I will digress
Future I conjugation of digress.
I will digress slightly, if I may, beyond the specific scope of the question.
Si vous me le permettez, je ferai une petite digression par rapport à la teneur de la question.
Mr President, before I start my speech proper, I will digress briefly in order to respond to Mr Trentin.
Monsieur le Président, je voudrais faire tout d'abord une brève digression en réponse aux propos de M. Trentin.
Mr President, I had actually intended to say something completely different, but in the light of the last two speakers' comments I will digress somewhat and take up another point.
Monsieur le Président, j'avais prévu un tout autre discours mais les déclarations des deux derniers orateurs m'incitent à m'écarter quelque peu de mon intention initiale.
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