verb
Meaning 1
to talk with many digressions
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Phrase guide
argue round and round
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verb
Meaning 2
to not talk about (a subject), to avoid the question
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: говори́ть не по существу́ (govorítʹ ne po suščestvú) — to talk with many digressions, not about subject
- Russian: говори́ть не по те́ме (govorítʹ ne po téme) — to talk with many digressions, not about subject
- Russian: ходи́ть вокру́г да о́коло не в те́му (xodítʹ vokrúg da ókolo) — to talk with many digressions, not about subject