se détourner

Il se détournait chaque fois qu'on se disputait.
He rolled over every time we had a fight.
En mars 1927, Radek se détournait aussi du bon chemin, mais sans autre direction.
In March 1927, Radek also deviated from the right road, only in another direction.
La nuit, je me serrais contre lui, mais il se détournait toujours, comme si il m'avait déjà consacré assez de temps.
And at night, I'd snuggle up to him, and he'd always turn away as if he'd already put in his time with me.
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