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to distract sb's attention

  • 1 distract

    transitive verb

    distract somebody['s attention from something] — jemanden [von etwas] ablenken

    * * *
    [di'strækt]
    (to draw aside (the mind or attention of): He was constantly being distracted from his work by the noisy conversation of his colleagues.) ablenken
    - academic.ru/21334/distracted">distracted
    - distraction
    * * *
    dis·tract
    [dɪˈstrækt]
    vt
    ▪ to \distract sb [from sth] jdn [von etw dat] ablenken
    to \distract sb's attention [away] from sth jds Aufmerksamkeit von etw dat ablenken
    to be easily \distracted leicht abzulenken sein
    ▪ to \distract oneself [by doing sth] sich akk ablenken[, indem man etw tut]
    * * *
    [dɪ'strkt]
    vt
    1) (= divert attention of) ablenken
    2) (old: amuse) zerstreuen, die Zeit vertreiben (+dat)
    * * *
    distract [dıˈstrækt] v/t
    1. jemandes Aufmerksamkeit, eine Person etc ablenken ( from von)
    2. jemanden zerstreuen
    3. verwirren
    4. aufwühlen, erregen
    5. beunruhigen, quälen
    6. meist pperf rasend machen, zur Raserei treiben: → distracted 3
    * * *
    transitive verb

    distract somebody['s attention from something] — jemanden [von etwas] ablenken

    * * *
    v.
    ablenken v.
    verwirren v.

    English-german dictionary > distract

  • 2 distract

    dis·tract [dɪʼstrækt] vt
    to \distract sb [from sth] jdn [von etw dat] ablenken;
    to \distract sb's attention [away] from sth jds Aufmerksamkeit von etw dat ablenken;
    to be easily \distracted leicht abzulenken sein;
    to \distract oneself [by doing sth] sich akk ablenken[, indem man etw tut]

    English-German students dictionary > distract

  • 3 divert

    transitive verb
    1) umleiten [Verkehr, Fluss, Fahrzeug]; ablenken [Aufmerksamkeit]; lenken [Energien, Aggressionen]
    2) (distract) ablenken
    3) (entertain) unterhalten
    * * *
    1) (to cause to turn aside or change direction: Traffic had to be diverted because of the accident.) umleiten
    2) (to amuse or entertain.) zerstreuen
    * * *
    di·vert
    [daɪˈvɜ:t, AM dɪˈvɜ:rt]
    I. vt
    1. (reroute)
    ▪ to \divert sth etw verlegen [o umleiten]
    to \divert a line eine Strecke verlegen
    to \divert traffic den Verkehr umleiten
    ▪ to \divert sth etw für einen anderen Zweck verwenden
    ▪ to \divert sth into sth etw für etw akk verwenden
    additional staff have been \diverted into the department es wurden zusätzlich Arbeitskräfte für die Abteilung abgestellt
    to \divert funds Finanzmittel anders einsetzen
    ▪ to \divert sth from sth von etw dat ablenken
    to \divert sb's attention away from sth jds Aufmerksamkeit von etw dat ablenken
    ▪ to \divert sb jdn unterhalten [o zerstreuen
    II. vi umdrehen, die Richtung ändern
    * * *
    [daɪ'vɜːt]
    vt
    1) traffic, stream umleiten; attention ablenken; conversation in eine andere Richtung lenken; blow abwenden; money abzweigen; resources, investment umlenken
    2) (= amuse) unterhalten
    * * *
    divert [daıˈvɜːt; dı-; US -ˈvɜrt] v/t
    1. ablenken, ableiten, abwenden ( alle:
    from von;
    to nach), lenken (to auf akk)
    2. abbringen ( from von)
    3. Geld etc abzweigen (to für)
    4. Br den Verkehr umleiten
    5. zerstreuen, unterhalten ( beide:
    with mit, durch)
    6. einen Verdacht etc von sich ablenken
    * * *
    transitive verb
    1) umleiten [Verkehr, Fluss, Fahrzeug]; ablenken [Aufmerksamkeit]; lenken [Energien, Aggressionen]
    2) (distract) ablenken
    3) (entertain) unterhalten
    * * *
    v.
    ableiten v.
    ablenken v.
    umleiten v.

    English-german dictionary > divert

  • 4 divert

    di·vert [daɪʼvɜ:t, Am dɪʼvɜ:rt] vt
    1) ( reroute)
    to \divert sth etw verlegen [o umleiten];
    to \divert a line eine Strecke verlegen;
    to \divert traffic den Verkehr umleiten
    to \divert sth etw für einen anderen Zweck verwenden;
    to \divert sth into sth etw für etw akk verwenden;
    additional staff have been \diverted into the department es wurden zusätzlich Arbeitskräfte für die Abteilung abgestellt;
    to \divert funds Finanzmittel anders einsetzen
    3) ( distract)
    to \divert sth from sth von etw dat ablenken;
    to \divert sb's attention away from sth jds Aufmerksamkeit von etw dat ablenken
    4) ( amuse)
    to \divert sb jdn unterhalten [o zerstreuen] vi umdrehen, die Richtung ändern

    English-German students dictionary > divert

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  • distract — ► VERB 1) prevent (someone) from giving their full attention to something. 2) divert (attention) from something. DERIVATIVES distracted adjective distracting adjective. ORIGIN Latin distrahere draw apart …   English terms dictionary

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  • attention — attentional, adj. n. /euh ten sheuhn/; interj. /euh ten shun /, n. 1. the act or faculty of attending, esp. by directing the mind to an object. 2. Psychol. a. a concentration of the mind on a single object or thought, esp. one preferentially… …   Universalium

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