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divertir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amuse verb To entertain someone or make them laugh or smile.
  • divert verb To change the direction or course of something.
  • embezzle verb To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
  • entertain verb To hold someone's attention pleasantly; to amuse.

Senses

divertir is used for these senses in English:

  • divert (transitive) To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
  • 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.
  • entertain (obsolete) to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep

amuse — full definition

  1. verb To entertain someone or make them laugh or smile.
  2. verb To occupy someone’s attention pleasantly, keeping them busy or distracted.

divert — full definition

  1. verb To change the direction or course of something.
  2. verb To draw someone's attention away from something.
  3. verb To entertain or amuse someone.

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