{"id":5297,"date":"2026-10-26T10:39:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T14:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/?p=5297"},"modified":"2026-10-26T16:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:48:03","slug":"que-significa-on-y-off-en-ingles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/que-significa-on-y-off-en-ingles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa on y off en ingl\u00e9s? Significado, usos y expresiones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>l Las ves en el control de la tele, en los botones de tu celular y en las tiendas con descuentos: <b>on<\/b> y <b>off<\/b> son dos de las palabras m\u00e1s comunes del ingl\u00e9s. La respuesta corta es que <b>on significa encendido<\/b> y <b>off significa apagado<\/b>, pero tienen muchos otros usos. Aqu\u00ed te explicamos qu\u00e9 significan, c\u00f3mo se usan como preposici\u00f3n, adverbio y adjetivo, los phrasal verbs y expresiones m\u00e1s \u00fatiles, y qu\u00e9 quieren decir cuando se usan en espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n<h2><b>\u00bfQu\u00e9 significa on y off?<\/b><\/h2>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"148\" \/>\n<col width=\"272\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Palabra<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Significado principal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Otros significados<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>On<\/td>\n<td>Encendido, prendido<\/td>\n<td>En, sobre, encima de; activo; en curso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Apagado<\/td>\n<td>Fuera de; libre; cancelado; de descuento<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>\u00bfOff es apagado o prendido?<\/b> Off es <b>apagado<\/b>. On es encendido o prendido. Un truco para recordarlo: en muchos aparatos el bot\u00f3n de encendido muestra una l\u00ednea vertical ( | ), que representa \u00abon\u00bb, y un c\u00edrculo ( O ), que representa \u00aboff\u00bb.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>The TV is on.<\/i> \u2014 La tele est\u00e1 prendida.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>The lights are off.<\/i> \u2014 Las luces est\u00e1n apagadas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Qu\u00e9 significa ON en ingl\u00e9s<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>On como preposici\u00f3n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Es una de las <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/preposiciones-en-ingles\/\">preposiciones en ingl\u00e9s<\/a> m\u00e1s usadas. Sus usos principales son:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sobre una superficie (en, sobre, encima de):<\/b> <i>The keys are on the table.<\/i> \u2014 Las llaves est\u00e1n sobre la mesa.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>D\u00edas y fechas:<\/b> <i>on Monday, on July 4th, on my birthday<\/i>. Repasa los <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/dias-de-la-semana-en-ingles\/\">d\u00edas de la semana en ingl\u00e9s<\/a> y c\u00f3mo escribir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/fechas-en-ingles\/\">fechas en ingl\u00e9s<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transporte p\u00fablico:<\/b> <i>on the bus, on the train, on a plane<\/i>; y <i>on foot<\/i> (a pie).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Medios y dispositivos:<\/b> <i>on TV, on the radio, on the phone, on Instagram<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tema (acerca de, sobre):<\/b> <i>a book on history<\/i> \u2014 un libro sobre historia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>On como adverbio<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Continuidad:<\/b> <i>Go on, I&#8217;m listening.<\/i> \u2014 Sigue, te escucho.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ropa puesta:<\/b> <i>Put your jacket on.<\/i> \u2014 Ponte la chamarra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>On como adjetivo<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Encendido:<\/b> <i>Is the oven on?<\/i> \u2014 \u00bfEst\u00e1 prendido el horno?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>En curso o confirmado:<\/b> <i>The meeting is still on.<\/i> \u2014 La reuni\u00f3n sigue en pie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Qu\u00e9 significa OFF en ingl\u00e9s<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Off como adjetivo<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Apagado:<\/b> <i>My phone is off.<\/i> \u2014 Mi celular est\u00e1 apagado.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cancelado:<\/b> <i>The game is off because of the rain.<\/i> \u2014 El partido se cancel\u00f3 por la lluvia.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Libre, sin trabajar:<\/b> <i>I&#8217;m off tomorrow.<\/i> \u2014 Ma\u00f1ana tengo el d\u00eda libre.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Raro o que no est\u00e1 bien:<\/b> <i>Something is off.<\/i> \u2014 Algo no est\u00e1 bien. En ingl\u00e9s brit\u00e1nico tambi\u00e9n se dice de la comida echada a perder: <i>The milk is off.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Off como adverbio<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Irse:<\/b> <i>I&#8217;m off!<\/i> \u2014 \u00a1Me voy!<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Quitar o separar:<\/b> <i>Take your shoes off.<\/i> \u2014 Qu\u00edtate los zapatos.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distancia o tiempo:<\/b> <i>The holidays are two weeks off.<\/i> \u2014 Faltan dos semanas para las vacaciones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>El Off como preposici\u00f3n<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bajarse o salir de algo:<\/b> <i>Get off the bus here.<\/i> \u2014 B\u00e1jate del autob\u00fas aqu\u00ed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fuera de, cerca de:<\/b> <i>an island off the coast<\/i> \u2014 una isla frente a la costa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>El Off en descuentos<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>En tiendas y anuncios, <b>off<\/b> indica cu\u00e1nto se descuenta del precio: <i>30% off<\/i> significa 30% de descuento. Encuentra m\u00e1s palabras \u00fatiles para tiendas en nuestro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/vocabulario-para-ir-de-compras-en-ingles\/\">vocabulario para ir de compras en ingl\u00e9s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Phrasal verbs con on y off<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Muchos verbos cambian de significado al combinarse con on u off. Estos son los m\u00e1s frecuentes:<\/p>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"137\" \/>\n<col width=\"165\" \/>\n<col width=\"133\" \/>\n<col width=\"245\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Con ON<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Significado<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Con OFF<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Significado<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>turn on \/ switch on<\/td>\n<td>prender, encender<\/td>\n<td>turn off \/ switch off<\/td>\n<td>apagar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>put on<\/td>\n<td>ponerse (ropa)<\/td>\n<td>take off<\/td>\n<td>quitarse (ropa); despegar (avi\u00f3n)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>get on<\/td>\n<td>subirse (bus, tren, avi\u00f3n)<\/td>\n<td>get off<\/td>\n<td>bajarse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>log on<\/td>\n<td>iniciar sesi\u00f3n<\/td>\n<td>log off<\/td>\n<td>cerrar sesi\u00f3n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>go on \/ carry on<\/td>\n<td>continuar<\/td>\n<td>call off<\/td>\n<td>cancelar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>hold on<\/td>\n<td>esperar un momento<\/td>\n<td>put off<\/td>\n<td>posponer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>come on<\/td>\n<td>\u00a1vamos!, \u00a1\u00e1ndale!<\/td>\n<td>show off<\/td>\n<td>presumir, lucirse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>count on<\/td>\n<td>contar con alguien<\/td>\n<td>pay off<\/td>\n<td>saldar una deuda; dar resultado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>work on<\/td>\n<td>trabajar en algo<\/td>\n<td>set off<\/td>\n<td>salir de viaje; activar (una alarma)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>try on<\/td>\n<td>probarse (ropa)<\/td>\n<td>drop off<\/td>\n<td>dejar a alguien en un lugar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Para ver c\u00f3mo se usan estos y otros verbos sin cometer errores, revisa nuestra gu\u00eda sobre el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/uso-de-verbos-en-ingles\/\">uso de los verbos en ingl\u00e9s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Expresiones con on y off<\/b><\/h2>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"162\" \/>\n<col width=\"381\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Expresi\u00f3n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Significado<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>on and off \/ off and on<\/td>\n<td>de vez en cuando, a ratos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>on-again, off-again<\/td>\n<td>intermitente (por ejemplo, una relaci\u00f3n que termina y vuelve)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>it&#8217;s on the house<\/td>\n<td>invita la casa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>on sale<\/td>\n<td>en oferta, a la venta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>on time<\/td>\n<td>puntual, a tiempo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>on a roll<\/td>\n<td>en racha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>on cloud nine<\/td>\n<td>en las nubes, muy feliz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>on the bright side<\/td>\n<td>por el lado bueno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>day off<\/td>\n<td>d\u00eda libre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>off-season<\/td>\n<td>temporada baja<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>off the record<\/td>\n<td>extraoficialmente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>off the top of my head<\/td>\n<td>as\u00ed de memoria, sin pensarlo mucho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>\u00abEstar en on\u00bb y \u00aben off\u00bb: usos en espa\u00f1ol<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Estas palabras tambi\u00e9n se colaron en el espa\u00f1ol cotidiano:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Estar en on:<\/b> en el habla informal, significa estar activo, con energ\u00eda o con ganas de hacer algo. \u00abHoy estoy en on\u00bb = hoy estoy con todo.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>En off:<\/b> informaci\u00f3n que se comparte de manera extraoficial, sin que se publique qui\u00e9n la dio. Viene de <i>off the record<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Voz en off:<\/b> la voz de un narrador que se escucha pero no aparece en pantalla. En ingl\u00e9s se dice <i>voice-over<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>On \/ off en relaciones:<\/b> una relaci\u00f3n \u00abon y off\u00bb es la que termina y vuelve una y otra vez.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Ejemplos con on y off en ingl\u00e9s<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>Can you turn on the air conditioning?<\/i> \u2014 \u00bfPuedes prender el aire acondicionado?<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>Don&#8217;t forget to turn off the lights.<\/i> \u2014 No olvides apagar las luces.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>We get off at the next stop.<\/i> \u2014 Nos bajamos en la siguiente parada.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>The concert is on Saturday.<\/i> \u2014 El concierto es el s\u00e1bado.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>Everything in the store is 50% off.<\/i> \u2014 Todo en la tienda tiene 50% de descuento.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>She took the day off to rest.<\/i> \u2014 Se tom\u00f3 el d\u00eda libre para descansar.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>Hold on, I&#8217;ll be right back.<\/i> \u2014 Espera, ya regreso.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i>I&#8217;ve been studying French on and off for years.<\/i> \u2014 Llevo a\u00f1os estudiando franc\u00e9s de manera intermitente.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On y off est\u00e1n entre las <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/blog\/es\/las-100-palabras-mas-usadas-en-ingles\/\">100 palabras m\u00e1s usadas en ingl\u00e9s<\/a>, as\u00ed que vale la pena dominarlas.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Ejercicio: \u00bfon u off?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Please turn ______ your phone during the movie.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Put ______ your coat. It&#8217;s cold outside.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">The plane takes ______ at 9:00.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">I&#8217;ll see you ______ Friday.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Jeans are 40% ______ this week.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Hold ______, I&#8217;m almost ready.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Respuestas:<\/b> 1. off \u00b7 2. on \u00b7 3. off \u00b7 4. on \u00b7 5. off \u00b7 6. on.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Prende tu ingl\u00e9s<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Palabras peque\u00f1as como on y off cambian el significado de una frase, y se aprenden mejor us\u00e1ndolas en conversaciones. En el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/curso\/\">curso de ingl\u00e9s online de Open English<\/a> practicas en clases en vivo con profesores, desde donde est\u00e9s. Haz nuestro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openenglish.com\/test-de-ingles\/\">test de ingl\u00e9s gratis<\/a> y descubre tu nivel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>l Las ves en el control de la tele, en los botones de tu celular y en las tiendas con descuentos: on y off son dos de las palabras m\u00e1s comunes del ingl\u00e9s. La respuesta corta es que on significa encendido y off significa apagado, pero tienen muchos otros usos. 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