Sentence examples of "set off" in English

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He set off to Paris. Él partió a París.
She's about to set off. Ella está a punto de partir.
You had better set off at once. Deberías partir en seguida.
You should set off as soon as possible. Deberías partir tan pronto como sea posible.
He set off in the wrong direction and got lost in the woods. Él partió en la dirección incorrecta y se perdió en el bosque.
The lowest-tuned pipe on the organ set off barometers all over the state. El tubo con la nota mas baja del órgano partió barómetros por todo el estado.
I'm setting off tonight. Parto esta noche.
You'd better set off at once. Sería mejor que te pusieras de camino de inmediato.
The aeroplane set off early in the morning. El avión despegó temprano.
Tom set the alarm clock to go off 6:00 a.m. Tom fijó la alarma del reloj despertador a las 6:00 a.m.
I wish you fall off a cliff. Ojalá te caigas a un precipicio.
His words set everybody roaring with laughter. Sus palabras hicieron que todo el mundo se partiese de risa.
Do not forget to turn the light off before you go to bed. Que no se te olvide apagar la luz antes de irte a acostar.
I'll never set foot in this house again. Nunca más voy a volver a poner un pie en esta casa.
He forgot to turn off the light. Él se olvidó de apagar la luz.
He set out at four in the morning. Él se fue a las 4 de la mañana.
Police immediately sealed off the streets around the hotel as they searched for the bomb. La policía acordonó las calles cercanas al hotel de forma inmediata mientras buscaban la bomba.
The music set my imagination working. La música puso a trabajar mi imaginación.
The coach called off the game because many of the players were down with the flu. El entrenador suspendió el partido porque muchos de los jugadores estaban de baja con la gripe.
The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human. El propósito de los propagandistas es hacer que un conjunto de gente olvide que otro cierto conjunto de gente son humanos.
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