to divert
Pronunciation
/daɪˈvɝːt/
British pronunciation
/daɪˈvɜːt/

Definition und Bedeutung von „divert“ im Englischen

to divert
01

umleiten, ablenken

to change direction or take a different course
Intransitive
to divert definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
The airplane 's flight path had to divert slightly to avoid a flock of birds in its trajectory.
Die Flugroute des Flugzeugs musste leicht abgelenkt werden, um einer Vogelschar in seiner Flugbahn auszuweichen.
02

unterhalten, ablenken

to engage or occupy someone in an amusing or enjoyable manner
Transitive: to divert sb
to divert definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
While the children were diverted by the magician's tricks, some parents felt the performance was too repetitive.
Während die Kinder von den Tricks des Zauberers abgelenkt waren, fanden einige Eltern die Vorstellung zu repetitiv.
03

umleiten, ablenken

to cause someone or something to change direction
Transitive: to divert sb/sth somewhere
example
Beispiele
To avoid a collision, the pilot had to make a quick decision to divert the aircraft away from another plane in its path.
Um eine Kollision zu vermeiden, musste der Pilot eine schnelle Entscheidung treffen, um das Flugzeug von einem anderen Flugzeug auf seinem Weg abzulenken.
04

umleiten, umlenken

to redirect money, materials, or resources from their original intended purpose to another use
Transitive: to divert money or resources
example
Beispiele
Due to the emergency, they had to divert the supplies meant for the original project to disaster relief efforts.
Aufgrund des Notfalls mussten sie die für das ursprüngliche Projekt vorgesehenen Lieferungen zu den Katastrophenhilfsmaßnahmen umleiten.
05

ablenken, umleiten

to distract or shift someone's attention or focus away from something
Transitive: to divert someone's attention or focus
example
Beispiele
His clever jokes were meant to divert the team's focus during the tense meeting.
Seine klugen Witze sollten den Fokus des Teams während des angespannten Meetings ablenken.
06

umleiten, weiterleiten

to arrange for incoming telephone calls to be redirected to another number
Transitive: to divert a call to another number
example
Beispiele
In case of an emergency, you can divert the calls to the on-call technician.
Im Notfall können Sie die Anrufe an den diensthabenden Techniker umleiten.
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