tangente

English translation: veer off course (partire per la tangente)

11:40 Dec 4, 2020

Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: tangente

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?

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Bethany Kachura KudoZ activity Questions: 112 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 8 United Kingdom
Local time: 12:39

English translation:veer off course (partire per la tangente)

Explanation:
When the steering is not working

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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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Shilpa Baliga
Local time: 13:39

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4 +2

veer off course (partire per la tangente)

Shilpa Baliga

tangent

MassimoA

swerve off at a tangent

Cillie Swart

Summary of reference entries provided

dictionary

Angie Garbarino

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58 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

veer off course (partire per la tangente)

Shilpa Baliga
Local time: 13:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

swerve off at a tangent

Explanation:
this is about the car swerving off at a tangent to the original direction.

https://www.deepl.com/translator?utm_source=lingueebanner1&il=en#it/en/Se%20si%20deve%20chiedersi%20cosa%20fare%20quando%20si%20accorge%20ch

Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 13:39
Native speaker of:

English

1 day 2 hrs confidence:

tangent

Explanation:
It means that the car will go straight according to the tangent line to the trajectory.

MassimoA
Italy
Local time: 13:39
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

Reference comments

3 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: dictionary

Reference information:
https://context.reverso.net/traduzione/italiano-inglese/part...

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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...

Angie Garbarino
Native speaker of:

Italian

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