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desviar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin dēviāre.

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Verb

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desviar (first-person singular present desvio, first-person singular preterite desvií, past participle desviat)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to divert, to deviate

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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    Derived from Old Galician-Portuguese desviar, from Latin dēviāre.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.viˈa(ʁ)/ [dez.viˈa(h)], (faster) /dezˈvja(ʁ)/ [dezˈvja(h)], /d͡ʒiz.viˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.viˈa(h)], (faster) /d͡ʒizˈvja(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒizˈvja(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.viˈa(ɾ)/, (faster) /dezˈvja(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.viˈa(ɾ)/, (faster) /d͡ʒizˈvja(ɾ)/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.viˈa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.viˈa(χ)], (faster) /deʒˈvja(ʁ)/ [deʒˈvja(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.viˈa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.viˈa(χ)], (faster) /d͡ʒiʒˈvja(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒˈvja(χ)]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /dez.viˈa(ɻ)/, (faster) /dezˈvja(ɻ)/, /d͡ʒiz.viˈa(ɻ)/, (faster) /d͡ʒizˈvja(ɻ)/
     

    • Hyphenation: des‧vi‧ar

    Verb

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    desviar (first-person singular present desvio, first-person singular preterite desviei, past participle desviado)

    1. to divert
    2. to deviate
    3. to deflect
    4. to swerve
    5. to detour

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /desˈbjaɾ/ [d̪ezˈβ̞jaɾ]
    • Rhymes: -aɾ
    • Syllabification: des‧viar

    Verb

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    desviar (first-person singular present desvío, first-person singular preterite desvié, past participle desviado)

    1. to divert, to distract, to shift, to sidetrack
    2. to deflect
    3. (figuratively) to derail (e.g. a movement, a process)
    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. (figuratively) to shunt (i.e. move aside)
    11. (reflexive) to deviate, to detour, to turn aside, to depart
    12. (reflexive) to turn off, to veer (e.g. to take an exit)
    13. (reflexive) to branch off, to fork off (e.g. a road or highway)
    14. (reflexive) to swerve, to go off course
    15. (reflexive) to get sidetracked

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