Apr 13, 2020 13:44
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English term

I digress

English to Arabic Social Sciences Government / Politics
But I digress… sorry, Israeli politics are often so funny that no satire can do them justice.
Change log

Apr 13, 2020 13:49: Haneen Salameh changed "Language pair" from "English" to "English to Arabic"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher

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Discussion

Haneen Salameh (asker) Apr 13, 2020:
Sorry guys I meant to ask about the Arabic translation but forgot to specify the language pair. Thank you anyway!
Jennifer Caisley Apr 13, 2020:
@liz - agree completely! I posted my answer just at the same time your d-box comment came in - apologies! I can't see anything overly complex or "non-standard" in the use of "I digress" here, the dictionary definition fits just fine!
liz askew Apr 13, 2020:
Digress dictionary definition | digress defined - YourDictionarywww.yourdictionary.com › digress
Digress is defined as to go off topic when speaking or writing. An example of digress is when you are writing a paper about causes of crime and you start to instead ...

i.e.
to get side-tracked/to go off the point

Proposed translations

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Selected

to move away from the main subject (often temporarily)

"I digress" is being used in the standard dictionary definition of the word here:

"to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else"

Often marks a "digression" or a brief move onto another subject before getting back to the point.
Example sentence:

But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet's love of nature and his religious beliefs.

Peer comment(s):

neutral Youssef Chabat : I believe that's the wrong language jenny
1 hr
Hi Youssef - this question was originally posted in EN-EN, which is what I responded to! (Not sure how my answer has remained even tho the lang pair has been changed!)
agree Ramadan Ibrahim : Right as English-English
2 hrs
agree adel almergawy
2 hrs
agree Fuad Yahya
13 hrs
agree Yvonne Gallagher : yes, answers remain after pairs are changed. Non-pro anyway
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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32 mins

استطرد

https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/استطرد/

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Note added at 33 mins (2020-04-13 14:18:11 GMT)
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But I digress: لكنني استطرد

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Note added at 38 mins (2020-04-13 14:23:20 GMT)
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Please check the link. The term is highlighted in yellow

https://books.google.co.ma/books?id=jWKRDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA226&lp...
Peer comment(s):

agree Youssef Chabat
22 mins
agree Ebrahim Mohammed : But I digress لكن سأستطرد
1 hr
agree Mai Saleh
2 hrs
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2 hrs

أحيد عن ذلك/ أخرج عن ذلك

يحيد أو يخرج عن
Example sentence:

Hes good at making things and fond of talking and hiking, but his job does not allow him to travel far away for long periods But I digress

إنه جيد في صناعة الأشياء ومغرم بالتحدث والتنزه،ولكن وظيفته لا تسمح له بالسفر بعيدا لفترات طويلة ولكن هذا خروج عن الموضوع

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English term (edited): But I digress

لكنني خرجت عن الموضوع، لكن لنعد إلى موضوعنا

The verb in "But I digress" is in the present tense, but it is always about the past, and it is always stated by way of apology. When you use it, you are essentially saying, "but what I have just said is really not directly germane to our topic." It is an apologetic acknowledgment that the speaker has wandered off and wants to return to the topic.
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