détourner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- deflect verb To cause something to change direction, usually by bouncing or glancing off.
- detour noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
- embezzle verb To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
- hijack verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
- poach verb To cook something gently in barely simmering liquid, usually water.
- utilise verb To make use of; to use.
Senses
détourner is used for these senses in English:
- avert (transitive) To turn aside or away.
- deflect (transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
- detour (intransitive) To make a detour.
- embezzle (legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
- hijack To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
- poach (business, ambitransitive) To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.
- utilise To make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended
avert — full definition
- verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.
deflect — full definition
- verb To cause something to change direction, usually by bouncing or glancing off.
- verb To avoid dealing directly with a question, criticism, or blame.