English | German | |
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to deflect | ablenken {vt} | |
deflecting | ablenkend | |
deflected | abgelenkt | |
deflects | lenkt ab | |
deflected | lenkte ab | |
to deflect; to walk; to warp; to wander | abweichen {vi} | |
deflecting; walking; warping; wandering | abweichend | |
deflected; walked; warped; wandered | abgewichen | |
to deflect | umleiten {vt} | |
deflecting | umleitend | |
deflected | umgeleitet | |
to deflect the ball (ball sports) | den Ball abfälschen {vt} (Ballsport) [sport] | |
to divert/distract/deflect (sb.'s) attention (away) from sb./sth. | (jdn.) von etw. ablenken {vt} | |
It was another attempt to divert/distract attention from the truth. | Es war ein neuerlicher Versuch, von der Wahrheit abzulenken. | |
The crackdown was intended to divert attention from the social problems. | Die Aktion scharf sollte von den sozialen Problemen ablenken. | |
He initially managed to divert suspicion away from himself. | Es gelang ihm zunächst, den Verdacht von sich abzulenken. |