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

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Why did you decide to buy this house? ¿Por qué decidiste comprar esta casa?
You had better call off your plan. Mejor le hubieras dado un alto a tu plan.
I have to buy a new carpet for this room. Tengo que comprar una alfombra nueva para esta habitación.
The plane took off just now. El avión acaba de despegar.
I have lost my watch, so now I have to buy another one. He perdido mi reloj, así que ahora tendré que comprarme otro.
The company laid off five people. La compañía despidió a cinco personas.
Tom didn't buy what I asked him to. Tom no compró lo que le pedí.
I forgot to turn off the television before bed. Me olvidé de apagar la televisión antes de irme a la cama.
I'll buy you a beer. Te compraré una cerveza.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La policía acordonó la escena del crimen.
I am saving money in order to buy a new personal computer. Estoy ahorrando dinero para comprar un notebook nuevo.
A tall man went off from there in a hurry. Un hombre alto se marchó de allí con prisa.
If I had money, I'd buy this computer. Si yo tuviera dinero, compraría esta computadora.
What are you doing on your night off? ¿Qué vas a hacer en tu noche libre?
"Did she buy a watch?" "Yes, she did." "¿Ella compró un reloj?" "Sí, así es."
Tom is taking a few days off. Tom se está tomando un par de días libres.
"Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning it's sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! what's the world coming to!" "Cariño, ven rápido. ¡Hay una página web llamada Tatoeba que está vendiendo su colección de oraciones a un céntimo cada una! ¡Incluso tienen una oferta especial del tipo de compre cien oraciones y reciba una gratis!" "¡Oh, genial! ¡¿Ahora la gente colecciona las oraciones como pasatiempo?! ¡Adónde estamos llegando!"
That guy is off his rocker! ¡El tío está como una cabra!
What book did you buy? ¿Qué libro compraste?
Tom nearly fell off his chair. Tom casi se cayó de su silla.
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