Distraer (en. Distract)

/dis'tra.eɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To make someone not pay attention to what they should.

Don't distract the driver while driving.

No distraigas al conductor mientras maneja.

To cause something to stop concentrating on a point.

The noise from traffic was constantly distracting him.

El ruido del tráfico lo distraía constantemente.

To pull the mind away from worries or problems.

I need to distract myself a bit after such an exhausting day.

Necesito distraerme un poco después de un día tan agotador.

From Latin 'distrahere', which means 'to separate, divide'.

distract attention

To make someone not focus on an important aspect.

distraer la atención

distract the mind

To free the mind from stressful thoughts or worries.

distraer la mente

distracted

A person who is not focused.

distraído

entertain

To do something to pass the time pleasantly.

entretener

Clear the mind.

I went for a walk to distract myself a little.

Salí a dar un paseo para distraerme un poco.

To deceive someone with light conversation.

He started distracting me with his stories so that I wouldn't think about the problem.

Empezó a distraerme con sus historias para que no pensara en el problema.