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deflect
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de·flect  (d-flkt)
intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects
To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.

[Latin dflectere : d-, de- + flectere, to bend.]

de·flecta·ble adj.
de·flective adj.
de·flector n.

deflect [dɪˈflɛkt]
vb
to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve
[from Latin dēflectere, from flectere to bend]
deflector  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.deflect - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
2.deflect - turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
3.deflect - turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
4.deflect - draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
5.deflect - impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
fence - fight with fencing swords

deflect
verb
1. distract, divert, sidetrack, draw away, turn aside a manoeuvre to deflect our attention from what was happening
2. turn aside, turn, bend, twist, sidetrack His forearm deflected most of the punch.
Translations
deflect [dɪˈflekt]
A. VT [+ ball, bullet] → desviar (fig) [+ person] → desviar (from de)
B. VI [ball, bullet] → desviarse

deflect [dɪˈflɛkt] vt
[+ criticism] → détourner, faire dévier; [+ attention] → détourner
(= deter) to deflect sb → détourner qn de sa route
to deflect sb from sth → détourner qn de qch
[+ shot, punch] → faire dévier

deflect
vtablenken; ballablenken, abfälschen; steam, air currentableiten, ablenken; (Phys) lightbeugen
vi (compass needle)ausschlagen; (projectile)abweichen

deflect [dɪˈflɛkt] vt (ball, bullet, attention, criticism) → (far) deviare; (person) to deflect (from)distogliere (da)
deflect [dɪˈflɛkt] vt (ball, bullet, attention, criticism) → (far) deviare; (person) to deflect (from)distogliere (da)

deflect
v deflect [diˈflekt]
to turn aside (from a fixed course or direction) He deflected the blow with his arm. afkeer, afwyk يَتَجَنَّب، يَتَحاشى отблъсквам odklonit, odvést stranou afbøje; afbøde; aflede ablenken εκτρέπω, αποκρούω desviar kõrvale suunama منحرف کردن kääntää pois (faire) dévier לִסְטְוֹת हटाना odvratiti nekoga, skrenuti s puta elterel menangkis sveigja til hliðar, breyta stefnu; draga úr deviare そらせる (본래의 진로에서) 빗나가다 nukreipti į šalį novirzīt; novirzīties memesongkan doen afbuigen avlede, bøye av, avvike odchylać, odbijać desviar a devia отклонять(ся) odvrátiť odkloniti skrenuti få ngt av böja (vika) av, avleda ทำให้หันเห yön değiştirmek 使偏斜 відхиляти(ся) منحرف کرنا làm lệch 使
n deˈflection [-ʃən]
afwyking, uitwyking إنْحِراف отклонявам (се) odchylka, odklonění afledning; afbøjning die Ablenkung παρέκκλιση desviación kõrvalekalle انحراف poikkeaminen déviation סְטִייָה हटाव, झुकाव, विक्षेप otkanjanja, otklon elhajlás, eltérés penyimpangan, pengelakan hliðarsveigja deviazione それ 빗나감 nukreipimas į šalį novirzīšanās pemesongan afbuiging avbøyning, avvik(ing) odchylenie desvio deviere отклонение odchýlka odklon skretanje böjning [], avvikning การเบนความสนใจ; การหันเหทิศทาง; ระยะที่เบี่ยงเบน yön değiştirme, sapma 偏轉 відхилення; заломлення انحراف sự lệch


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