English-Spanish translations for derail

• descarrilar
  Pero al mismo tiempo, siempre supimos que ese nuevo impulso podía hacernos descarrilar en cualquier momento. But at the same time we always knew that this new momentum could derail at any moment.
  Hemos de cerciorarnos realmente de que esta crisis no haga descarrilar nuestros esfuerzos para promover el crecimiento y los puestos de trabajo. We really must make sure that this crisis does not derail our efforts to promote growth and jobs.
  Habrá que superar escollos; en ambos bandos hay enemigos de la paz que intentarán hacer descarrilar este proceso. There will be difficulties ahead; there are peace breakers on both sides who will try to derail this process.

Definition of derail

• A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail
• An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic
• To cause to come off the tracks
• To come off the tracks
• To cause to deviate from a set course or direction

Examples

• The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.
• The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the penny.
• The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.
• The protesting students derailed the professors lecture.

Related words

• derailment
• derailed
• derailleur