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1 veer
veer [vɪər][wind] ( = change direction) tourner ; [ship] virer (de bord)• to veer (off to the) left/right virer à gauche/droite* * *[vɪə(r)]1) lit ( change direction) [ship] virer; [person, road] tournerto veer away from/towards something — se détourner de/vers quelque chose
to veer away ou off — s'éloigner
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2 veer
A vtr2 ( slacken) filer [rope, chain].B vi1 lit ( change direction) [ship] virer ; [person, road, wind] tourner ; to veer away from/towards sth se détourner de/vers qch ; to veer off the road s'éloigner de la route ; to veer away ou off s'éloigner ; to veer off course dévier de sa route ; the car veered across the road la voiture a traversé la route ;2 fig [person, opinion, emotion] changer ; to veer (away) from sth se détourner de qch ; to veer towards sth se tourner vers qch ; to veer between depression and elation osciller entre le découragement et l'allégresse. -
3 veer
veer [vɪə(r)]∎ the car veered (over) to the left la voiture a viré vers la ou à gauche;∎ the wind has veered (round) to the east le vent a tourné à l'est;∎ the deer veered away from us le cerf s'est éloigné de nous;∎ the car veered off into the ditch la voiture a quitté la route et a basculé dans le fossé;∎ the conversation veered round to the elections la conversation a dévié sur les élections;∎ the speaker kept veering off the subject l'orateur s'éloignait sans cesse du sujet;∎ her mood veers between euphoria and black depression son humeur oscille entre l'euphorie et un profond abattement ou va de l'euphorie à un profond abattement(a) (ship, car) faire virer(vehicle, person) faire demi-tour; (wind) changer de direction; figurative (person) se ranger à l'opinion contraire
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bear off — Synonyms and related words: about ship, angle, angle off, avert, back and fill, bear away, bear to starboard, beat, beat about, bend, bias, box off, branch off, break, bring about, bring round, cant, cant round, cast, cast about, change course,… … Moby Thesaurus
change course — Synonyms and related words: about ship, back and fill, bear away, bear off, bear to starboard, beat, beat about, box off, break, bring about, bring round, cant, cant round, cast, cast about, change the heading, come about, double a point, fetch… … Moby Thesaurus