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go off  Verbo

   1. marcharse, irse; Sinónimos: depart, drive away, drive off, get along, go away, leave; Move away from a place into another direction. ; Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.

   2. detonar, explotar, reventar, dispararse; Sinónimos: explode, go bang, blow up, burst, detonate, go pop, go wall; Be discharged or activated.
     The rifle went off when it fell, El rifle se disparó al caer.
      The explosive devices went off.

   3. apagarse, extinguirse; Sinónimos: blow out, fade away, die down, die off, die out, dim, disappear, go out; Become extinguished. ; Stop running, functioning, or operating.
      The lamp went off suddenly, La lámpara se apagó de pronto.
      The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark.
      Our power went off during the hurricane.

   4. echarse a perder, descomponerse, malearse, pasarse; Sinónimos: get spoiled, go bad, rot, become corrupted, decay, become rotten, corrupt, decompose, deteriorate, get ruined, go to seed, spoil
   5. resultar, venir a ser; Sinónimos: turn out to be, come to be, prove to be; Follow a certain course.; Happen in a particular manner.
      The inauguration went well.
      How did your interview go?
      How did your talk go over?

   6. dejar de; Sinónimos: finish, stop, be over, be through, cease, cease to, cut, cut out, give over
   7. ponerse rancio, ranciarse; Sinónimos: get rancid, get stale, become stale, stale
   8. agriarse, acedarse, avinagrarse; Sinónimos: turn sour, become sour, become bitter, sour, turn to vinegar