Phrasal verbs with "Off"

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El significado general de "off" tras un verbo es "separar" algo. Podemos ver este significado general en verbos como:

• Tear off: rasgar
• Rip off: cortar, rasgar.  I ripped off the paper/I ripped the paper off
• Take off: quitar. Why don't you take off your shoes/ Why don't you take your shoes off?
• Kick off: lanzar (con una patada). I kicked off my shoes when I got home/ I kicked my shoes off...
• Throw off: lanzar (con la mano).  He threw his hat off
• Walk off: irse.
• Run off: irse corriendo.
• Drive off: irse en coche.

Sin embargo, en algunos casos, la preposición "off" no tiene el significado general y no no implica separación:

• Pay off: sobornar. He paid the policemen off/ He paid off the police
• Go off:  saltar (una alarma, notificación, etc.), explotar. My phone went off
• Put off: aplazar. They put off the wedding because they had no money.
• Call off:  cancelar. The singer called off his concert because he had no voice.
• show off: alardear. He's showing off (his car) /He's showing (his car) off