“Go off on a tangent”
CommunicationDefinición
Comenzar a hablar o pensar sobre un tema que no está relacionado con el tema principal.
English: To start talking or thinking about a subject unrelated to the main topic.
Ejemplos
Ejemplos
1 / 2“I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.”
Le pregunté por el presupuesto, pero empezó a hablar de sus vacaciones, que no tenían nada que ver.
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.Compare with the original example
I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday.
Le pregunté por el presupuesto, pero empezó a hablar de sus vacaciones, que no tenían nada que ver.
Write a two-line conversation using “Go off on a tangent”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Go off on a tangent" mean?
- "Go off on a tangent" means comenzar a hablar o pensar sobre un tema que no está relacionado con el tema principal.
- How do you use "Go off on a tangent" in a sentence?
- Example: "I asked about the budget, but he went off on a tangent about his holiday."
- Should I interpret "Go off on a tangent" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.