Also means
to deflect
Usage Note
Desviar can describe rerouting traffic, deflecting a question, or steering someone off course. The reflexive desviarse means 'to stray' or 'to deviate' — se desvió del tema ('he went off-topic'). In several present-tense forms the i takes a written accent and the stress: desvío, desvía.
Examples
"Tuvieron que desviar el tráfico."
Natural Translation
They had to divert the traffic.
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