stänga av — meaning in English

English meaning

• mute adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
• off adv Away from a place, position, or reference point.

Senses

stänga av is used for these senses in English:

• mute (transitive) To silence, to make quiet.
• mute (transitive) To turn off the sound of.
• switch off (transitive) To stop or disable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
• turn off (transitive) To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
• turn off (transitive) To rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas.
• turn out (transitive, idiomatic) To extinguish a light or other device.

mute — full definition

1. adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
2. verb To silence or turn off the sound of something.
3. noun A device used to soften or dampen the sound of a musical instrument.

off — full definition

1. adv Away from a place, position, or reference point.
2. adj Not switched on or not working; turned off.
3. adj Canceled or no longer happening.
4. adj Of food or drink: spoiled or gone bad.
5. prep Away from, detached from, or no longer touching something.

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