diversion

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From Middle English diversion, dyversioun, from Medieval Latin diversiō, from Latin divertō (“to divert”); see divert.

109 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: отвли́чане (otvlíčane) — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Danish: afledning — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Danish: afledningsmanøvre — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Dutch: afleidingsmanoeuvre — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Dutch: misleiding — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Finnish: harhautus — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• French: diversion — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• German: Ablenkung — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• German: Ablenkungsmanöver — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Greek: αντιπερισπασμός (antiperispasmós) — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Hebrew: הסחה (hasakha) — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Italian: diversivo — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Japanese: 陽動 (youdou) — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Korean: 양동 (yangdong) — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Polish: dywersja — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Portuguese: diversão — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Russian: отвлека́ющий манёвр (otvlekájuščij manjóvr) — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-threòrachadh — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Spanish: distracción — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Spanish: diversión — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Spanish: despiste — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Spanish: despistada — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Spanish: destanteada — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Spanish: desorientación — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Spanish: desviación — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Spanish: desviamiento (disused) — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Swedish: avledningsmanöver — tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action
• Bulgarian: развлечение (razvlečenie) — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Czech: zábava — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Czech: rozptýlení — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Danish: fornøjelse — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Danish: adspredelse — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Dutch: verstrooiïng — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Dutch: vermaak — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Finnish: harrastus — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• German: Unterhaltung — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• German: Zerstreuung — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• German: Ablenkung — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• German: Hobby — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• German: Zeitvertreib — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Greek: διασκέδαση (diaskédasi) — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Greek: αναψυχή (anapsychí) — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Italian: svago — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Latin: oblectāmen — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Latin: oblectāmentum — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Latin: āvocāmentum — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Russian: развлече́ние (razvlečénije) — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Scottish Gaelic: dibhearsan — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Scottish Gaelic: spòrs — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Swedish: förströelse — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Swedish: tidsfördriv — hobby; an activity that distracts the mind
• Bulgarian: отклоняване (otklonjavane) — act of diverting
• Danish: afledning — act of diverting
• Danish: omlægning — act of diverting
• Dutch: verstrooien — act of diverting
• Dutch: ontspannen — act of diverting
• German: Umlenken — act of diverting
• German: Umleiten — act of diverting
• German: Abschweifen — act of diverting
• German: Abweichen — act of diverting
• German: Exkurs — act of diverting
• Norwegian Bokmål: avledning — act of diverting
• Russian: отвлече́ние (otvlečénije) — act of diverting
• Russian: отклоне́ние (otklonénije) — act of diverting
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-threòrachadh — act of diverting
• Spanish: distracción — act of diverting
• Spanish: diversión — act of diverting
• Spanish: divertimiento — act of diverting
• Spanish: divertimento — act of diverting
• Spanish: desviación — act of diverting
• Spanish: desviamiento (disused) — act of diverting
• Swedish: avledning — act of diverting
• Danish: omledning — removal of water via a canal
• Danish: afledning — removal of water via a canal
• Dutch: verlegging — removal of water via a canal
• German: Entwässerung — removal of water via a canal
• German: Wasserableiten — removal of water via a canal
• German: Abführen — removal of water via a canal
• German: Ableiten — removal of water via a canal
• Greek: εκτροπή (ektropí) — removal of water via a canal
• Russian: отво́д (otvód) — removal of water via a canal
• Swedish: avledning — removal of water via a canal
• Bulgarian: отклонение (otklonenie) — A detour, such as during road construction
• Danish: omkørsel — A detour, such as during road construction
• Dutch: omleiding — A detour, such as during road construction
• French: déviation — A detour, such as during road construction
• German: Umleitung — A detour, such as during road construction
• Greek: παράκαμψη (parákampsi) — A detour, such as during road construction
• Interlingua: deviation — A detour, such as during road construction
• Irish: malairt slí — A detour, such as during road construction
• Irish: athbhealach — A detour, such as during road construction
• Māori: autaki — A detour, such as during road construction
• Māori: ara autaki — A detour, such as during road construction
• Norwegian Bokmål: omkjøring — A detour, such as during road construction
• Polish: objazd — A detour, such as during road construction
• Russian: объе́зд (obʺjézd) — A detour, such as during road construction
• Scottish Gaelic: seach-shlighe — A detour, such as during road construction
• Spanish: desviación — A detour, such as during road construction
• Spanish: desviamiento — A detour, such as during road construction
• Spanish: desvío — A detour, such as during road construction
• Swedish: omledning — A detour, such as during road construction
• Danish: omdirigering — rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination
• Dutch: omleiding — rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination
• Finnish: kiertotie — rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination
• German: Umleitung — rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination
• Māori: autaki — rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination
• Polish: objazd — rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination
• Russian: объе́зд (obʺjézd) — rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination
• Scottish Gaelic: seach-stiùireadh — rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination