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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesviación de atención
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des.vjaˈsjon de a.tenˈsjon
"El ilusionista utilizó la desviación de atención para ocultar el truco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of directing something to the wrong place or in the wrong direction.
"The investigation was hindered by the deliberate misdirection of the clues." - 2
A trick or distraction intended to divert attention from what is actually happening, commonly used by magicians.
"The magician used clever misdirection to conceal how he placed the card into his pocket."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the prefix mis- (denoting wrong or bad, from Old English) with the noun direction (derived from Latin directio, from dirigere meaning 'to align' or 'to guide'). First recorded in the early 17th century, it initially referred to the literal act of guiding something along a wrong course before evolving to describe psychological distraction and sleight of hand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misdirection" is said worldwide
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fausse piste
Transliteration: fos pist
"Le magicien a utilisé une habile diversion pour créer une fausse piste."
Ablenkungsmanöver
Transliteration: ap.lɛŋ.kʊŋs.maˌnøː.vɐ
"Die Täuschung basierte auf einem geschickten Ablenkungsmanöver."
depistaggio
Transliteration: de.piˈstad.dʒo
"L'indagine è stata compromessa da un falso depistaggio."
desviación de atención
Transliteration: des.vjaˈsjon de a.tenˈsjon
"El ilusionista utilizó la desviación de atención para ocultar el truco."
desvio de atenção
Transliteration: dʒizˈvi.u dʒi a.tẽˈsãw
"O mágico usou um desvio de atenção para enganar o público."
भ्रम
Transliteration: bhram
"जादूगर ने लोगों का ध्यान भटकाने के लिए भ्रम का इस्तेमाल किया।"
转移视线
Transliteration: zhuǎnyí shìxiàn
"魔术师用巧妙的转移视线技巧完成了表演。"
주의 분산
Transliteration: ju-ui bun-san
"마술사는 관객의 주의를 분산시키기 위해 속임수를 썼다."
ミスディレクション
Transliteration: misudirekushon
"マジシャンは巧妙なミスディレクションで観客を欺いた。"
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