extracursion
To deviate or wander away from a prescribed path, topic, or standard course of action. It is frequently used in formal or technical contexts to describe the act of moving beyond established boundaries or digressing from a main subject.
Exemples
3 sur 5I didn't mean to extracursion into my personal life during the dinner party.
I didn't mean to deviate into my personal life during the dinner party.
The committee warned the speaker not to extracursion from the pre-approved agenda items.
The committee warned the speaker not to deviate from the pre-approved agenda items.
We extracursioned into the woods for a bit but managed to find our way back to the trail.
We wandered into the woods for a bit but managed to find our way back to the trail.
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Extra' (outside) and 'Cursion' (the course). When you extracursion, you are 'running outside the course'.
Quiz rapide
The professor warned that if the students continued to _______ from the research parameters, their data would be invalid.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : extracursion
Exemples
I didn't mean to extracursion into my personal life during the dinner party.
everydayI didn't mean to deviate into my personal life during the dinner party.
The committee warned the speaker not to extracursion from the pre-approved agenda items.
formalThe committee warned the speaker not to deviate from the pre-approved agenda items.
We extracursioned into the woods for a bit but managed to find our way back to the trail.
informalWe wandered into the woods for a bit but managed to find our way back to the trail.
The author tends to extracursion into minor historical details that occasionally distract from the primary thesis.
academicThe author tends to digress into minor historical details that occasionally distract from the primary thesis.
The project manager noted that the team must not extracursion from the allocated budget for this quarter.
businessThe project manager noted that the team must not stray from the allocated budget for this quarter.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
extracursion from the norm
to deviate from standard behavior
prone to extracursion
likely to digress
extracursion into the unknown
to wander into unexplored territory
Souvent confondu avec
Excursion is typically a noun referring to a short trip, while extracursion is used here as a verb for the act of deviating.
Extrapolation involves estimating unknown values from known data, whereas extracursion is about moving away from a path.
Notes d'usage
Extracursion is a highly formal and rare term, often appearing in academic or technical literature. It functions as an intransitive verb, meaning it usually does not take a direct object and is often followed by 'from' or 'into'.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often mistake this word for the noun 'excursion' and try to use it to describe a vacation or a trip rather than the act of deviating from a topic.
Astuce mémo
Think of 'Extra' (outside) and 'Cursion' (the course). When you extracursion, you are 'running outside the course'.
Origine du mot
Derived from the Latin 'extra' (outside) and 'currere' (to run).
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
The professor warned that if the students continued to _______ from the research parameters, their data would be invalid.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : extracursion
Mots lis
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