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swerve

/swɜː(ɹ)v/ /swɝv/

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noun

Desvío, volantazo

A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.

Examples :

"The driver made a sudden swerve to avoid hitting the child running into the street. "

El conductor hizo un volantazo repentino para evitar atropellar al niño que corría hacia la calle.

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noun

Desviación

A deviation from duty or custom.

Examples :

"His sudden swerve from his usual quiet demeanor surprised his classmates. "

Su repentina desviación de su comportamiento tranquilo habitual sorprendió a sus compañeros de clase.

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verb

Desviarse, virar

To stray; to wander; to rove.

Examples :

"During the family trip, my younger brother swerved off the planned route and wandered down a side street, getting lost for a while. "

Durante el viaje familiar, mi hermano menor se desvió de la ruta planificada y se adentró en una calle lateral, perdiéndose por un tiempo.

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verb

Desviarse, virar

To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

Examples :

"The car swerved to avoid hitting the dog running into the street. "

El coche se desvió para evitar atropellar al perro que corría hacia la calle.

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verb

Desviarse, apartarse

To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.

Examples :

"The student started the essay about history but then began to swerve into a discussion about current politics. "

El estudiante comenzó el ensayo sobre historia, pero luego comenzó a desviarse hacia una discusión sobre política actual.

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verb

Desviarse, torcer

To bend; to incline.

Examples :

"The bicycle rider swerved to avoid hitting the dog. "

El ciclista se desvió para evitar atropellar al perro.

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verb

Desviarse, virar

To climb or move upward by winding or turning.

Examples :

"The hiking trail started to swerve up the side of the mountain. "

El sendero de caminata comenzó a desviarse por la ladera de la montaña.

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verb

Esquivar, desviarse

To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.

Examples :

"To avoid hitting the other car, the driver swerved sharply to the left. "

Para evitar chocar con el otro coche, el conductor se desvió bruscamente hacia la izquierda.

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verb

Desviarse, torcer

Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line

Examples :

"The baseball swerve sharply to the left, surprising the batter. "

La pelota de béisbol se desvió bruscamente hacia la izquierda, sorprendiendo al bateador.

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verb

Cerrar el paso, interceptar

To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.

Examples :

"To avoid hitting the child running into the street, the driver swerved to block the oncoming car. "

Para evitar atropellar al niño que corría hacia la calle, el conductor cerró el paso al coche que venía de frente.

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