tangente
tangent.
The sine, cosine, and tangent functions are introduced in Unit 4 which also utilizes graphing calculators.
irse por la tangente
wander off + track
wander off + topic
go off on + a tangent
go off at + a tangent
go off + the track
get off + the track
fly off at/on + a tangent
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.
The book encourages the reader to go off on a tangent and wander from thought to thought endlessly.
If you go off at tangents, you could end up with pointless discussions about the best car to buy, the public transport alternatives, etc.
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.
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.
salirse por la tangente
go off + the track
get off + the track
fly off at/on + a tangent
go off on + a tangent
go off at + a tangent
wander off + track
wander off + topic
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.
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.
If you go off at tangents, you could end up with pointless discussions about the best car to buy, the public transport alternatives, etc.
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.
