desvío

m.

1 deviation, detour, side step, diversion.

2 traffic deviation.

3 bypass.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desviar.

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desvío

► nombre masculino

1 diversion, detour

2 figurado (desagrado) displeasure, indifference

■ lo trataron con desvío they treated him coldly

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noun m.

1) deviation

2) diversion, detour

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SM

1) [de trayectoria, orientación] deflection (de from)

deviation (de from)

2) (Aut) (=rodeo) detour; [por obras] diversion

3) (Ferro) siding

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masculino

a) (por obras) diversion, detour (AmE)

desvío provisional — temporary diversion

tomar un desvío — to make a detour

b) (Esp) (salida, carretera) turning

toma el desvío de Algete — take the turning for Algete

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= diversion, fork, turn-off.

Ex. Many librarians feel threatened by the diversion of funds away from collection building to providing service and integrating technology.

Ex. The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.

Ex. There's a great gas station and convenience store at the turn-off.

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masculino

a) (por obras) diversion, detour (AmE)

desvío provisional — temporary diversion

tomar un desvío — to make a detour

b) (Esp) (salida, carretera) turning

toma el desvío de Algete — take the turning for Algete

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= diversion, fork, turn-off.

Ex: Many librarians feel threatened by the diversion of funds away from collection building to providing service and integrating technology.

Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.

Ex: There's a great gas station and convenience store at the turn-off.

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desvío

masculine

1 (por obras) detour (AmE), diversion (BrE)

[ S ] desvío provisional por obras temporary diversion owing to roadworks

tomaremos un desvío we'll make a detour

por el desvío (Chi fam): me echaron por el desvío they led me up the garden path

se fue por el desvío she went off at a tangent

2

(Esp) (salida, carretera): toma el desvío de Algete take the road to o turning for Algete

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Del verbo desviar: (conjugate desviar)

desvío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

desvió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
desviar    
desvío
desviar (conjugate desviar) verbo transitivo ‹tráfico/vuelo/fondos› to divert;
‹río› to alter the course of;
‹golpe/pelota› to deflect, parry;

◊ desvío la conversación to change the subject;

desvió la mirada he looked away
desviarse verbo pronominal
1 [carretera] to branch off;
[vehículo] to turn off;

◊ la conversación se desvió hacia otros temas the conversation turned to other things

2 [persona] desvíose de algo ‹de ruta› to deviate from sth;
‹de tema› to get off sth
desvío sustantivo masculino

a) (por obras) diversion, detour (AmE);

◊ tomar un desvío to make a detour

b) (Esp) (salida, carretera) exit

desviar verbo transitivo
1 (un río, el tráfico, fondos) to divert, detour
2 (un tiro, golpe) to deflect
3 (la conversación) to change
4 (la mirada) to avert
desvío sustantivo masculino diversion, detour
'desvío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cauce
- desviar
- efecto
- rodeo
English:
detour
- diversion

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desvío nm

1. [en carretera] [por obras, accidente] Br diversion, US detour;

[salida] turn-off;

un desvío provisional a temporary Br diversion o US detour;

toma el primer desvío a la derecha take the first turn-off to the right;

al llegar al cruce toma el desvío de o [m5]a Guadalajara when you get to the crossroads take the turning for o road to Guadalajara;

desvío por obras [en letrero] diversion, men at work

2. [de itinerario] detour

3. [de pelota] deflection

4. Tel desvío de llamada call transfer

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desvío

m detour, Br tb

diversion

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desvío nm

1) : diversion, detour

2) : deviation

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desvío n

1. (del tráfico) diversion

2. (carretera) turning