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swerved

/swɜːvd/

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verb

Desviarse, torcer

To stray; to wander; to rove.

Examples :

"The conversation swerved from the original topic of homework to a discussion about weekend plans. "

La conversación se desvió del tema original de la tarea a una discusión sobre los planes del fin de semana.

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verb

Desviarse, torcer

To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

Examples :

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

El conductor 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 car swerved to avoid hitting a squirrel in the road. "

El coche se desvió para evitar atropellar a una ardilla en la carretera.

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verb

Desviarse, torcer

To bend; to incline.

Examples :

"The bicycle swerved to avoid the pothole in the road. "

La bicicleta se desvió para evitar el bache en la carretera.

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verb

Desviarse, virar

To climb or move upward by winding or turning.

Examples :

"The mountain road swerved sharply as it climbed higher. "

El camino de montaña se desvió bruscamente al ascender.

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verb

Desviar, esquivar

To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.

Examples :

"The driver swerved to avoid hitting the squirrel in the road. "

El conductor se desvió para evitar atropellar a la ardilla en la carretera.

action vehicle traffic

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verb

Desviarse, torcer

Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line

Examples :

"The baseball swerved sharply to the left, missing the batter's head. "

La pelota de béisbol se desvió bruscamente hacia la izquierda, perdiéndose la cabeza del 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 :

"The police car swerved in front of the speeding motorcycle to stop it. "

El coche de policía cerró el paso a la motocicleta que iba a exceso de velocidad para detenerla.

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