off course

ɔf kɔrs
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Translation of off course from English into German

Adverb

1.

navigation

not following the planned route or direction
  • The ship went off course during the storm.Das Schiff geriet während des Sturms vom Kurs ab.
2.

plan

deviating from an expected plan or action
  • His career went off course after the incident.Seine Karriere geriet nach dem Vorfall aus der Bahn.
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Expressions with off course: examples in English and translations in German

vom Weg abkommen
sich verirren
The hiker strayed off course and got lost in the forest.
vom Kurs abbringen
vereiteln
The sudden storm blew our picnic off course.
vom Kurs abkommen
vom Weg abkommen
The boat began to go off course during the storm.
vom Kurs abkommen
The boat began to drift off course during the storm.
vom Kurs abkommen
The boat began to veer off course during the storm.

Synonyms and analogies of off course in English

adv.astrayoff-trackMore synonyms

Examples of off course in a sentence

  • The hikers went off course in the dense forest.
  • The ship went off course during the storm.
  • Her life seemed off course after the unexpected news.

Translations of "off course" in Context ordered by category and frequency

vom Kurs

The strong wind began to thrust the boat off course.

Der starke Wind begann, das Boot vom Kurs abzudrängen.

natürlich

This is off course not the only thing that has to be done.

Das ist natürlich nicht das Einzige, was getan werden muss.

aus der Bahn

He was blown off course during the meeting by unexpected questions from his boss.

Während des Meetings wurde er durch unerwartete Fragen seines Chefs aus der Bahn geworfen.

durchkreuzt

Rising construction costs blew their dream of renovating the house off course.

Steigende Baukosten haben ihre Pläne zur Renovierung des Hauses durchkreuzt.

Kursabweichung

You aware you're off course?

Sind Sie sich Ihrer Kursabweichung bewusst?

vom Weg abbringen

We must not allow ourselves to be pushed off course.

Wir dürfen uns nicht vom Weg abbringen lassen.

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off course: Examples and translations in context

After the detour, their journey was clearly off course.

Nach dem Umweg war ihre Reise eindeutig vom Kurs abgekommen.

The ship went off course during the storm and needed to be redirected.

Das Schiff kam während des Sturms vom Kurs ab und musste umgeleitet werden.

With slippage, the boat drifted off course during the storm.

Durch Abdriften geriet das Boot während des Sturms vom Kurs ab.

During the meeting, we strayed off course and discussed unrelated personal issues.

Während der Besprechung kamen wir vom Kurs ab und besprachen private Themen.

Our savings plan strayed off course after we started making spontaneous purchases.

Unser Sparplan kam vom Kurs ab, nachdem wir spontane Einkäufe gemacht hatten.

The airplane was off course and had to circle back to the airport.

Das Flugzeug war vom Kurs abgekommen und musste zum Flughafen zurückkehren.

They were off course and could not see the lighthouse.

Sie waren vom Kurs abgekommen und konnten den Leuchtturm nicht sehen.

She tends to stray off course whenever her friends distract her with gossip.

Sie kommt leicht vom Kurs ab, wenn ihre Freunde sie mit Klatsch ablenken.

See also:

stray off courseveer off courseblow off coursedrift off course
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