Nebensache — meaning in English

English meaning

• incident noun An event, especially one that is noteworthy, unpleasant, or disruptive.
• tangent noun A straight line that touches a curve at exactly one point without crossing it.

Senses

Nebensache is used for these senses in English:

• incident A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
• tangent A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.

incident — full definition

1. noun An event, especially one that is noteworthy, unpleasant, or disruptive.
2. adjective Naturally connected to or arising from something else.

tangent — full definition

1. noun A straight line that touches a curve at exactly one point without crossing it.
2. noun A sudden shift to a topic only loosely related to what was being discussed.

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