Polyglot Dictionary

desviar

/dʒizˈvjaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
desvio
preterite (eu)
desviei
past participle
desviado

Meaning

  1. to divert

    • Desviou o olhar.

      He looked away.

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."

Spanish

desviar

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

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