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dévier

to deviate, to divert

verb deh-vyeh-EH Rare

Also means

to swerve, to veer

Usage Note

Dévier describes physical veering (a ball, a road) as well as figurative straying from a plan or principle. The reflexive se dévier is rare; use dévier de + noun (dévier de sa route). Related: déviation (detour, deviation) and déviant (deviant).

Examples

"La balle a dévié à cause du vent."

Natural Translation

The ball deviated because of the wind.

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