topic

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
topic n (theme)tema nm
 The topic of conversation bored him.
 El tema de la conversación lo aburrió.
topic n (subject of book, article)tema nm
 The book frequently strayed from its main topic.
 El libro se desviaba con frecuencia de su tema principal.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
hot topic n figurative, informal (subject currently of great interest)tema candente loc nom m
 The controversy around the use of AI is a hot topic.
off topic adv (away from the subject)que no viene al caso loc adj
 Es insoportable, siempre haciendo chistes que no vienen al caso y además malísimos.
  sin relación con el tema loc adv
  que no tiene que ver loc adj
 Voy a decir algo que no tiene que ver con lo que estamos hablando, pero se me acaba de ocurrir y no quiero olvidarme.
off topic,
off-topic adj		 (not relevant to the subject)fuera de lugar loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
 No me parece un comentario fuera de lugar. Es más, creo que es un momento oportuno para abordar este problema.
  sin relación al tema loc adj
 Los mensajes sin relación al tema serán borrados sin previo aviso.
on topic adv (on the subject in question)en tema loc adv
on topic,
on-topic adj		 (relevant to the subject)en tema loc adj
  relevante adj mf
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
OT adj initialism (internet: off-topic)fuera de tema loc adj
  (coloquial)harina de otro costal expr
 I will ignore any questions that are OT.
 Voy a ignorar cualquier pregunta que esté fuera de tema.
OT adv initialism (internet: off topic)fuera de tema loc adj
 Apologies for going OT on this thread, but there's something I just have to ask you all.
 Perdón por irme fuera de tema, pero necesito preguntarles algo a todos.
topic sentence n (linguistics)oración principal nf + adj
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'topic' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
all about - anyway - aside - backtrack - body of knowledge - bring back up - bring into focus - burning issue - catchline - center on - cheval de bataille - close - come into focus - come up - debate - deviate - digress - digression - divagate - encyclopedia - evasion - explosive - expositor - from A to Z - hot - irrelevance - legal matter - main subject - meanwhile - on the table - OT - prompt - quiz - read - sensitive area - side issue - skirt around - speaking of which - stray - subject matter - talk - tangent - tangential - theme - to the point - valence issue - veer - wander - wedge issue - weighty
Spanish:
desviar - inciso - materia - plato fuerte - sacar un tema - tema - tema candente - temática - tocar un tema - volver sobre un tema - ya es otro cantar

Collocations: a [hot, controversial, taboo, delicate, popular] topic, a [favorite, simple, neutral, preferred] topic (of conversation), [pick, choose, select] a topic, more...

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