Tangente in english

Tangent

pronunciation: tændʒənt part of speech: noun
In gestures

tangente = tangent. 

Example: The sine, cosine, and tangent functions are introduced in Unit 4 which also utilizes graphing calculators.

more:

» irse por la tangentewander off + trackwander off + topicgo off at/on + a tangentgo off + the trackget off + the trackfly off at/on + a tangentwander off + pointgo off + pointget off + point .

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 = No obstante, la Comisión se sale por la tangente con sus recomendaciones estructurales e institucionales sobre cómo asegurar la disponibilidad a largo plazo de los recursos de información pública.

Example: 'This discussion is getting off the track,' he said politely = "Esta discusión se está saliendo por la tangente", dijo cortésmente.

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: 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.

» salirse por la tangentego off + the trackget off + the trackfly off at/on + a tangentgo off at/on + a tangentwander off + trackwander off + topicwander off + pointgo off + pointget off + point .

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 = No obstante, la Comisión se sale por la tangente con sus recomendaciones estructurales e institucionales sobre cómo asegurar la disponibilidad a largo plazo de los recursos de información pública.

Example: 'This discussion is getting off the track,' he said politely = "Esta discusión se está saliendo por la tangente", dijo cortésmente.

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: The book encourages the reader to go off on a tangent and wander from thought to thought endlessly.

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: 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.
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