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off·shore
(ôf′shôr′, ŏf′-)adj.
1. Moving or directed away from the shore: an offshore wind.
2.
a. Located at a distance from the shore: an offshore mooring; offshore oil-drilling platforms.
b. Located or based in a foreign country and not subject to tax laws: offshore bank accounts; offshore investments.
adv.
1. Away from the shore: The storm moved offshore.
2. At a distance from the shore: a boat moored offshore.
n.
The comparatively flat region of submerged land extending seaward from beyond the region where breakers form to the edge of the continental shelf.
tr.v. off·shored, off·shor·ing, off·shores
To outsource (production or services) to another country.
offshore
(ˌɒfˈʃɔː)adj, adv
1. from, away from, or at some distance from the shore
2. NZ overseas; abroad
adj
3. sited or conducted at sea as opposed to on land: offshore industries.
4. (Economics) based or operating abroad in places where the tax system is more advantageous than that of the home country: offshore banking; offshore fund.
off•shore
(ˈɔfˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɒf-)adv.
1. off or away from the shore.
2. at a distance from the shore, on or in a body of water.
3. in a foreign country.
adj. 4. moving or tending away from the shore toward or into a body of water: an offshore wind.
5. located or operating on or in a body of water, at some distance from the shore.
6. registered, located, conducted, or operated in a foreign country.
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Adj. | 1. | offshore - (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" |
2. | offshore - at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island" marine - relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea | |
Adv. | 1. | offshore - away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore" onshore - on or toward the land; "they were living onshore" |
Translations
آتِيَه من الشّاطِئبَعيدا عن الشّاطِئ
fralands-
parti1
aflands-, grunnsævis-aflandsvindur
offshore
v pobrežných vodách
kıyıdan denize doğrukıyıdan uzak
offshore
[ˌɒfˈʃɔːʳ]A. ADJ
1. (= near the shore) [island] → cercano a la costa, del litoral; [waters] → de la costa, del litoral
offshore fishing → pesca f de bajura
offshore fishing → pesca f de bajura
2. (= out at sea) [rig, platform, drilling] → off-shore adj inv, costa afuera; [well] → submarino
offshore oil → petróleo m de costa afuera
offshore oilfield → campo m petrolífero submarino
offshore oil → petróleo m de costa afuera
offshore oilfield → campo m petrolífero submarino
4. (Fin) [account, fund] → en un paraíso fiscal/en paraísos fiscales, offshore inv (Tech)
he has an offshore account → tiene una cuenta en un paraíso fiscal, tiene una cuenta offshore (Tech)
people with offshore accounts → la gente con cuentas en paraísos fiscales, la gente con cuentas offshore (Tech)
offshore banking → operaciones fpl bancarias en paraísos fiscales
offshore investments → inversiones fpl en paraísos fiscales
he has an offshore account → tiene una cuenta en un paraíso fiscal, tiene una cuenta offshore (Tech)
people with offshore accounts → la gente con cuentas en paraísos fiscales, la gente con cuentas offshore (Tech)
offshore banking → operaciones fpl bancarias en paraísos fiscales
offshore investments → inversiones fpl en paraísos fiscales
B. ADV
1. (= near the coast) [lie, anchor, fish] → cerca de la costa
they were just offshore → estaban en las inmediaciones de la costa
they were just offshore → estaban en las inmediaciones de la costa
2. (= out at sea) [drill] → off-shore, costa afuera
3. (= away from the shore) the current carried him offshore → la corriente lo alejaba de la costa or hacia el interior del mar
they were rescued 20 miles offshore → los rescataron a 20 millas de la costa
they were rescued 20 miles offshore → los rescataron a 20 millas de la costa
offshore
:offshore banking
n (Fin) → Offshorebankgeschäfte pl
offshore company
n (Fin) → Offshorefirma f
offshore fishery
n → Küstenfischerei f
offshore well
n → Offshorebohrloch nt
offshore worker
n → Offshorearbeiter(in) m(f)
off
(of) adverb1. away (from a place, time etc). He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat.
2. not working; not giving power etc. The water's off; Switch off the light.
3. not at work. He's taking tomorrow off; He's off today.
4. completely. Finish off your work.
5. not as good as usual, or as it should be. His work has gone off recently
6. (of food) rotten. This milk has gone off – we can't drink it; (also adjective) That meat is certainly off.
7. out of a vehicle, train etc. The bus stopped and we got off.
8. cancelled. The marriage is off.
preposition1. away from; down from. It fell off the table; a mile off the coast; He cut about five centimetres off my hair.
2. not wanting or allowed to have (food etc). The child is off his food.
3. out of (a vehicle, train etc). We got off the bus.
ˌoff-ˈchance noun a slight chance. We waited, on the off-chance (that) he might come.
ˌoff-ˈcolour , (American) ˌoff-ˈcolor adjective not very well. She's a bit off-colour this morning.
ˌoffˈhand adjective acting or speaking so casually that one is being rude. offhand behaviour.
adverb without thinking about something first. I can't tell you the answer offhand.
ˌoffˈhandedly adverbˌoffˈhandedness noun
ˌoffˈshore adjective
1. in or on the sea, not far from the coast. offshore oil-wells.
2. (of winds) blowing away from the coast, out to sea.
ˌoffˈside adverb (in football, hockey etc) in a position (not allowed by the rules) between the ball and the opponents' goal. The referee disallowed the goal because one of the players was offside.
adjective (of a vehicle etc) on the side nearest to the centre of the road. the front offside wheel.
ˌoff-ˈwhite adjective not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc. an off-white dress.
badly, well off poor, rich. The family was quite well off.
be off with you! go away!.
in the offing about to happen. He has a new job in the offing.
off and on / on and off sometimes; occasionally. I see him off and on at the club.
the off season the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; adjective (etc)off-season rates.