Of course you can trust me. Have I ever given you a bum steer before?
Source: tatoeba (32058)
Steer
//stɪə//
Synonyms for "steer" (200 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
267 translations across 46 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- prij verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- udhëheq verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- κυβερνάω verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- κυβερνάω verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Arabic
4 entries- ثَوْر noun (castrated male of cattle)
- قاد verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- قَادَ verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- قَادَ verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Aramaic
2 entries- תורא noun (castrated male of cattle)
- ܬܘܪܐ noun (castrated male of cattle)
Armenian
3 entries- վարել verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- վարել verb (transitive: guide the course of)
- վարել verb (direct a group of animals)
Asturian
1 entries- afalar verb (direct a group of animals)
Basque
1 entries- gidatu verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Bulgarian
4 entries- намек noun (informal: suggestion about course of action)
- насочвам verb (direct the conversation)
- насочвам се verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- насочвам се verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Catalan
4 entries- bou noun (castrated male of cattle)
- capar verb (castrate a male calf)
- castrar verb (castrate a male calf)
- dirigir verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 引导 noun (informal: suggestion about course of action)
- 指导 noun (informal: suggestion about course of action)
- 閹公牛 /阉公牛 noun (castrated male of cattle)
- 引导 verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Czech
4 entries- vůl noun (castrated male of cattle)
- hnát verb (direct a group of animals)
- kastrovat verb (castrate a male calf)
- nahánět verb (direct a group of animals)
Danish
4 entries- stud noun (castrated male of cattle)
- styre verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- styre verb (transitive: guide the course of)
- styre verb (direct a group of animals)
Dutch
4 entries- os noun (castrated male of cattle)
- begeleiden verb (maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action)
- besturen verb (transitive: guide the course of)
- drijven verb (direct a group of animals)
Esperanto
4 entries- gvido noun (informal: suggestion about course of action)
- kastrita bovo noun (castrated male of cattle)
- estrigi verb (maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action)
- gvidi verb (direct a group of animals)
Estonian
4 entries- juhtima verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- juhtima verb (transitive: guide the course of)
- juhtima verb (direct a group of animals)
- karjatama verb (direct a group of animals)
Finnish
4 entries- härkä noun (castrated male of cattle)
- vinkki noun (informal: suggestion about course of action)
- ajaa verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- ajaa verb (transitive: guide the course of)
French
4 entries- bœuf noun (castrated male of cattle)
- barrer verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- conduire verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- diriger verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Galician
4 entries- boi noun (castrated male of cattle)
- xuvenco noun (castrated male of cattle)
- afalar verb (direct a group of animals)
- capar verb (castrate a male calf)
Georgian
4 entries- მოზვერი noun (castrated male of cattle)
- რჩევა noun (informal: suggestion about course of action)
- გამართვა verb (direct the conversation)
- გარეკვა verb (direct a group of animals)
German
4 entries- Mastochse noun (castrated male of cattle)
- Ochse noun (castrated male of cattle)
- steuern verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- steuern verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Hebrew
4 entries- מוביל verb (maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action)
- מנהל verb (direct the conversation)
- מנחה verb (direct the conversation)
- נוהג verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Hindi
1 entries- बात आगे बढ़ाना verb (direct the conversation)
Hungarian
4 entries- tinó noun (castrated male of cattle)
- irányít verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- irányít verb (transitive: guide the course of)
- irányít verb (direct the conversation)
Ingrian
2 entries- hällö noun (castrated male of cattle)
- härkä noun (castrated male of cattle)
Italian
4 entries- bue noun (castrated male of cattle)
- manzo noun (castrated male of cattle)
- condurre verb (direct a group of animals)
- condurre verb (direct the conversation)
Japanese
4 entries- 助言 noun (informal: suggestion about course of action)
- 去勢雄牛 noun (castrated male of cattle)
- 導く verb (direct a group of animals)
- 導く verb (maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action)
Korean
1 entries- 수송아지 noun (castrated male of cattle)
Latin
2 entries- iuvencus noun (castrated male of cattle)
- gubernō verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Latvian
4 entries- jauns vērsis noun (castrated male of cattle)
- mājiens noun (informal: suggestion about course of action)
- stūrēt verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- vadīt verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Macedonian
1 entries- управува verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Mongolian
4 entries- эр үхэр noun (castrated male of cattle)
- жолоодох verb (transitive: guide the course of)
- жолоодох verb (direct a group of animals)
- залах verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Māori
4 entries- tia noun (castrated male of cattle)
- ōkiha noun (castrated male of cattle)
- rūnā verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- rūnā verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Occitan
4 entries- bòu noun (castrated male of cattle)
- castrar verb (castrate a male calf)
- conduire verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- crestar verb (castrate a male calf)
Persian
1 entries- گاو گوشتی noun (castrated male of cattle)
Polish
4 entries- młody wół noun (castrated male of cattle)
- kierować verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- kierować verb (transitive: guide the course of)
- sterować verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Portuguese
4 entries- boi noun (castrated male of cattle)
- capar verb (castrate a male calf)
- castrar verb (castrate a male calf)
- conduzir verb (direct a group of animals)
Romanian
4 entries- bou noun (castrated male of cattle)
- conduce verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- conduce verb (transitive: guide the course of)
- cârmi verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Russian
4 entries- бычо́к-кастра́т noun (castrated male of cattle)
- кастри́рованный бычо́к noun (castrated male of cattle)
- молодо́й во́л noun (castrated male of cattle)
- вести́ verb (maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action)
Sanskrit
1 entries- राष्टि verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- kastrirani junac noun (castrated male of cattle)
- napućivanje noun (informal: suggestion about course of action)
- uškopljeni junac noun (castrated male of cattle)
- goniti verb (direct a group of animals)
Spanish
4 entries- buey noun (castrated male of cattle)
- conducir verb (intransitive: guide the course)
- conducir verb (transitive: guide the course of)
- dirigir verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Swedish
4 entries- stut noun (castrated male of cattle)
- leda verb (direct a group of animals)
- leda verb (maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action)
- styra verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Taos
1 entries- mùoyaʼána noun (castrated male of cattle)
Thai
1 entries- ถือพวงมาลัย verb (intransitive: guide the course)
Turkish
1 entries- yönetmek verb (transitive: guide the course of)
Welsh
1 entries- bustach noun (castrated male of cattle)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
You must steer clear of that gang.
Source: tatoeba (67786)
That car dealer gave me a bum steer when he told me this used Toyota was in good condition.
Source: tatoeba (68721)
I had trouble with the new car. It was difficult to steer.
Source: tatoeba (269182)
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