was put off

English translation: discouraged from eating

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English term or phrase: was put off
Selected answer:discouraged from eating
Entered by: adel almergawy

16:44 May 20, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: was put off
A worker goes on talking about some strange dishes. Suddenly, his colleague felt reluctant. He was put off the staff dinner and left immediately
adel almergawy
Egypt
Local time: 02:29
discouraged from eating
Explanation:
It means he no longer felt like eating it, presumably because of the discussion about what he might have felt was "revolting" food.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 01:29
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +7discouraged from eating
Tony M
5 -7taken off/removed from
Ali Sharifi


Discussion entries: 8





  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
was put off
discouraged from eating


Explanation:
It means he no longer felt like eating it, presumably because of the discussion about what he might have felt was "revolting" food.

Tony M
France
Local time: 01:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your helpful contribution


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
56 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil!

agree  writeaway
58 mins
  -> Thanks, W/A!

agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr
  -> Thanks, C!

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Yvonne!

agree  P Waters: Discouraged is correct
1 hr
  -> Thanks, P!

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina!

agree  Daryo
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Daryo!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -7
taken off/removed from


Explanation:
taken off/removed from

Ali Sharifi
United States
Local time: 20:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  writeaway: no, this is not what it means at all
55 mins

disagree  philgoddard: Wrong, doesn't justify a 5.
58 mins

disagree  AllegroTrans: Wrong and CL5 is OTT
1 hr

disagree  Lydia De Jorge: All of the above.
1 hr

disagree  P Waters: Not even close
1 hr

disagree  Tony M: Couldn't possibly fit in the context as given.
3 hrs

disagree  Daryo: could work ONLY if "off" wasn't part of a phrasal verb - THAT interpretation wouldn't make sense in this ST
4 hrs
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