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Carlos Grande
Offset
Could you give me a few examples with the word "offset" ? I do not understand exactly its meaning..
Thank you in advance :)
Apr 1, 2017 5:30 PM
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¡Hola Carlos!
Normalmente se usa "offset" como "compensar" o "contrarrestar", pero también se usa tal cual en lenguaje técnico, refiriéndose a la desviación de alguna magnitud respecto de la referencia en un circuito electrónico etc.
Un recurso que te puede ser útil cuando tengas dudas acerca de cómo usar una palabra, es la siguiente web que yo uso de vez en cuando:
http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?query=offset
Después de las definiciones (bajo ellas) puedes encontrar traducciones de diversas fuentes donde aparece la palabra que buscas.
Espero haberte ayudado.
April 1, 2017
It's a close synonym of "compensate for" but you need to make sure that you offset x against something of the same nature as x e.g. losses against gains/profits.
fraze.it is also good for examples of real sentences in context.
Rafael's second, technical meaning of the term is not widely known, including by me (till now).
April 1, 2017
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Carlos Grande
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