Translation of "abschweifen" into English
digress, wander, stray are the top translations of "abschweifen" into English.
einen Abstecher machen (umgangssprachlich) [..]
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digress
verbto deviate [..]
Wenn ich darf, werde ich ein wenig von dem konkreten Rahmen dieser Frage abschweifen.
I will digress slightly, if I may, beyond the specific scope of the question.
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wander
verbof the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention
Aber von deinen Befehlen bin ich nicht abgeschweift.
But from your orders I have not wandered.
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stray
verbSteuern Sie das Gespräch höflich auf das Thema zurück, wenn jemand anfängt, davon abzuschweifen.
Politely redirect discussions that begin to stray from the topic.
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Less frequent translations
- turn
- zone
- meander
- ramble
- roam
- to digress
- to stray
- to wander
- aberrate
- divagate
- straggle
- swerve
- deviate
- get lost
- go astray
- to get lost
- to go astray
- to stray from subject
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Automatic translations of "abschweifen" into English
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Translations with alternative spelling
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ramble
nounA rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction
Wir haben keine Gastredner, und wir haben keine Zeit zum Abschweifen.
We don't have guest speakers and we don't have time for rambling.
Phrases similar to "abschweifen" with translations into English
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to stray from the subject · to wander off the point
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zone
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to digress from sth
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digressed · rambled
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digressing · digressive · digressively · discursive · discursively · excursive · excursively · rambling · swerving · wandering