branch off

bifurquer, se détacher de

Partir d'une route ou d'un chemin principal dans une autre direction.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : branch off from something (A narrow lane branches off from the main road.)

Synonymes : turn off, diverge

Expressions courantes : branch off left, branch off from something

se ramifier, se diviser

Se diviser en plusieurs chemins ou parties distinctes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : branch off into something (The tunnel branches off into three smaller passages.)

Synonymes : divide, split, fork

Contraires : merge

Expressions courantes : branch off here, branch off into something

faire une digression, dévier du sujet

Commencer à parler d'un autre sujet que le sujet principal.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : branch off into/onto something (Our conversation branched off into local politics.)

Synonymes : digress, go off on a tangent

Expressions courantes : branch off into something, branch off onto something