branch off

desviarse, desprenderse de

Salir de una carretera o ruta principal hacia otra dirección.

En inglés sencillo: To lead away from a main road, path, or route.

• A small path branches off here.
• We branched off to the left after the farm.
• Does this lane branch off from the coastal road?

Cómo se usa: branch off from something (A narrow lane branches off from the main road.)

Sinónimos: turn off, diverge

Expresiones frecuentes: branch off left, branch off from something

bifurcarse, ramificarse

Dividirse en dos o más caminos o partes separados.

En inglés sencillo: To split into two or more separate paths or parts.

• The path branches off here.
• Beyond the bridge, the river branched off into two channels.
• The tunnels branch off in several directions.

Cómo se usa: branch off into something (The tunnel branches off into three smaller passages.)

Sinónimos: divide, split, fork

Antónimos: merge

Expresiones frecuentes: branch off here, branch off into something

irse por las ramas, desviarse del tema

Empezar a hablar de un asunto distinto del tema principal.

En inglés sencillo: To start talking about a different subject from the main one.

• He branched off into a story about his dog.
• The discussion soon branched off onto food.
• Can we avoid branching off into unrelated topics?

Cómo se usa: branch off into/onto something (Our conversation branched off into local politics.)

Sinónimos: digress, go off on a tangent

Expresiones frecuentes: branch off into something, branch off onto something