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Meanings of
give off
in English
Portuguese
emitir
Catalan
emetre
Spanish
emitir
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Give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
emit
give out
absorb
Portuguese
emitir
Usage of
give off
in English
1
The bananas
give
off
ethylene, a clear, odorless gas that promotes ripening.
2
Trees also
give
off
their excess moisture through the leaves and bark.
3
When working hard, living things
give
off
more heat; when resting, less.
4
Does it
give
off
the kind of peace you wish to attain?
5
When they are hunting, they
give
off
the scent of female moths.
6
The Port of Authority say that they
give
off
fumes and smell.
7
And they
give
off
this energy at a different rate than denser materials.
8
Take biophotons, for example, the light that living things
give
off
.
9
That is light; gas and oil merely
give
off
illuminated stench.
10
But water ice should
give
off
some gas from direct sublimation.
11
Even snow and ice
give
off
water vapor, though in very small quantities.
12
Even those most passionate on the subject
give
off
a faint what's-the-use vibe.
13
These herbs
give
off
a powerful scent that will help him to breathe.'
14
Nay, in overcrowded rooms, they actually absorb carbonic acid and
give
off
oxygen.
15
Through photosynthesis the plants
give
off
fresh oxygen for the room.
16
Even single-celled animals like bacteria and fungi breathe oxygen and
give
off
heat.
Other examples for "give off"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
give
off
give
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
give off
Portuguese
emitir
emita-se
Catalan
emetre
Spanish
emitir
despedir
Give off
through the time
Give off
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common