distract

[US]/dɪˈstrækt/
[UK]/dɪˈstrækt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. desviar la atención; quitar el enfoque.
Word Forms
Participio pasadodistracted
Pasadodistracted
Tercera persona singulardistracts
Gerundiodistracting

Phrases & Collocations

distract from

distraer de

Example Sentences

lend a very distracted attention

prestar una atención muy distraída

distracted with grief

distraído por el dolor

Luke looked momentarily distracted.

Luke se veía momentáneamente distraído.

Nothing is more distracting than a neurotic boss.

Nada es más distractor que un jefe neurótico.

she was distracted by a commotion across the street.

ella se distrajo con una conmoción al otro lado de la calle.

don't allow noise to distract you from your work.

No permitas que el ruido te distraiga de tu trabajo.

it was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.

Fue otro intento de distraer la atención de la verdad.

horror and doubt distract His troubl'd thoughts.

El horror y la duda distraen Sus pensamientos atormentados.

My attentions are distracted from my study.

Mis atenciones están distraídas de mi estudio.

He was distracted between two objects.

Estaba distraído entre dos objetos.

The noise in the street distracted me from my reading.

El ruido en la calle me distrajo de mi lectura.

He was distracted with an unhappy love affair.

Estaba distraído con un romance infeliz.

She jabbered away, trying to distract his attention.

Charlaba sin parar, tratando de distraer su atención.

I tried to distract myself by concentrating on Jane.

Intenté distraerme concentrándome en Jane.

only include your child if you know she won't distract you.

Incluye a tu hijo solo si sabes que no te distraerá.

The school students were distracted by the noise outside the classroom.

Los estudiantes de la escuela se distrajeron con el ruido fuera del aula.

Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention.

Charlotte parecía demasiado distraída para prestarle mucha atención.

she ran her fingers through her hair in a distracted fashion.

Se pasó los dedos por el pelo de una manera distraída.

Real-world Examples

You also don't want to be distracted.

Tampoco quieres que te distraigan.

Source: Learn business English with Lucy.

Michaelis made a clumsy attempt to distract him.

Michaelis hizo un intento torpe para distraerlo.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

I need you to distract the camp.

Necesito que distraigas al campamento.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

I don't want to be distracted from the language.

No quiero que me distraigan del idioma.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

It resorts to distractions to distract from economic hardships at home.

Recurre a distracciones para distraerse de las dificultades económicas en el país.

Source: NPR News June 2020 Compilation

Typically, I see people, well...they'll distract themselves.

Típicamente, veo a la gente, bueno...se distraerán a sí mismos.

Source: Harvard Business Review

I took that while you distracted him.

Lo tomé mientras lo distraías.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

It was annoying to be distracted during the study.

Era molesto ser distraído durante el estudio.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

What man wouldn't be distracted by such beauty?

¿Qué hombre no se distraería con tanta belleza?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

But Doctor Strange couldn't afford to be distracted.

Pero el Doctor Strange no podía permitirse ser distraído.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

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