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1 go off at a tangent
(to go off suddenly in another direction or on a different line of thought, action etc: It is difficult to have a sensible conversation with her, as she keeps going off at a tangent.) (partire per la tangente) -
2 tangent
['tændʒənt]nome tangente f.to fly off at a tangent — [object, ball] deviare
to go off at o on a tangent — (in speech) partire per la tangente
* * *['tæn‹ənt](a line that touches a curve but does not cut it.) tangente* * *tangent /ˈtændʒənt/ (geom.)a. e n.● (mecc.) tangent screw, vite senza fine □ (mecc.) tangent wheel, ruota elicoidale □ (fig.) to go (o to fly) off at a tangent, fare un mutamento improvviso; partire per la tangente (fig.)tangencyn. [u]tangenza.* * *['tændʒənt]nome tangente f.to fly off at a tangent — [object, ball] deviare
to go off at o on a tangent — (in speech) partire per la tangente
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3 tangent tan·gent n
['tændʒ(ə)nt]Geom tangente f -
4 ■ fly off
■ fly offA v. i. + avv.3 scappare (via); fuggire; andarsene4 (di un pezzo di qc.) staccarsi di botto; volare viaB v. i. + avv.portare via, prelevare ( con un aereo e sim.): to fly off refugees, portare via profughi in aereo □ (fig. fam.) to fly off at a tangent, partire per la tangente. -
5 tan
I 1. [tæn]2) (colour) (of leather, fabric) marroncino m. chiaro, terra f. di Siena2.aggettivo [leather, fabric] marroncino chiaro, terra di SienaII 1. [tæn]1) [ sun] abbronzare2) conciare [ animal hide]3) colloq. (beat)2. IIIabbr. tangent tangente (tan)* * *[tæn] 1. past tense, past participle - tanned; verb1) (to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).) conciare2) (to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun: She was tanned by the sun.) abbronzare, abbronzarsi2. noun, adjective((of) a light brown colour: tan shoes.) marrone chiaro3. noun(suntan tanned skin: He came back from holiday with a tan.) abbronzatura- tanned- tanner
- tannery* * *[tæn]1. n(also: suntan) abbronzatura, (colour) color m marrone chiaro2. adjmarrone chiaro inv3. vi4. vt(person, skin) abbronzare, (leather) conciareto tan sb's hide fam — darle a qn
* * *tan (1) /tæn/A n. [u]2 (chim.) tannino3 color marrone rossiccio; marrone chiaroB a. attr.marrone chiaro: tan shoes, scarpe marrone chiarotan (2) /tæn/n. (geom., abbr. di tangent)tangente.(to) tan /tæn/A v. t.3 (fam. antiq.) battere; percuotere; suonarle a (q.)B v. i.2 abbronzarsi; prendere la tintarella (fam.)● (fam.) to tan sb. 's hide (o to tan the hide off sb.), conciare q. per le feste; dargliele, suonargliele (fam.).* * *I 1. [tæn]2) (colour) (of leather, fabric) marroncino m. chiaro, terra f. di Siena2.aggettivo [leather, fabric] marroncino chiaro, terra di SienaII 1. [tæn]1) [ sun] abbronzare2) conciare [ animal hide]3) colloq. (beat)2. IIIabbr. tangent tangente (tan)
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