to draw off

He went to the clinic to draw off the security police.
Il est allé à l'hôpital pour détourner la surveillance.
These controlled bursts of hydrogen are just strong enough to draw off the soft ions of surface tarnish but far too weak to effect the hard ions of the metal being cleaned.
Ces éclats contrôlés d´hydrogène sont tout juste assez puissants pour enlever les ions "doux" de la ternissure superficielle mais bien trop faibles pour affecter les ions "durs" du métal à nettoyer.
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