English–Spanish
“look away” in Spanish
How to say “look away” in Spanish
“Look away” in Spanish is desviar.
A gaze shifting from one person to another.
Example sentences with desviar
Intentaron desviar la atención con una broma.
They tried to divert attention with a joke.
Tips for using desviar
- Common collocations are desviar la mirada and desviar la atención, while the reflexive desviarse indicates the subject itself shifts and desviar + object indicates redirecting something else.