divert
1 verb TRANSP, AERO, TELECOM change direction, destination TRANSITIVEcuir ar mhalairt slí cuir ar atreoatreoraigh verb traffic was diverted through the village cuireadh an trácht ar mhalairt slí tríd an sráidbhailethey had to divert flights to Cork bhí orthu eitiltí a atreorú go Corcaighthe river was diverted atreoraíodh an abhainn, cuireadh an abhainn ar mhalairt treocalls are diverted to your voicemail atreoraítear glaonna chuig do ghlórphost TRANSITIVEtéigh ar atreotéigh ar mhalairt slíwe diverted from the path chuamar ar atreo ón gcosánthe flight had to divert to Shannon bhí ar an eitilt dul ar atreo chun na Sionainne 2 verb FIN, LAW put to different use TRANSITIVEaistrigh verb atreoraigh verb resources are being diverted to the scheme tá acmhainní á n-aistriú chuig an scéimit diverts energy through the body atreoraíonn sé fuinneamh tríd an gcorpto divert investment into poor areas infheistíocht a chur i dtreo ceantair bhochtaShow full entry
3 verb POL, POLICE distract TRANSITIVEit diverted their attention from the work tharraing sé a n-aird ón obair, chuir sé ar strae ón obair iadin order to divert young people from crime chun daoine óga a bhogadh ar shiúl ó choireacht, chun daoine óga a chur ar bhealach a leasa ón gcoiriúlachtshe diverted suspicion from herself bhain sí an t-amhras di féin, chlaon sí an t-amhras uaithi féin 4 verb entertain TRANSITIVEit'll divert the children cuirfidh sé siamsaíocht ar fáil do na páistí, coinneoidh sé aird na leanaí, cuirfidh sé caitheamh aimsire ar fáil do na páistíshe read a book to divert herself léigh sí leabhar chun an t-am a mheilt, léigh sí leabhar leis an am a bhréagadh