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отклони́ться — meaning in English

otklonitsya

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English meaning

  • deflect verb To cause something to change direction, usually by bouncing or glancing off.
  • depart verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
  • deviate verb To move away from a planned course, method, or expected standard.
  • drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
  • swerve verb To turn suddenly away from a straight path, often to avoid hitting something.

Senses

отклони́ться is used for these senses in English:

  • deflect (psychology) To redirect culpability to avoid it.
  • depart (intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
  • depart (intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
  • drift (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
  • swerve To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

deflect — full definition

  1. verb To cause something to change direction, usually by bouncing or glancing off.
  2. verb To avoid dealing directly with a question, criticism, or blame.

depart — full definition

  1. verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
  2. verb To differ from or move away from a plan, rule, or usual way of doing something.

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