distraerse

distraerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (divertirse) to amuse oneself, enjoy oneself

2 (entretenerse) to relax, pass the time

■ se distrajo leyendo she passed the time reading

3 (despistarse) to get distracted, be inattentive, be absent-minded

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VPR

1) (=entretenerse) to keep o.s. entertained, keep o.s. amused

me distraigo viendo la tele — I keep myself entertained o amused watching TV

se distrae mucho con sus nietos — her grandchildren keep her entertained o amused

deberías salir y distraerte — you should get out and enjoy yourself

2) (=despistarse) to get distracted

oye bien lo que digo y no te distraigas — listen carefully and don't let yourself get distracted

se distrae mucho en clase — he gets very easily distracted in class

me distraje un momento y se me quemó la comida — my attention wandered o I got distracted for a moment and the dinner got burnt

se distrae con el vuelo de una mosca — he gets distracted by the slightest thing

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■distraerse verbo reflexivo
1 (divertirse) to amuse oneself: distráete con algo mientras yo termino esto, amuse yourself while I finish this
2 (perder la atención) to get o be distracted: ya me he vuelto a distraer, I have got distracted again
'distraerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descuidarse
- despistarse
- descuidar
- despistar
- distraer
- dormir

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vpr

1. [divertirse] to enjoy oneself;

[pasar el tiempo] to pass the time;

¿qué hacen en este pueblo para distraerse? what do they do in this town for entertainment?;

se distraían jugando al billar they kept themselves amused by playing pool;

trata de distraerte try to take your mind off things;

necesita distraerse y trabajar menos he needs to have some fun and work less

2. [despistarse] to let one's mind wander;

no te distraigas y haz los deberes don't get distracted and do your homework;

en este trabajo no puedes distraerte ni un momento in this job you can't take your mind off what you're doing for a second;

este niño se distrae con una mosca this child can't concentrate for two seconds

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distraerse

v/r

1 get distracted

2 (disfrutar) enjoy o.s.

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vr

1) : to get distracted

2) : to amuse oneself

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distraerse vb

1. (despistarse) to get distracted

quita la televisión, que te distraes turn the television off because you're getting distracted

2. (pasar el tiempo) to pass the time

me distraigo leyendo I read to pass the time

3. (divertirse) to enjoy

los niños se distraen mucho jugando con construcciones the children really enjoy playing with building blocks