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digressions

/daɪˈɡreʃənz/ /dɪˈɡreʃənz/

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noun

Abschweifung, Exkurs

An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.

Examples :

"The professor's interesting lecture often included digressions about his travels and personal life, but they were always related to the main topic. "

Die interessante Vorlesung des Professors enthielt oft Abschweifungen über seine Reisen und sein Privatleben, aber sie bezogen sich immer auf das Hauptthema.

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noun

Abschweifungen, Exkurse

The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, particularly for rhetorical effect.

Examples :

"make digression... by way of digression..."

Abschweifung... durch Abschweifung...

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noun

Abweichungen, Abschweifungen, Irrtümer

A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.

Examples :

"His constant digressions from the lesson plan made it difficult for the students to learn. "

Seine ständigen Abschweifungen vom Lehrplan erschwerten es den Schülern, zu lernen.

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noun

Abschweifungen, Exkurse

A deviation, an act of straying from a path.

Examples :

"The teacher tried to stick to the main topic, but her lesson was full of interesting digressions about her own experiences. "

Die Lehrerin versuchte, beim Hauptthema zu bleiben, aber ihre Lektion war voller interessanter Abschweifungen über ihre eigenen Erfahrungen.

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noun

Abschweifungen, Exkurse

An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.

Examples :

"The history lecture was interesting, but the professor's constant digressions about his personal life made it hard to follow the main topic. "

Der Geschichtsvortrag war interessant, aber die ständigen Abschweifungen des Professors über sein Privatleben machten es schwer, dem Hauptthema zu folgen.

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