cast off

Desechar, Abandonar;Repudiar; Quitarse

En la fabricación de culatas, la distancia que se desvía la cantonera hacia la derecha respecto del eje del cañón.

Def: En imprenta, calcular las páginas que ocupará una publicación a partir de número de palabras que contiene y el tipo de letra y tamaño de página que se desea usar
Ex: To this end the compositor -- or sometimes the master or overseer -- 'cast off' the copy by counting words and by computation according to the sizes of type and page that had been decided on.

Ex: The son of a salesman actually wrote, `I should imagine that one's fellow workers could be classed as dull, uninteresting cast-offs who have a flair for English'.

(v.) = calibrar
Ex: To this end the compositor -- or sometimes the master or overseer -- 'cast off' the copy by counting words and by computation according to the sizes of type and page that had been decided on.

(v.) = hacerse a la mar, soltar amarras, zarpar
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

= marginado
Ex: The son of a salesman actually wrote, `I should imagine that one's fellow workers could be classed as dull, uninteresting cast-offs who have a flair for English'.

(n./adj.) = desecho, ropa heredada, ropa usada

Def: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Indeed, these days, it seems that more cast-offs than ever can be recycled.