Polyglot Dictionary

desviar

/desβiˈaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
desvío
preterite (yo)
desvié
past participle
desviado

Meaning

  1. to divert

    • Desviaron el tráfico.

      They diverted the traffic.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

umleiten

umleiten is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to divert."

Portuguese

desviar

desviar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to divert."

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