offset — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

1. Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.

   Exemples

   Today's victory was an offset to yesterday's defeat.

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   There were more applicants for situations than vacancies, and nothing better or more congenial to my taste offering, I accepted a place in a Saloon. The salary was $100 per month, which was somewhat of an offset against the peculiarities of the position.

2. A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.

3. A time at which something begins; outset.

   Exemples

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   Later, Timberlake would tell Playboy that he noticed Ryan's talent from the offset, saying, 'I thought he had charisma that was just beaming, which has turned out to serve him really well as an actor.'

4. The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.

   Usage

   • attributive
   • often

   Exemples

   offset lithographs

   offset process

5. The difference between a target memory address and a base address.

   Exemples

   An array of bytes uses its index as the offset, of words a multiple thereof.

6. The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.

   Exemples

   The raw signal data was subjected to a baseline correction process to subtract the sensor's offset and drift variations.

7. The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.

   Exemples

   There is a small offset between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing.

8. A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.

9. An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.

10. A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.

    Exemples

    Plus d’exemples (1)

    […] [I]nfected tulips are weakened by the viruses that cause the very patterns and swirls that fascinated horticulturists and investors in the first place. Such bulbs tend to dwindle away instead of fattening up and producing offsets.

11. A spur from a range of hills or mountains.

12. A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.

13. A terrace on a hillside.

Verbe

1. To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.

   Usage

   • transitif

   Synonymes

   countervail

   Exemples

   I'll offset the time difference locally.

   to offset one charge against another

   Plus d’exemples (5)

   But the modest gain in comfort and operating convenience so secured has been more than offset, in my experience, by the draughtiness of the standard cab.

   In order to gain first-hand experience of the operation of the new services I made a footplate journey on the only down two-hour train in the current timetable, the 8.30 a.m. Paddington [to Birmingham], a new express put on to offset the withdrawal of the 8.40 a.m. from Euston.

   The maroon livery of D1001 is offset, not only by yellow buffer beams and "aprons", but by white-painted cab window frames.

   The company said its rising production and sales were largely offset by reductions in the impact of raw material use, for instance by replacing virgin cashmere fibres with regenerated cashmere that had previously been considered a waste material.

   For many investors using $3,000 in losses to offset regular income taxes can be more financially beneficial than offsetting gains, said Indiana-based CFP Russ Ford, because their income tax rates are higher than their long-term capital gains rate, which is 15% for most investors.

2. To place out of line.

   Usage

   • transitif

3. To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

   Usage

   • transitif

Adverbe

1. Away from or off from the set of a movie, film, video, or play.

   Exemples

   Offset Riley is romantically involved with Alexandra Maria Lara, who plays lan Curtis's lover Annik Honoré in Control.

   Anita's pianoises are made offset for her by Norma Boleslawski, wife of late, great director Richard Boleslawski.

   Plus d’exemples (3)

   'Are the pubs open?' When the reply came back that they were indeed open, he would say, 'Then fuck your quarterly,' and rush offset, even though the break wasn't meant for the actors.

   Not only did the cast and crew get along on set, that camaraderie continued offset as well.

   For his scenes in alien form Bowie had to spend up to five hours each day in make-up: offset he painted, wrote and read voraciously.

Adjectif

1. Away from or off from the set of a movie, film, video, or play.

   Mots associés

   onset

   Exemples

   By then, the cast had become good friends and spent all their offset time together.

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   This is the principal need for a stand-in. To allow the actor to reset their own performance in a space right offset; which may also include resetting wardrobe and makeup.

   Offset photos show him absorbed in a biography of acting hero Buster Keaton upon whom Bowie modelled his stone face — 'on which you could read anything'.

Nom

1. the time at which something is supposed to begin

   Synonymes

   beginningcommencementfirstoutsetget-gostartkickoffstarting timeshowtime

   Termes génériques

   pointpoint in time

   Exemples

   they got an early start

   she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

2. a compensating equivalent

   Synonymes

   counterbalance

   Termes génériques

   compensation

3. a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

   Synonymes

   stolonrunner

   Termes génériques

   plant organ

4. a natural consequence of development

   Synonymes

   outgrowthbranchoffshoot

   Termes génériques

   consequenceeffectoutcomeresulteventissueupshot

5. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper

   Synonymes

   offset printing

   Termes génériques

   printingprinting process

6. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

   Synonymes

   set-backsetoff

   Termes génériques

   structureconstruction

Verbe

1. compensate for or counterbalance

   Synonymes

   countervail

   Termes génériques

   balanceequilibrateequilibrizeequilibrise

   Exemples

   offset deposits and withdrawals

2. make up for

   Synonymes

   cancelset off

   Termes génériques

   balanceequilibrateequilibrizeequilibrise

   Exemples

   His skills offset his opponent's superior strength

3. cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

   Termes génériques

   transfer

4. create an offset in

   Termes génériques

   makecreate

   Exemples

   offset a wall

5. produce by offset printing

   Termes génériques

   printimpress

   Exemples

   offset the conference proceedings