| Spanish > English | |
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| desviar | |
| 1. v. to divert, to distract, to shift, to sidetrack | |
| 2. v. to deflect | |
| 3. v. (figuratively) to derail (e.g. a movement, a process) | |
| 4. v. to bypass, to reroute, to redirect | |
| 5. v. to siphon, to siphon off (e.g. money, funds) | |
| 6. v. to forward (a phone call) | |
| 7. v. to avert (e.g. one's eyes or gaze) | |
| 8. v. to change (e.g. the subject, the course, the conversation) | |
| 9. v. to shunt | |
| 10. v. (figuratively) to shunt (i.e. move aside) | |
| 11. v. to deviate, to detour, to turn aside, to depart | |
| 12. v. to turn off, to veer (e.g. to take an exit) | |
| 13. v. to branch off, to fork off (e.g. a road or highway) | |
| 14. v. to swerve, to go off course | |
| 15. v. to get sidetracked | |
| Spanish > Spanish | |
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| desviar | |
| 1. vt. Hacer que alguien o algo se salga de la ruta o dirección que llevaba o quería seguir. |  |
| 2. vt. Hacer que alguien se aparte de la intención, decisión, objetivo u opinión que tenía. | |
| 3. vt. Separar la espada del contrario, formando otro ángulo, para que no hiera en el punto en que estaba. | |
| 4. vi. Tomar distancia. | |
| Uso: anticuado. | |
