desviar
Meanings
Verb
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)
Examples8
Ella desvió la vista.
She turned her eyes away.
Desvió la vista.
She looked away.
Me desvié para visitar a mi amigo, pero no lo encontré.
I went out of my way to visit my friend, but he wasn't at home.
El hombre se desvió de su camino para llevarme a la estación.
The man went out of his way to take me to the station.
La bala se desvió al chocar con su casco.
The bullet glanced off his helmet.
La inundación desvió el curso del río.
The flood diverted the course of the river.