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1 veer
[vɪə(r)]1) (change direction) [ ship] virare; [person, road] girare, cambiare direzioneto veer away from, towards sth. — deviare da, verso qcs.
to veer (away) from sth. — allontanarsi da qcs.
to veer towards sth. — avvicinarsi a qcs
* * *[viə](to change direction suddenly: The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy.) (cambiare direzione)* * *veer /vɪə(r)/n.2 (naut. e fig.) virata.(to) veer /vɪə(r)/v. i.1 cambiare direzione; girare: The road veered to the left, la strada girava a sinistra; The truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree; il camion ha deviato bruscamente uscendo di strada ed è andato a sbattere contro un albero3 (naut.) cambiare rotta; virare di bordo: The ship veered off course, la nave ha deviato dalla rotta4 (fig.) deviare ( da un argomento, una posizione, ecc.): We seem to have veered away from the subject, sembra che abbiamo deviato dall'argomento; The conversation veered round to politics, la conversazione ha deviato sulla politica; The party has veered to the left, il partito ha fatto una virata a sinistra● to veer and haul, (naut.) tesare e filare; ( del vento) girare di continuo; (fig.) esitare, titubare □ (naut.) to veer away (o out) a cable, filare un cavo □ to veer round, ( del vento) girare in senso orario; (naut.) virare (o far virare) di bordo: The wind veered round to the east, il vento è girato ad est.* * *[vɪə(r)]1) (change direction) [ ship] virare; [person, road] girare, cambiare direzioneto veer away from, towards sth. — deviare da, verso qcs.
to veer (away) from sth. — allontanarsi da qcs.
to veer towards sth. — avvicinarsi a qcs
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2 veer vi
[vɪə(r)](ship, car) virare, (wind) girare
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