derail

hacer descarrilar, desviar, trastocar

Impedir que un plan, una discusión o una actividad continúe como se había previsto.

En inglés sencillo: To stop a plan, discussion, or activity from continuing in the intended way.

• The argument derailed our meeting.
• Unexpected costs could derail the project.
• Please don't derail the discussion with personal complaints.

Sinónimos: disrupt, sidetrack

Expresiones frecuentes: derail a plan, derail the discussion, derail peace talks

descarrilar

Salirse un tren accidentalmente de las vías, o hacer que esto ocurra.

En inglés sencillo: If a train leaves its tracks by accident, or something makes this happen, it comes off the rails.

• The train derailed near the station.
• A fallen tree could derail a train.
• Three carriages derailed, but nobody was hurt.

Sinónimos: come off the rails

Expresiones frecuentes: train derail, derail a train

desviarse

Apartarse una discusión o actividad del tema o rumbo previsto.

En inglés sencillo: If a discussion or activity does this, it moves away from its planned subject or direction.

• The conversation soon derailed.
• Our meeting derailed into a debate about office rules.
• Whenever politics comes up, these discussions derail.

Cómo se usa: derail into something (The discussion derailed into an argument about money.)

Sinónimos: go off course, go off track

Expresiones frecuentes: derail completely, derail into arguments