desvio

See also: desvió and desvío

Catalan

Verb

desvio

1. first-person singular present indicative of desviar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dezˈvi.u/, /dezˈviw/ [dezˈviʊ̯], /d͡ʒizˈvi.u/, /d͡ʒizˈviw/ [d͡ʒizˈviʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dezˈvi.u/, /dezˈviw/ [dezˈviʊ̯], /d͡ʒizˈvi.u/, /d͡ʒizˈviw/ [d͡ʒizˈviʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʒˈvi.u/, /deʒˈviw/ [deʒˈviʊ̯], /d͡ʒiʒˈvi.u/, /d͡ʒiʒˈviw/ [d͡ʒiʒˈviʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dezˈvi.u/, /dezˈviw/ [dezˈviʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒˈvi.u/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒˈvi.u/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒˈbi.u/ [dɨʒˈβi.u]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

desvio m (plural desvios)

1. deviation (the act of deviating; a wandering from the way)
2. distraction (diversion of attention)

   Synonyms: afastamento, diversão, divergência, distração

3. bypass (a road that passes around something)
4. curve (bend in a road)
5. (rail transportation) points (movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another)
6. embezzlement (fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

   Synonyms: descaminho, desfalque, extravio, peculato

7. deviation from norms or good conduct
8. (mathematics, physics) difference between values

Derived terms

• desvio à direita
• desvio à esquerda
• desvio da bússola
• desvio mínimo
• desvio padrão
• desvio para o azul
• desvio para o vermelho

 

Related terms

• desviacionismo
• desviacionista
• desviado
• desviador
• desviante
• desviar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

desvio

1. first-person singular present indicative of desviar