Distraía (en. Distracted)

/dis'tɾai.a/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Definition: To make someone not pay attention to something.

Example Sentence: When the teacher spoke, the students were distracted by the noise.

Cuando el profesor habló, los estudiantes se distrajeron con el ruido.

Definition: To divert attention from a serious matter.

Example Sentence: She diverted the conversation to lighter topics.

Ella distrajo la conversación hacia temas más ligeros.

Definition: To cause someone to become distracted.

Example Sentence: Social media often distracts young people from their studies.

Las redes sociales a menudo distraen a los jóvenes de sus estudios.

Etymology/Origin: From Latin 'distrahere', which means to separate or set apart.

Phrase: to be distracted

Meaning: Not paying attention to what is happening around.

estar distraído

Phrase: do not distract

Meaning: Not causing someone to lose their focus.

no distraer

Phrase: to divert the mind

Meaning: To distance serious thoughts or concerns.

distraer la mente

Related Word: distracted

Description: Someone who has lost focus or attention.

distraído

Related Word: distraction

Description: The action of distracting; something that absorbs attention.

distracción

Related Word: to distract

Description: Related verb that means to provoke distraction.

distraer

Meaning: To be daydreaming

Example: Since he arrived at the party, he hasn't stopped daydreaming.

Desde que llegó a la fiesta, no para de estar en la luna.

Meaning: To lose the thread

Example: I was so focused that I lost the thread of the conversation for a moment.

Estaba tan concentrado que perdí el hilo de la conversación por un momento.