Buscar
to divert
01
desviar
to change direction or take a different course
Intransitive
Example
Road construction forced the city buses to divert from their usual route.
La construcción de carreteras obligó a los autobuses de la ciudad a desviarse de su ruta habitual.
The river diverts to the east before reaching the main channel.
El río se desvía hacia el este antes de alcanzar el canal principal.
02
divertir, entretener
to engage or occupy someone in an amusing or enjoyable manner
Transitive: to divert sb
Example
The magician 's tricks were so captivating that they diverted the children for hours.
Los trucos del mago eran tan cautivadores que entretuvieron a los niños durante horas.
While the children were diverted by the magician's tricks, some parents felt the performance was too repetitive.
Mientras los niños estaban entretenidos por los trucos del mago, algunos padres sintieron que la actuación era demasiado repetitiva.
03
desviar
to cause someone or something to change direction
Transitive: to divert sb/sth somewhere
Example
The river's unexpected flooding prompted the emergency response team to divert residents to safer areas.
La inundación inesperada del río llevó al equipo de respuesta de emergencia a desviar a los residentes a áreas más seguras.
Air traffic control had to divert several incoming flights to different runways.
El control de tráfico aéreo tuvo que desviar varios vuelos entrantes a diferentes pistas.
04
desviar, redirigir
to redirect money, materials, or resources from their original intended purpose to another use
Transitive: to divert money or resources
Example
The company decided to divert funds from marketing to research and development.
La empresa decidió desviar fondos del marketing a la investigación y desarrollo.
Due to the emergency, they had to divert the supplies meant for the original project to disaster relief efforts.
Debido a la emergencia, tuvieron que desviar los suministros destinados al proyecto original hacia los esfuerzos de ayuda para desastres.
05
desviar, distraer
to distract or shift someone's attention or focus away from something
Transitive: to divert someone's attention or focus
Example
The entertaining movie was enough to divert my attention from the stressful day.
La película entretenida fue suficiente para distraer mi atención del día estresante.
His clever jokes were meant to divert the team's focus during the tense meeting.
Sus ingeniosos chistes estaban destinados a distraer el enfoque del equipo durante la tensa reunión.
06
desviar, redirigir
to arrange for incoming telephone calls to be redirected to another number
Transitive: to divert a call to another number
Example
She decided to divert her business calls to her colleague's phone while she was on vacation.
Ella decidió desviar sus llamadas de negocios al teléfono de su colega mientras estaba de vacaciones.
In case of an emergency, you can divert the calls to the on-call technician.
En caso de emergencia, puede redirigir las llamadas al técnico de guardia.
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