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digress

/daɪˈɡɹɛs/

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verb

abschweifen, vom Thema abkommen

To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

Examples :

""During his presentation about climate change, the speaker began to digress into a story about his pet dog, which was completely unrelated." "

Während seiner Präsentation über den Klimawandel begann der Redner von einer Geschichte über seinen Hund abzuschweifen, die völlig unzusammenhängend war.

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verb

Abschweifen, abweichen

To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.

Examples :

"The teacher asked us to stay on topic and not digress during the class discussion about the book. "

Der Lehrer bat uns, beim Klassengespräch über das Buch beim Thema zu bleiben und nicht abzuschweifen.

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