desvio
See also: desvió and desvío
Portuguese
Etymology
From desviar, from Old Portuguese desviar, from Latin dēviāre, present active infinitive of dēviō (“I stray”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.ˈvi.u/, /d͡ʒiʃ.ˈvi.u/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /des.ˈvi.o/
Noun
desvio m (plural desvios)
- deviation (the act of deviating; a wandering from the way)
- distraction (diversion of attention)
- bypass (a road that passes around something)
- curve (bend in a road)
- (rail transportation) points (movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another)
- embezzlement (fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
- deviation from norms or good conduct
- (mathematics, physics) difference between values
Synonyms
- (diversion): afastamento, diversão, divergência
- (distraction): distração
- (embezzlement): descaminho, desfalque, extravio, peculato
Derived terms
- desvio à direita
- desvio à esquerda
- desvio da bússola
- desvio mínimo
- desvio padrão
- desvio para o azul
- desvio para o vermelho
Related terms
- desviacionismo
- desviacionista
- desviado
- desviador
- desviante
- desviar
Verb
desvio
- first-person singular (eu) present indicative of desviar