veer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for veer in the English»French Dictionary

I.veer [Brit vɪə, Am vɪr] VB trans

1. veer NAUT (alter direction of):

veer ship

faire virer

2. veer (slacken):

veer rope, chain

filer

II.veer [Brit vɪə, Am vɪr] VB intr

1. veer (change direction) lit:

veer ship:

virer

veer person, road, wind:

tourner

to veer away from/towards sth

se détourner de/vers qc

to veer off the road

s'éloigner de la route

to veer away or off

s'éloigner

to veer off course

dévier de sa route

the car veered across the road

la voiture a traversé la route

2. veer fig person, opinion, emotion:

veer

changer

to veer (away) from sth

se détourner de qc

to veer towards sth

se tourner vers qc

to veer between depression and elation

osciller entre le découragement et l'allégresse

Translations for veer in the French»English Dictionary

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culer vent:

to veer astern

obliquer vers la droite/gauche (nettement)

to veer right/left

dévier véhicule:

to veer off course

dévier à gauche

to veer to the left

dévier d'une trajectoire

to veer off course

refuser

to veer forward, to haul

veer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for veer in the English»French Dictionary

veer [vɪəʳ, Am vɪr] VB intr

1. veer (alter course unexpectedly):

veer

tourner

2. veer (alter attitude):

veer

changer

to veer away from sth

se détourner de qc

to veer back and forth

tourner comme une girouette

to veer towards sth

se tourner vers qc

Translations for veer in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

déraper personne, conversation

to veer off

déraper vers la politique roman, discussion

to veer off on to politics

veer Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to veer away from sth

se détourner de qc

to veer back and forth

tourner comme une girouette

to veer towards sth

se tourner vers qc

to veer off on to politics

déraper vers la politique roman, discussion

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This has created problems on many occasions when horses have tried to veer left rather than right second time around.

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The driver, a family friend, lost control and veered off the road and the car ended on its side.

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The highway then enters a deep forest where it veers around numerous lakes and divides vast muskeg.

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She lost control of the car going through a construction zone, when she initially veered onto a grass median.

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Veer divulges that the bank is planning to move the money out by train the following night.

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Be warned: if you're heavily committed, to the gentle and conventional, you'd best veer away.

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The car veered too far to the left and went over the edge into the shallow water of the canal.

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Along this stretch, the route veers to the northwest and southeast as it heads through an area of wilderness.

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A driver lost control of his motorcycle and veered off into the stands.

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While evading one of the letters, they veer off the highway and down a hill, crashing into a tree.

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