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meandering explanation

[mɪˈændərɪŋ ɛkspləˈneɪʃən]
noun phrasepl: meandering explanations
explicação sinuosa
1. A lengthy and winding explanation that takes indirect routes and loses focus, often failing to reach the main point clearly or concisely
His meandering explanation about the project left everyone confused rather than informed.
Sua explicação sinuosa sobre o projeto deixou todos confusos em vez de informados.
2. A rambling discourse that wanders through various tangential topics before arriving at the central idea, if at all
The professor's meandering explanation took thirty minutes to cover what could have been said in five.
A explicação sinuosa do professor levou trinta minutos para cobrir o que poderia ter sido dito em cinco.
NYC Slang
long-winded explanation
Synonyms
rambling explanationcircuitous explanationroundabout explanationdigressive explanation
Antonyms
concise explanationdirect explanationstraightforward explanationclear explanation

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
explicação sinuosa
Most commonly used across all regions
Brazil
explicação confusa
Alternative, more colloquial term
Portugal
explicação sinuosa
Standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

beat around the bush
go around in circles
take the long way around
talk in circles
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