Dec 4, 2020 11:40
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Italian term
United Kingdom
Italian-English Translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, English, Italian
tangente
Italian to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Se si deve chiedersi cosa fare quando si accorge che la macchina inizia a sterzare partendo per la tangente, la reazione succedera' troppo tardi.
Do you think tangente here is referring to a ring road? Or a type of manoeuvre?
Thank you!
Do you think tangente here is referring to a ring road? Or a type of manoeuvre?
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | veer off course (partire per la tangente) |
Shilpa Baliga
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| 5 | tangent |
MassimoA
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| 4 | swerve off at a tangent |
Cillie Swart
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References
| dictionary |
Angie Garbarino
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Change log
Dec 4, 2020 12:32: Angie Garbarino changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Other"
Proposed translations
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58 mins
Shilpa Baliga
Native in English
Chef and ex-restauranteur
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English, and 2 more.
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veer off course (partire per la tangente)
When the steering is not working
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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-12-04 14:07:36 GMT)
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In both languages, this is an expression that is used both literally and figuratively. In English we use "go off on a tangent" figuratively, but not when we are behind the wheel.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-12-04 14:07:36 GMT)
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In both languages, this is an expression that is used both literally and figuratively. In English we use "go off on a tangent" figuratively, but not when we are behind the wheel.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 hrs
Cillie Swart
South Africa
South Africa
Native in English
South Africa
Finance, Legal, Business Texts
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Afrikaans to English, and 1 more.
swerve off at a tangent
this is about the car swerving off at a tangent to the original direction.
1 day 2 hrs
tangent
It means that the car will go straight according to the tangent line to the trajectory.
Reference comments
3 mins
Angie Garbarino
Native in Italian
Legal-Patent-Accounting-Pharma-Medical
Native in: French (Variants: Belgian, Swiss, Standard-France) , Italian (Variants: Genoese, Milanese, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Lombard, Swiss , Standard-Italy, Piedmontese)
Works in: French to Italian, English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 9 more.
Reference:
dictionary
https://context.reverso.net/traduzione/italiano-inglese/part...
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Note added at 5 mins (2020-12-04 11:46:09 GMT)
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Idiom Common fixed expression not only used for cars
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Note added at 51 mins (2020-12-04 12:31:53 GMT)
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in questo caso sarebbe perdere il controllo
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Note added at 52 mins (2020-12-04 12:33:31 GMT)
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https://dizionario.internazionale.it/parola/partire-per-la-t...
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Note added at 5 mins (2020-12-04 11:46:09 GMT)
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Idiom Common fixed expression not only used for cars
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Note added at 51 mins (2020-12-04 12:31:53 GMT)
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in questo caso sarebbe perdere il controllo
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Note added at 52 mins (2020-12-04 12:33:31 GMT)
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https://dizionario.internazionale.it/parola/partire-per-la-t...
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