How do you describe a slight right/left turn (bearing left or right)?

Question

When giving directions in English, we typically say "turn" to mean a full 90 degree (more or less) turn, but a shallow turn can be a "slight left/right" and we might say something like "bear right at the fork in the road." How do you convey "slight left/right" and "to bear left/right" in Spanish?

Answer 1

I would translate "slight left/right" as :

Pequeña izquierda / Pequeña derecha

For example:

Haz una pequeña izquierda cuando llegues a la intersección.

Another way I would express that would be diagonal a la izquierda / diagonal a la derecha.

For example:

Haz una diagonal a la izquierda cuando llegues a la intersección.

Te term diagonal makes it obvious that you are not talking about the 90^o turn but rather a 45^o turn more or less.

Update: Another suggestion (mentioned by Javi on his comment) would be: gira ligeramente a la izquierda/derecha.

Update 2: Dusan suggests Gira un poco hacia la derecha/izquierda.

Answer 2

In Spain:

Girar ligeramente hacia la izquierda/derecha

Girar levemente hacia...

Girar un poco hacia...

Answer 3

It might depend on the localization.

In Mexico we say:

Gira tantito a ...

Gira poquito a...

Gira ligeramente a...

Gira un poco a...

I'm not sure however if any of this sound weird to anyone from, lets say, Uruguay or Argentina.

We also tend to say Quebrar (Break) when implying a drastic 90° turn:

-Quiébrate a la derecha.