser) v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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