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1 digress
(to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.) divagar, desviarse del tema, hacer digresionestr[daɪ'gres]1 divagar, desviarse del tema, hacer digresionesdigress [daɪ'grɛs, də-] vi: desviarse del tema, divagarv.• divagar v.daɪ'gresif I may digress for a moment — si me permiten hacer un breve inciso or paréntesis
[daɪ'ɡres]VI hacer una digresión; pej divagarbut I digress — esp hum pero me estoy apartando del tema
* * *[daɪ'gres]if I may digress for a moment — si me permiten hacer un breve inciso or paréntesis
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2 digress
v.salirse del tema, andar por las ramas, andarse por las ramas, apartarse del tema.vi.divagar. (pt & pp digressed) -
3 stray
strei
1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) extraviarse, perderse
2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) animal extraviado
3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) perdido, extraviado, callejero2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) aisladostray1 adj callejero / abandonado / extraviadostray2 vb apartarsedon't stray from the path, you'll get lost no te apartes del camino, te perderástr[streɪ]2 (isolated, odd) perdido,-a1 (animal) animal nombre masculino extraviado1 (get lost) extraviarse, perderse; (wander away) desviarse, apartarse, alejarse; (from group) separarse, apartarse, alejarse2 figurative use (digress, wander) divagar, apartarse del tema, desviarse del temastray ['streɪ] vi1) wander: alejarse, extraviarsethe cattle strayed away: el ganado se descarrió2) digress: desviarse, divagarstray adj: perdido, callejero (dícese de un perro o un gato), descarriado (dícese del ganado)stray n: animal m perdido, animal m callejeroadj.• aislado, -a adj.• errante adj.• extraviado, -a adj.• mostrenco, -a adj.n.• animal extraviado s.m.• parásito s.m.• perdido s.m.v.• descarriarse v.• extraviarse v.• perderse v.
I streɪa) ( wander away) apartarse, alejarse; ( get lost) extraviarse*, perderse*to stray FROM somebody/something: we strayed from the rest of the group nos apartamos or nos alejamos del resto del grupo; several sheep strayed from the flock varias ovejas se separaron del resto del rebaño or se descarriaron; we strayed off the path nos apartamos del camino; I strayed into a military zone — me metí sin querer en una zona militar
b) ( digress)he kept straying from the issue — se apartaba or se desviaba una y otra vez del tema
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b) (random, scattered)
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[streɪ]1. ADJ1) (=errant) [bullet] perdido; [sheep] descarriado; [cow, dog] extraviadoa stray cat — (=lost) un gato extraviado; (=alley cat) un gato callejero
2) (=isolated, occasional) aislado2. N1) (=animal) animal m extraviado; (=child) niño(-a) m / f sin hogar, niño(-a) m / f desamparado(-a)2) strays (Rad) parásitos mpl3. VI1) [animal] (=roam) extraviarse; (=get lost) perderse, extraviarse2) (=wander) [person] vagar, ir sin rumbo fijo; [speaker, thoughts] desvariarto stray from — (also fig) apartarse de
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I [streɪ]a) ( wander away) apartarse, alejarse; ( get lost) extraviarse*, perderse*to stray FROM somebody/something: we strayed from the rest of the group nos apartamos or nos alejamos del resto del grupo; several sheep strayed from the flock varias ovejas se separaron del resto del rebaño or se descarriaron; we strayed off the path nos apartamos del camino; I strayed into a military zone — me metí sin querer en una zona militar
b) ( digress)he kept straying from the issue — se apartaba or se desviaba una y otra vez del tema
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b) (random, scattered)
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4 stick to
v + prep + oa) ( hold to) \<\<road/path\>\> seguir* por; \<\<principles\>\> mantener*, no apartarse de; \<\<rules\>\> ceñirse* a, atenerse* athey didn't stick to the agreement — no cumplieron con or no respetaron el acuerdo
b) ( not digress from) \<\<subject/facts\>\> ceñirse* astick to the point — no te vayas por las ramas (fam), no te apartes del tema
c) ( restrict oneself to) limitarse ad) (continue at, persevere in) seguir* con, perseverar cone) ( follow closely)stick close to me — no te separes de mí, pégate a mí (fam)
* * *v + prep + oa) ( hold to) \<\<road/path\>\> seguir* por; \<\<principles\>\> mantener*, no apartarse de; \<\<rules\>\> ceñirse* a, atenerse* athey didn't stick to the agreement — no cumplieron con or no respetaron el acuerdo
b) ( not digress from) \<\<subject/facts\>\> ceñirse* astick to the point — no te vayas por las ramas (fam), no te apartes del tema
c) ( restrict oneself to) limitarse ad) (continue at, persevere in) seguir* con, perseverar cone) ( follow closely)stick close to me — no te separes de mí, pégate a mí (fam)
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5 divagar
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6 ramble
'ræmbl
1. verb1) (to go for a long walk or walks, usually in the countryside, for pleasure.) pasear por el campo; dar una caminata2) (to speak in an aimless or confused way.) divagar
2. noun(a long walk, usually in the countryside, taken for pleasure.) paseo- rambler- rambling
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tr['ræmbəl]1 excursión nombre femenino1 ir de excursión2 (digress) divagar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto ramble on about something divagar sin parar sobre algo1) wander: pasear, deambular2)to ramble on : divagar, perder el hilo3) spread: trepar (dícese de una planta)ramble n: paseo m, excursión fn.• paseo s.m.v.• discurrir v.• divagar v.• pasear v.
I 'ræmbəlto go for a ramble — ir* a dar un paseo; ( Sport) ir* de excursión or de marcha
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a) ( walk) pasearto go rambling — (BrE) hacer* excursionismo, ir* de excursión or de marcha
b) (in speech, writing) irse* por las ramas, divagar*Phrasal Verbs:['ræmbl]1.N paseo m, excursión f2. VI1) (=walk) pasear2) (in speech) divagar, perder el hilo3) [river] formar meandros; [plant] trepar, enredarse* * *
I ['ræmbəl]to go for a ramble — ir* a dar un paseo; ( Sport) ir* de excursión or de marcha
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a) ( walk) pasearto go rambling — (BrE) hacer* excursionismo, ir* de excursión or de marcha
b) (in speech, writing) irse* por las ramas, divagar*Phrasal Verbs: -
7 apartarse
■apartarse vr (alejarse) to move over, move away: no nos apartemos del tema, don't go off the point ' apartarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: ladearse - quitarse - apartar - desligarse - echar - quitar - retirar - separar English: away - come away - move over - stand aside - step aside - stray - turn away - deviate - digress - dodge - stand - stretch - turn -
8 desviarse
■desviarse verbo reflexivo
1 (de un camino, ruta) to go off course
2 (tomar una desviación) to turn off
3 fig (del tema, asunto) to digress ' desviarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: derivar - desviar - divagar - girar - seguido English: branch off - depart - deviate - off - stray - turn aside - vary - wander - course - deflect - detour - fork - get - way -
9 digresión
digresión sustantivo femenino digression, diversion ' digresión' also found in these entries: Spanish: paréntesis English: digress - digression -
10 gres
gres sustantivo masculino stoneware, earthenware ' gres' also found in these entries: Spanish: cazuela English: aggressive - aggressively - congress - digress - progress - progressive - progressively -
11 ramble
s.excursión, caminata (walk)v.1 vagar, callejear, deambular, deambular de un lado a otro sin tener un destino ni rumbo fijo.2 hablar sin parar.3 ser poco conciso.4 divagar, andar por las ramas.5 caminar por placer, dar un paseo, ir de caminata.vi.1 caminar, marchar (walk)2 divagar (digress)(pt & pp rambled)
См. также в других словарях:
Digress — Di*gress , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Digressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digressing}.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go apart, to deviate; di = dis + gradi to step, walk. See {Grade}.] 1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Digress — Di*gress , n. Digression. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
digress — I verb aberrare, alter course, be diffuse, branch out, change direction, depart, detour, deviate, digredi, divagate, divaricate, diverge, divert, drift, expatiate, fly off at a tangent, go astray, meander, ramble, rove, shift, sidestep, sidetrack … Law dictionary
digress — 1520s, from L. digressus, pp. of digredi to go aside, depart (see DIGRESSION (Cf. digression)), or perhaps a back formation from digression. Related: Digressed; digressing … Etymology dictionary
digress — deviate, diverge, depart, *swerve, veer Analogous words: *wander, stray … New Dictionary of Synonyms
digress — [v] stray, deviate aberrate, beat about the bush*, be diffuse, circumlocute, depart, divagate, drift, excurse, get off the point, get off the subject, get sidetracked, go by way of*, go off on a tangent*, long way*, meander, ramble, roam, swerve … New thesaurus
digress — ► VERB ▪ leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. DERIVATIVES digression noun digressive adjective. ORIGIN Latin digredi step away … English terms dictionary
digress — [di gres′, dīgres′] vi. [< L digressus, pp. of digredi, to go apart < dis , apart + gradi, to go, step: see GRADE] to turn aside; esp., to depart temporarily from the main subject in talking or writing; ramble SYN. DEVIATE … English World dictionary
digress — UK [daɪˈɡres] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms digress : present tense I/you/we/they digress he/she/it digresses present participle digressing past tense digressed past participle digressed if you digress from a subject, you start to talk or… … English dictionary
digress — v. (D; intr.) to digress from * * * [d(a)ɪ gres] (D; intr.) to digress from … Combinatory dictionary
digress — digresser, n. digressingly, adv. /di gres , duy /, v.i. 1. to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc. 2. Archaic. to turn aside. [1520 30; < L… … Universalium