vom Thema ablenken
to distract from the topic
Türkçe: konudan uzaklaştırmak
In a sentence
Der Anwalt versucht geschickt, mit einer Nebenfrage vom Thema abzulenken.
How it is used
Means 'to distract from the topic.' Neutral register, often negative. Used in debates or meetings when someone avoids the real issue, e.g., 'Die Firma lenkt vom Thema ab.' Implies intentional diversion.
Other verbs that go with Thema
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- das Thema verfehlento miss the point
- das Thema wechselnto change the subject
- ein Thema anschneiden / ansprechento bring up a topic
- ein Thema aufgreifento take up a topic
- ein Thema behandelnto deal with/treat a topic
- ein Thema durchnehmento go through a topic
- (k)ein Thema seinto be a non-issue
- beim Thema bleibento stick to the topic
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