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abschweifen

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(TO DEVIATE FROM THE MAIN TOPIC)

He tends to digress during lectures. - Er neigt dazu, während Vorträgen abzuschweifen.

(TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CORRECT PATH)

The discussion began to stray and lost its focus. - Die Diskussion begann abzuschweifen und verlor ihren Fokus.

(TO DEPART FROM AN ESTABLISHED COURSE)

If we deviate too much, we lose our goal. - Wenn wir zu sehr abschweifen, verlieren wir unser Ziel.

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