desviar
Translations
- to divert
- to deviate
To change the direction of something.
Conjugation
Conditional
| yo | desviaría |
| tú | desviarías |
| él/ella | desviaría |
| nosotros | desviaríamos |
| vosotros | desviaríais |
| ellos/as | desviarían |
Conditional Perfect
| yo | habría desviado |
| tú | habrías desviado |
| él/ella | habría desviado |
| nosotros | habríamos desviado |
| vosotros | habríais desviado |
| ellos/as | habrían desviado |
Future
| yo | desviaré |
| tú | desviarás |
| él/ella | desviará |
| nosotros | desviaremos |
| vosotros | desviaréis |
| ellos/as | desviarán |
Future Perfect
| yo | habré desviado |
| tú | habrás desviado |
| él/ella | habrá desviado |
| nosotros | habremos desviado |
| vosotros | habréis desviado |
| ellos/as | habrán desviado |
Imperfect
| yo | desviaba |
| tú | desviabas |
| él/ella | desviaba |
| nosotros | desviábamos |
| vosotros | desviabais |
| ellos/as | desviaban |
Pluperfect
| yo | había desviado |
| tú | habías desviado |
| él/ella | había desviado |
| nosotros | habíamos desviado |
| vosotros | habíais desviado |
| ellos/as | habían desviado |
Present
| yo | desvio |
| tú | desvias |
| él/ella | desvia |
| nosotros | desviamos |
| vosotros | desviáis |
| ellos/as | desvian |
Present Perfect
| yo | he desviado |
| tú | has desviado |
| él/ella | ha desviado |
| nosotros | hemos desviado |
| vosotros | habéis desviado |
| ellos/as | han desviado |
Preterite
| yo | desvié |
| tú | desviaste |
| él/ella | desvió |
| nosotros | desviamos |
| vosotros | desviasteis |
| ellos/as | desviaron |
Example Sentences
The river diverted its natural course after the intense spring rains.
The plane was aimed at its destination when an unexpected storm caused it to divert.
With a sudden jerk, the car veered off its initial trajectory.
The evasive person in the discussion always seemed to divert attention from the most important points.
The car's deflector helped redirect the wind from the storm.
The trench they built to divert the water flooded quickly during the storm.
The desgalgadero was used to divert water during the storm.
The speech quickly became politicized, deviating from the original topic that was to be discussed.
The break of the bridge forced the traffic to divert for weeks.
They built a ditch to divert the storm water towards the river.
Often, superfluous comments can distract from the main topic.
La colostomía es un procedimiento que permite desviar el tránsito intestinal en ciertas condiciones médicas.
A colostomy is a procedure that allows the diversion of intestinal transit in certain medical conditions.
The road was diverted due to the bad weather conditions that affected traffic.
The rifler, with his skill, managed to divert the guards' attention during the heist.
The obfuscators tried to divert the public's attention with confusing arguments.
El sobrealzo que hizo el orador sobre el tema desvió la atención del público de los puntos importantes.
The overemphasis the speaker made on the topic diverted the audience's attention from the important points.
Sometimes, foolishness can hide the truth and divert attention from real problems.
Populism in political discourse can divert attention from real issues.
Los comentarios de los necios a menudo desvían la atención de lo importante.
The comments of the foolish often divert attention from what is important.
A veces, la nimiedad de ciertos problemas puede desviar nuestra atención de lo verdaderamente importante.
Sometimes, the triviality of certain problems can divert our attention from what is truly important.
The anathema maker of the group took charge of pointing out those who stray from the right path.
El contracanal fue diseñado para desviar el agua de la inundación.
The counterchannel was designed to divert water from the flood.
The herdsman guided the cows along the path, making sure they didn't stray from the trail.
The argument we had last night deviated from what we originally planned.
It is important to circumscribe the topic of the discussion so that it does not deviate.
The corruptive influence of power can sway even the most upright among us.
El cambiavías permite desviar los trenes hacia diferentes rutas, mejorando la eficiencia del transporte.
The switch allows trains to divert to different routes, improving transportation efficiency.