divertirse

divertirse

► verbo pronominal

1 to enjoy oneself, have a good time

■ ¡diviértete! enjoy yourself!

■ lo hice por divertirme I did it for fun

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to have a good time, have fun

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VPR

1) (=pasarlo bien) to have a good time, enjoy o.s.

¡que te diviertas! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

2) (=distraerse) to amuse o.s.

le compré este juego para que se divirtiera — I bought him this game to keep him amused

cantamos solo por o para divertirnos — we sing just for fun

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(v.) = have + fun, amuse, derive + enjoyment, disport + Reflexivo

Ex. But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough.

Ex. In the same way we can note when we are absorbed, when not, when we are amused or saddened, when a character specially interested us, when a passage of writing held our attention for its own sake, and so on.

Ex. The skill of the author lies in being able to tell the story in such a way that the reader will suspend disbelief and derive enjoyment from what is basically a simple story skilfully told.

Ex. In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.

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(v.) = have + fun, amuse, derive + enjoyment, disport + Reflexivo

Ex: But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough.

Ex: In the same way we can note when we are absorbed, when not, when we are amused or saddened, when a character specially interested us, when a passage of writing held our attention for its own sake, and so on.

Ex: The skill of the author lies in being able to tell the story in such a way that the reader will suspend disbelief and derive enjoyment from what is basically a simple story skilfully told.

Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.

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■divertirse verbo reflexivo to enjoy oneself, have a good time: ¡que os divirtáis!, have a good time!
'divertirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distracción
- distraerse
- entretenerse
- salir
- disfrutar
- divertir
- entretener
- vacilar
English:
amuse
- arson
- fun
- laugh
- life
- play around
- enjoy
- kick
- party

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vpr

to enjoy oneself;

se divierte con cualquier cosa she's easily amused;

me divierto mucho contigo I enjoy being with you, I have a good time when I'm with you;

se divirtieron muchísimo en la excursión they had a great time on the trip, they really enjoyed the trip;

hacer el vándalo es su manera de divertirse being a vandal is his way of amusing himself o his idea of fun;

¡que te diviertas! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!

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divertirse

v/r have fun, enjoy o.s.;

¡que te diviertas! have fun!, enjoy yourself!

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vr

: to have fun, to have a good time

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divertirse vb to have fun / to enjoy yourself

¡que os divirtáis! have fun ! / enjoy yourselves!