off the track

fuori tema

Senza relazione con l'argomento di cui si dovrebbe parlare o su cui si dovrebbe riflettere.

In inglese semplice: Unrelated to the subject that people should be discussing or thinking about.

• Your answer is off the track.
• We got off the track while discussing our holiday plans.
• That interesting detail takes us off the track.

Sinonimi: off topic, irrelevant

Contrari: relevant

Espressioni comuni: off the track, get off the track

deragliato, fuori dai binari

Un treno o un altro veicolo ferroviario è uscito dai binari che dovrebbe seguire.

In inglese semplice: No longer on the rails that a train or railway vehicle should follow.

• The train came off the track.
• Two carriages were off the track after the accident.
• Workers lifted the engine, which had gone off the track.

Sinonimi: derailed

Espressioni comuni: off the track, come off the track

fuori strada

Un'idea o una spiegazione è sbagliata e non porta alla risposta giusta.

In inglese semplice: If an idea or explanation is wrong, it does not lead to the right answer.

• Your guess is off the track.
• Their reasoning was completely off the track.
• Are we off the track with this explanation?

Sinonimi: mistaken, on the wrong track

Contrari: on the right track

Espressioni comuni: be off the track, get off the track