كيف تنطق "go off on a tangent"

expression

GOH AWF awn uh TAN-juhnt

guh-OH OF on uh TAN-juhnt

التعريف

To suddenly start talking or thinking about a completely different topic, often interrupting the original subject of discussion.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtændʒənt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɡˈəʊ/ /ˈɒf/ /ˈɒn/ /æɪ/ /tˈændʒənt

أمريكي

GOH AWF awn uh TAN-juhnt

بريطاني

guh-OH OF on uh TAN-juhnt

Please try not to go off on a tangent during the meeting.

When he tells stories, he often goes off on a tangent.

The teacher went off on a tangent about her cat.

Sorry, I went off on a tangent—what were we talking about again?