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| conform vi | (comply, obey) | a respecta vb.tranz. |
| | | a nu se abate de la vb.reflex. |
| | These are the rules, and students will be punished if they do not conform. |
| depart from sth vi + prep | figurative (deviate) | a se abate de la vb.reflex. |
| | | a devia de la vb.intranz. |
| | My mom was worried when I didn't show up because she knew it was unusual for me to depart from my normal routine. |
| deviate from sth vi + prep | (stray from: a course) | a devia de la vb.intranz. |
| | | a se abate de la vb.reflex. |
| | Jan decided to deviate from the path and walk on the beach. |
| deviate vi | (go off topic) (de la subiect) | a devia vb.intranz. |
| | | a se abate vb.reflex. |
| | The teacher told us we had to talk on a topic for two minutes without deviating. |
| deviate from sth vi + prep | (digress from: a topic) | a devia vb.intranz. |
| | | a se abate vb.reflex. |
| | The professor deviated from his lesson plan. |
| digressive adj | (meandering) | care se abate loc.adj. |
| | | digresiv adj. |
| distract sb's attention vtr | (divert: sb's attention) | a distrage vb.tranz. |
| | | a abate atenția loc.vb. |
| | The boy distracted the woman's attention while his friend picked her pocket. |
| distract sb's attention from sth vtr | (divert: sb's attention) | a distrage vb.tranz. |
| | | a abate atenția loc.vb. |
| | The nurse talked to the baby to distract his attention from the injection. |
| divert sth vtr | (distract) | a distrage vb.tranz. |
| | | a abate atenția expr. |
| | Gerald was trying to concentrate on his work, but financial worries kept diverting his thoughts. |
| drift vi | (float on air) | a pluti vb.intranz. |
| | | a devia vb.intranz. |
| | | a se abate vb.reflex. |
| | The leaves drifted on the wind. |
| | Frunzele pluteau purtate de vânt. |
| errant adj | figurative (straying from correct path) | care se abate de la normă loc.adj. |
| | Joseph mentors errant teenagers on the weekends. |
go off on a tangent,
also UK: go off at a tangent v expr | figurative (digress, change subject) | a se abate de la subiect loc.vb. |
| | | a face digresiuni loc.vb. |
| | | a schimba subiectul loc.vb. |
| go out of your way v expr | (take detour) | a face un ocol loc.vb. |
| | (de la drum) | a se abate vb.reflex. |
| | It is the best bakery in town, and it is worth going out of your way to get your bread there. |
| lapse into sth vi + prep | (stray or digress) | a se abate de la vb.reflex. |
| lash vi | figurative (move like whip) (figurat: valuri) | a lovi vb.tranz. |
| | (vânt) | a bate vb.intranz. |
| | (furtună) | a se abate (asupra) vb.reflex. |
| | The cat lashed its tail irritably. |
| make an exception v expr | (deviate from a rule) | a face o excepție expr. |
| | | a se abate de la o regulă expr. |
| | I don't normally stay up after 10pm, but I'll make an exception, as it's your birthday. |
| not lose sight of sth v expr | figurative (remain focused on) | a nu scăpa din ochi loc.vb. |
| | | a nu se abate de la vb.reflex. |
| | Don't lose sight of your goal, you're almost there. |
| off prep | (away from) | a nu se duce vb.reflex. |
| | | a se abate vb.reflex. |
| | | a lipsi de la vb.intranz. |
| | I'm off school all next week. |
| | Nu mă duc la școală toată săptămâna viitoare. |
| off course adv | (in the wrong direction) | în direcția greșită loc.adv. |
| | | a se abate de la vb.reflex. |
| | By this time, we'd been sailing off course for several days. |
| parry sth vtr | figurative (defend yourself against) (figurat) | a ocoli, a evita vb.tranz. |
| | | a se abate de la vb.pron. |
| | | a se apăra vb.pron. |
| | The senator parried the embarrassing question by raising a similar issue about his opponent. |
| ramble vi | figurative (speak at length) | a se abate de la subiect loc.vb. |
| | | a divaga vb.intranz. |
| | | a bate câmpii loc.vb. |
| | I was afraid I'd fall asleep while she was rambling. |
| rave vi | (speak wildly) | a vorbi aiurea loc.vb. |
| | | a bate câmpii loc.vb. |
| | | a se abate de la subiect loc.vb. |
| | The madman was raving. |
| sheer vi | (nautical: change course) | a devia vb.intranz. |
| | | a se abate vb.reflex. |
| | The boat sheered to starboard. |
| shower vtr | figurative (projectiles) | a se abate (asupra) vb.reflex. |
| | Bullets showered down over the battalion. |
| | O ploaie de gloanțe s-a abătut asupra batalionului. |
| turn aside vtr | (deflect from original path) | a se abate de la vb.reflex. |
| unsportsmanlike adj | (not demonstrating fair play) | nesportiv adj. |
| | | care se abate de la regulile sportive loc.adj. |
| veer vi | figurative (digress: from topic) | a se abate de la subiect loc.vb. |
| | The conversation veered in many directions. |
| wander from sth vi + prep | (stray from: a path) | a se abate de la vb.reflex. |
| | | a se îndepărta de vb.reflex. |
| | Mind you don't wander from the straight and narrow! |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Scufița roșie s-a abătut de la drumul către căsuța bunicii. |
| wander from sth vi + prep | figurative (digress from: a subject) (subiect) | a se abate de la vb.reflex. |
| | | a devia de la vb.intranz. |
| | The absent minded professor frequently wandered from his subject onto other topics. |
| | Profesorul distrat s-a abătut de multe ori de la subiectul său la alte teme. |
| wander vi | figurative (conversation: go off topic) (conversație) | a devia vb.intranz. |
| | | a se abate de la subiect loc.vb. |
| | | a divaga vb.intranz. |
| | The group of friends had been discussing politics, but somehow the conversation had wandered and they were now talking about football. |
| wander vi | (person: go off topic) | a se abate de la subiect loc.vb. |
| | | a devia vb.intranz. |
| | It's hard to follow Jean's train of thought; she tends to wander. |