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неожиданно отклоняться от темы разговора [выражение fly off at a tangent создано Т. Смоллеттом; см. цитату]About twelve years ago, he began a giro or circuit, which he thus performed... After having twelve times described this circle, he lately flew off at a tangent to visit some trees at his country-house in England, which he had planted above twenty years ago. (T. Smollett, ‘The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker’, ‘To Dr. Lewis, Scarborough, July 4’) — Двенадцать лет назад Х. отправился путешествовать по "кольцу", или "кругу"... Описав этот круг двенадцать раз, он в конце концов отклонился от своего маршрута и поехал в Англию полюбоваться на деревья, которые посадил лет двадцать назад возле своего загородного дома.
His thoughts went off at a tangent to a certain issue troubling his legal conscience. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The First and The Last’) — Мысли его вдруг перескочили на одно дело, которое мучило его профессиональную совесть юриста.
I... asked you how the children were but we got off on a tangent. (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book I, ch. III) — Я: ". спросил вас, как чувствуют себя дети, но мы отклонились от этой темы."
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fly/go off at a tangenteen gedachtesprong maken, plotseling van koers veranderen -
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срываться словосочетание:внезапно отклониться (fly off at a tangent, go off on a tangent)странно себя повести (fly off at a tangent, go off on a tangent) -
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нeoжидaннo oтклoнитьcя oт тeмы paзгoвopa [выpaжeниe fly off at a tangent coздaнo T. Cмoллeттoм]He went off at a tangent to describe the men in his platoon (H. G. Wells). His thoughts went off at a tangent to a certain issue troubling his legal conscience (J. Galsworthy) -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fly off at a tangent
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1) Общая лексика: внезапно отклоняться (от темы и т. п.), внезапно отклоняться (от темы и т.п.)2) Макаров: странно себя повести или высказаться, внезапно отклониться (от темы и т. п.), потерять выдержку, потерять самообладание, сорваться, странно высказаться, странно себя повести -
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Макаров: внезапно отклониться (от темы и т. п.), сорваться, странно себя повести -
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konudan konuya atlamak, daldan dala konmak -
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внезапно отклониться, сорваться, странно себя повести -
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15 to go or fly off at a tangent
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17 to go off at a tangent / fly off at a tangent
to go off at a tangent / fly off at a tangentsalirse por la tangenteEnglish-spanish dictionary > to go off at a tangent / fly off at a tangent
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20 go/fly off at a tangent
daldan dala konmak
См. также в других словарях:
fly off at a tangent — fly/go off at a ˈtangent idiom (BrE) (NAmE go off on a ˈtangent) (informal) to suddenly start saying or doing sth that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before • … Useful english dictionary
fly off at a tangent — index deviate, digress Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
go off on a tangent — go off at/on/a tangent phrase to suddenly start doing, discussing, or thinking about something completely different His mind had gone off at a complete tangent. Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
go off at a tangent — go off at/on/a tangent phrase to suddenly start doing, discussing, or thinking about something completely different His mind had gone off at a complete tangent. Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
tangent — noun (C) 1 go/fly off at a tangent informal to suddenly start thinking or talking about a completely new and different subject: It s impossible to have a logical discussion with Rob because he keeps going off at a tangent. 2 technical a straight… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tangent — /ˈtændʒənt / (say tanjuhnt) adjective 1. touching. 2. Geometry touching, as a straight line in relation to a curve or surface; passing through two (or more) consecutive points of a curve or surface. 3. in contact along a single line or element,… …
tangent — [tan′jənt] adj. [L tangens, prp. of tangere, to touch: see TACT] 1. that touches; touching 2. Geom. touching and not intersecting a curve or curved surface at one and only one point: said of a line or plane n. [< ModL ( linea) tangens, tangent … English World dictionary
excitability — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Capability to be stimulated Nouns 1. excitability, impetuosity, impatience, intolerance; irritability (see irascibility); disquiet[ude], agitation, jitters, cold sweat. Slang, heebie jeebies, shakes,… … English dictionary for students
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Deviation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deviation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deviation deviation Sgm: N 1 swerving swerving &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 obliquation| obliquation| warp refraction Sgm: N 1 flection flection flexion … English dictionary for students
rage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fury, frenzy, wrath, violence; fashion, fad, craze. See desire. v. i. storm, rave, bluster. See excitement, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Violent anger] Syn. fury, wrath, ferocity; see anger .… … English dictionary for students
