- sidetrack side·track vt
- ['saɪdˌtræk]
(person) sviare, mettere fuori strada
I got sidetracked — mi hanno distratto
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sidetrack side·track vt
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side|track — «SYD TRAK», noun, verb. –n. 1. a short railroad track to which a train may be switched from a main track; siding. 2. Figurative. the state of being diverted or turned aside: »to stick to the business at hand and avoid sidetracks. –v.t. 1. to… … Useful english dictionary
side-track — see sidetrack … English dictionary
sidetrack — side|track1 [ saıd,træk ] verb transitive to delay the progress of something by causing people to waste time on something else that is unimportant: get sidetracked: It s easy to get sidetracked by talking about unimportant issues like this one.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sidetrack — Side track , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sidetracked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sidetracking}.] 1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of track. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or condition that is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sidetrack — side•track [[t]ˈsaɪdˌtræk[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) rai to move from a main track to a siding, as a train 2) to move or distract from the main subject 3) rai a railroad siding • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
sidetrack — side|track [ˈsaıdtræk] v [T usually passive] 1.) to make someone stop doing what they should be doing, or stop talking about what they started talking about, by making them interested in something else ▪ Don t get sidetracked by the audience s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sidetrack — [[t]sa͟ɪdtræk[/t]] sidetracks, sidetracking, sidetracked also side track VERB If you are sidetracked by something, it makes you forget what you intended to do or say, and start instead doing or talking about a different thing. [be V ed] He was… … English dictionary
Sidetrack drilling — This is a remedial operation that results in the creation of a new section of well bore for the purpose of (1) detouring around junk, (2) redrilling lost holes, or (3) straightening key seats and crooked holes. Directional side track wells do… … Energy terms
sidetrack — (n.) railway siding, 1835, from SIDE (Cf. side) (adj.) + TRACK (Cf. track) (n.). The verb meaning to move (a train car) onto a sidetrack is from 1880; figurative sense of to divert from the main purpose is attested from 1889. Related: Sidetracked … Etymology dictionary
sidetrack — Synonyms and related words: L, avert, bear off, branch, bypath, byway, cable railway, cog railway, deflect, departure, deviation, digression, discursion, distract, divert, draw aside, draw off, ease off, edge off, el, electric railway, elevated,… … Moby Thesaurus
Sidetracked — Sidetrack Side track , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sidetracked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sidetracking}.] 1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of track. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or condition that … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
