détourner
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Meanings
Verb
1. to divert, to redirect
2. to distract, to divert (attention) (figuratively)
3. to hijack
4. to embezzle
5. to turn aside, to turn away, to avert (from something)
6. to turn aside, to turn away (reflexive)
Examples46
She turned away as soon as she saw him.
They were charged for having embezzled two million euros.
The plane was hijacked by four skyjackers.
They had to divert the river course to protect the village from floods.
Our flight has been redirected to Marseille due to the weather.
Seeing this humiliating sight, he chose to look in the other direction.