Usage examples of "set off" in English with translation to Spanish

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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.
You had better call off your plan. Mejor le hubieras dado un alto a tu plan.
They will set up a new company. Ellos fundarán una nueva compañía.
The plane took off just now. El avión acaba de despegar.
He set a trap to catch the animal. Él puso una trampa para atrapar al animal.
The company laid off five people. La compañía despidió a cinco personas.
He brought our TV set down to the cellar. Bajó nuestra televisión al sótano.
I forgot to turn off the television before bed. Me olvidé de apagar la televisión antes de irme a la cama.
"She would never judge her own accomplishments, but she has succeeded in achieving what she set out to do in her first year," the source said. "Ella nunca juzgaría sus propios logros, pero ha tenido éxito consiguiendo lo que se había propuesto hacer en su primer año", dice la fuente.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La policía acordonó la escena del crimen.
The prisoner was set at liberty yesterday. El prisionero fue puesto en libertad ayer.
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