desviar meaning in English — avert, deflect, depart

English meaning

avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
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.
detour noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
divert verb To change the direction or course of something.
mislead verb To cause someone to believe something untrue, whether on purpose or by accident.
parry verb To block or deflect a blow, attack, or difficult question.
scatter verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.
sidetrack noun A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.

desviar 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.
deflect (transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
detour (transitive) To direct or send on a detour.
divert (transitive) To distract.
scatter (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
scatter (transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).
sidetrack To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.

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

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