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(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. von einer Richtung: divert2. fig. (Gefahr, Verdacht etc.) avert, ward off; den Verdacht von sich ablenken avert suspicion, divert suspicion (away) from o.s.3. fig. von der Arbeit etc.: distract; (zerstreuen) divert; jemandes Aufmerksamkeit von etw. ablenken take s.o.’s attention off s.th.; sich leicht / durch nichts ablenken lassen be easily distracted / be oblivious to all distractions; jemanden von seinen Sorgen etc. ablenken take s.o.’s mind off his ( oder her) worries etc.II v/i1. Fahrzeug: turn (off)2. fig. (zerstreuen) Sache: create a distraction; das lenkt sehr gut ab this offers a perfect distraction4. PHYS. Strahlen etc.: deviate, divergeIII v/refl fig. take one’s mind off things* * *(umleiten) to deflect; to deviate; to turn away;(verwirren) to call away; to sidetrack; to abstract; to distract* * *ạb|len|ken sep1. vt1) (= ab-, wegleiten) to deflect (AUCH PHYS), to turn aside or away; Wellen, Licht to refract; Schlag to parry; Katastrophe to avert2) (= zerstreuen) to distractwir mussten die Kinder ablenken — we had to find something to take the children's minds off things
jdn von seinem Schmerz/seinen Sorgen ablenken — to make sb forget his/her pain/worries, to take sb's mind off his/her pain/worries
jdn von der Arbeit ablenken — to distract sb from his/her work
2. vi1)(= ausweichen)
(vom Thema) ablenken — to change the subject; (bei einem Gespräch auch) to turn the conversation2) (= zerstreuen) to create a distractionsie geht jede Woche Schwimmen, das lenkt ab — she goes swimming every week, which takes her mind off things
3. vrto take one's mind off things* * *1) (to turn aside (from a fixed course or direction): He deflected the blow with his arm.) deflect2) (to draw aside (the mind or attention of): He was constantly being distracted from his work by the noisy conversation of his colleagues.) distract3) (to turn (a person) aside from what he was about to do: I intended to write letters this evening, but was sidetracked into going to the pictures instead.) sidetrack* * *ab|len·kenI. vt1. (zerstreuen)▪ jdn \ablenken to divert [or distract] sbwenn er Sorgen hat, lenkt ihn Gartenarbeit immer ab if he's worried, working in the garden diverts his thoughts2. (abbringen)3. (eine andere Richtung geben)4. PHYSLicht \ablenken to refract lightStrahlen \ablenken to deflect raysII. vi1. (ausweichen)vom Thema \ablenken to change the subject2. (zerstreuen) to take sb's mind off thingsIII. vr* * *1.transitives Verb1) (weglenken) deflectden Verdacht von sich ablenken — (fig.) divert suspicion from oneself
2) auch itr. (abbringen)alles, was ablenkt — everything that is distracting
3) auch itr. (zerstreuen) divert2.intransitives Verb[vom Thema] ablenken — change the subject
* * *ablenken (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. von einer Richtung: divertden Verdacht von sich ablenken avert suspicion, divert suspicion (away) from o.s.jemandes Aufmerksamkeit von etwas ablenken take sb’s attention off sth;sich leicht/durch nichts ablenken lassen be easily distracted/be oblivious to all distractions;B. v/i1. Fahrzeug: turn (off)2. fig (zerstreuen) Sache: create a distraction;das lenkt sehr gut ab this offers a perfect distraction3. Person: change the subject, digress, sidetrack;lenk nicht ab! don’t change the subject!4. PHYS Strahlen etc: deviate, divergeC. v/r fig take one’s mind off things* * *1.transitives Verb1) (weglenken) deflectden Verdacht von sich ablenken — (fig.) divert suspicion from oneself
2) auch itr. (abbringen)alles, was ablenkt — everything that is distracting
3) auch itr. (zerstreuen) divert2.intransitives Verb[vom Thema] ablenken — change the subject
* * *(Licht) v.to diffract v. v.to deviate v.to distract v.to divert v.to refract v.
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