- tangente
- adj.1 tangential.2 tangent.f.tangent.irse o salirse por la tangente to go off at a tangent* * *tangente► adjetivo1 tangent► nombre femenino1 tangent\FRASEOLOGÍAirse por la tangente / salirse por la tangente figurado to go off at a tangent* * *SF tangent* * *femenino tangent
irse or salirse por la tangente — to go off at a tangent
* * *= tangent.Ex. The sine, cosine, and tangent functions are introduced in Unit 4 which also utilizes graphing calculators.----* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.* * *femenino tangentirse or salirse por la tangente — to go off at a tangent
* * *= tangent.Ex: The sine, cosine, and tangent functions are introduced in Unit 4 which also utilizes graphing calculators.
* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.* salirse por la tangente = go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic.* * *tangentefemininetangentirse or salirse or escaparse por la tangente (irse por las ramas) to beat about the bush (colloq), to evade the issue; (cambiar de tema) to go off at a tangent* * *
tangente sustantivo femenino
tangent;
irse or salirse por la tangente to go off at a tangent
tangente adjetivo & sustantivo femenino tangent
Geom tangent
♦ Locuciones: figurado irse o salirse por la tangente, to go off at a tangent o to give an evasive answer
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English:
tangent
* * *tangente♦ adjtangential♦ nftangent;Compirse o [m5]salirse por la tangente to change the subject* * *tangentef MAT tangent;salir oirse por la tangente fam sidestep the issue, duck the question fam* * *tangente adj & nf: tangent♦ tangencial adj
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.