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desviar.

to divert, to distract, to shift, to sidetrack

7 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/desˈbjaɾ/[d̪ezˈβ̞jaɾ]
  1. to divert, to distract, to shift, to sidetrack

  2. to deflect

  3. to derail (e.g. a movement, a process)

    figuratively
  4. to bypass, to reroute, to redirect

  5. to siphon, to siphon off (e.g. money, funds)

  6. to forward (a phone call)

  7. to avert (e.g. one's eyes or gaze)

  8. to change (e.g. the subject, the course, the conversation)

  9. to shunt

  10. to shunt (i.e. move aside)

    figuratively
  11. to deviate, to detour, to turn aside, to depart

    reflexive
  12. to turn off, to veer (e.g. to take an exit)

    reflexive
  13. to branch off, to fork off (e.g. a road or highway)

    reflexive
  14. to swerve, to go off course

    reflexive
  15. to get sidetracked

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Latin dēviāre, with replacement of Latin dē- by Spanish des-. Cognate with English deviate.

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