Divagar in english
Ramble
pronunciation: ræmbəl part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: ræmbəl part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
divagar = ramble ; digress ; meander ; drift off ; wander off + track ; wander off + topic ; go off at/on + a tangent ; go off + the track ; get off + the track ; fly off at/on + a tangent ; maunder ; wander off + point ; go off + point ; get off + point.
Example: Because by now comparative librarianship has a well-developed methodology, he does not have to waste his effort by rambling.Example: But let me digress for a moment.Example: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Example: The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.Example: You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question.Example: Occasional wandering off topic is allowed, but should be kept to a bare minimum.Example: The book encourages the reader to go off on a tangent and wander from thought to thought endlessly.Example: The Commission, however, goes off the track with its structural and institutional recommendations on how to ensure the long-term availability of public information resources = The Commission, however, goes off the track with its structural and institutional recommendations on how to ensure the long-term availability of public information resources.Example: 'This discussion is getting off the track,' he said politely = 'This discussion is getting off the track,' he said politely.Example: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's 'nowt' as controversial as that.Example: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.Example: When everyone understands what the meeting is supposed to achieve, there's less chance of the discussion wandering off point and wasting time.Example: These are the people and characters I wanted to add to my book, but couldn't quite prise them into my story without going off point.Example: If it is too long, boring or gets off point, I'll lose interest and not even finish the article or simply skip to the last paragraph to find out the conclusion.more:
» divagar sobre varios temas = roam over + topics .
Example: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.» mente + divagar = mind + wander away .
Example: Every time she set her teeth and clenched her hands, determined to think calmly and to reason out the 'for' and 'against,' her mind wandered away again.