How do you say “to divert” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say avera, derroumpre, desavia, destourba, destourna, destriga. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | avera, derroumpre, desavia, destourba, destourna, destriga, desvira, fourvia |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
avera
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to reach, to remove, to take off, to divert; to reach; to prove; to observe; to declare; to guarantee |
derroumpre
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to interrupt, to divert |
desavia
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to mislay; scoundrel; to lead astray; to divert; to stop; to disorient; distraught |
destourba
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to disturb, to divert, to trouble (fig); to hinder |
destourna
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | to disturb, to divert; diverted; indirect |
| Feminine | destournado |
| Variants | destournado |
destriga
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | deranged; to divert; to hinder |
desvira
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to divert, to turn back (trans); to twist; to deflect; to bend; to subvert |
fourvia
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to lead astray, to divert, to avoid, to move away |