rama
branch ; bough ; chase.
Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.
Alice was a little startled by seeing the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off.
Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.
andarse por las ramas
mince + words
Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
irse por las ramas
go off + the track
get off + the track
go off on + another track
fly off at/on + a tangent
go off on + a tangent
wander off + track
wander off + topic
go off at + a tangent
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.
'This discussion is getting off the track,' he said politely = "Esta discusión se está saliendo por la tangente", dijo cortésmente.
It is important to ensure that one is pursuing the patron's question and has not gone off on another track = Es importante asegurarse de que estamos intentando responder a la pregunta del usuario y no nos estamos desviando del tema en cuestión.
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.
The book encourages the reader to go off on a tangent and wander from thought to thought endlessly.
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.
Occasional wandering off topic is allowed, but should be kept to a bare minimum.
If you go off at tangents, you could end up with pointless discussions about the best car to buy, the public transport alternatives, etc.
la rama femenina (de la familia)
the distaff side (of the family)
This page explores the life of the distaff side of families from each of three classes: the lower class, the middle class and the upper class.
ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces
offer + an olive branch
He demonstrates that the standard interpretation rests on the idea that Antony offered an olive branch to Brutus and Cassius.
rama de árbol
tree branch
This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.
rama del conocimiento
branch of learning
It has long been a hope of reference librarians that with the application of sufficient thought their work and their art may also emerge as a worthy discipline, or branch of learning.
rama del saber
branch of learning
It has long been a hope of reference librarians that with the application of sufficient thought their work and their art may also emerge as a worthy discipline, or branch of learning.
rama de olivo
olive branch
olive branch
During these two crucial years in American history the colonists, after vacillating between the olive branch and the sword, finally abandoned hope of reconciliation with Great Britain.
During these two crucial years in American history the colonists, after vacillating between the olive branch and the sword, finally abandoned hope of reconciliation with Great Britain.
tomates en rama
tomatoes on the vine
Tomatoes on the vine are the sweetest, most flavorful tomatoes that we grow.
