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desvio.

deviation (the act of deviating; a wandering from the way)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/dezˈvi.u/Brazil/dezˈviw/Brazil[dezˈviʊ̯]Brazil/d͡ʒizˈvi.u/Brazil
  1. deviation (the act of deviating; a wandering from the way)

    masculine
  2. distraction (diversion of attention)

    masculine
  3. bypass (a road that passes around something)

    masculine
  4. curve (bend in a road)

    masculine
  5. points (movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another)

    masculine
  6. embezzlement (fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

    masculine
  7. deviation from norms or good conduct

    masculine
  8. difference between values

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from desviar, from Old Galician-Portuguese desviar, from Latin dēviāre (“to stray”).

verb/dezˈvi.u/Brazil/dezˈviw/Brazil[dezˈviʊ̯]Brazil/d͡ʒizˈvi.u/Brazil
  1. first-person singular present indicative of desviar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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