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sidetracking
/ˈsaɪdtrækɪŋ/
verb
odwracać uwagę
Also
zboczyć
Definition
To distract someone from the main subject or purpose, or to cause something to deviate from its main course.
Examples
Let's try not to sidetrack from the agenda.
Postarajmy się nie odwracać uwagi od porządku obrad.
He kept sidetracking the conversation with irrelevant anecdotes.
Ciągle zbaczał z tematu rozmowy, opowiadając nieistotne anegdoty.
Collocations
sidetrack the conversationsidetrack from the issuesidetrack someone
noun
odwracanie uwagi
Also
zbaczanie(n)
Definition
The act of distracting someone from the main subject or purpose, or deviating from a main route.
Examples
His constant sidetracking made the meeting much longer than necessary.
Jego ciągłe odwracanie uwagi sprawiło, że spotkanie trwało znacznie dłużej niż to konieczne.
We need to avoid sidetracking if we want to finish on time.
Musimy unikać zbaczania z tematu, jeśli chcemy skończyć na czas.
Synonyms
Collocations
constant sidetrackingavoid sidetrackingprevent sidetracking
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