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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Departure
Hi, what fits more for the word in my text "departure"- Deviation or exception?
"Russia’s firm position in defence of the Syrian regime is seen as a clear departure from post-Soviet Kremlin policy which until recently tried to avoid a direct clash with western powers and hence a resumption of the cold war animosity."
"Russia’s firm position in defence of the Syrian regime is seen as a clear departure from post-Soviet Kremlin policy which until recently tried to avoid a direct clash with western powers and hence a resumption of the cold war animosity."
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Either will work, but neither so well as 'departure'.
- Either will work, but neither so well as 'departure'.
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Hi Mister, I see, I wish I could understand what "departure" is, the dictionary shows something like "coming out from" but that still doesn't make a lot of sense for me, thanks
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Hi Mister, I wonder if this word is also correct "divergence" ?
I'm still trying to understand how to write it in my language
I'm still trying to understand how to write it in my language
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Yes, that is also a similar meaning. Look: in English, 'departure' is the appropriate word choice, and I don't think any number of synonyms is going to get you closer to the choice in your language. Use the bilingual dictionary for 'departure' (the one that doesn't mean 'leaving on a plane, train or bus').
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Hi Mister, I think in the end I got the meaning of the word even in my language thanks 
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