Divertir (en. Entertain)

/divɛʁtiʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To engage someone in a pleasant way.

Video games can entertain children for hours.

Les jeux vidéo peuvent divertir les enfants pendant des heures.

To divert attention from something.

She tries to entertain her mind by reading a good book.

Elle essaie de divertir son esprit en lisant un bon livre.

To make laugh or amuse.

The comedian knows how to entertain the audience.

Le comédien sait comment divertir le public.

From the Latin 'divertire' which means 'to turn away'.

to have fun

To take pleasure or to have a distraction.

se divertir

to lighten the conversation

To bring up a light topic to make the discussion more enjoyable.

divertir la conversation

to divert attention

To focus on another subject to reduce anxiety.

divertir l'attention

entertainment

Activity that distracts and amuses.

divertissement

entertaining

Capable of distracting or amusing.

divertissant

recreation

Time for leisure or fun.

récréation

to have a blast

We had a blast at the party last night.

On s'est éclaté à la fête hier soir.

to chill

I'm going to chill at home and entertain myself with movies.

Je vais chiller à la maison et me divertir avec des films.