He tried to sidetrack the discussion.
Source: tatoeba (8965167)
Sidetrack
//ˈsaɪdˌtɹæk//
Synonyms for "sidetrack" (101 found)
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Translations
9 translations across 4 languages.
Māori
2 entries- wawao verb (to divert or distract)
- whakakotiti verb (to divert or distract)
Russian
1 entries- отвлекаться verb (to divert or distract)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- odvlačiti verb (to divert or distract)
- skrenuti s puta verb (to divert or distract)
- skretati s puta verb (to divert or distract)
- voditi na stranputicu verb (to divert or distract)
Spanish
2 entries- desviar verb (to divert or distract)
- distraer verb (to divert or distract)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
This conversation is fascinating, but I don't want to sidetrack from our main purpose.
Source: tatoeba (8977702)
However there are still many points of contention, which could sidetrack a deal before a self-imposed January deadline.
Source: tatoeba (11972625)
Stay focused on the story; you keep getting lost in all of these little sidetracks.
Source: wiktionary
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.