DISTRACT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of distract – Learner’s Dictionary

distract
verb [ T ]
uk
/dɪˈstrækt/
us
B2
to make someone stop giving their attention to something:
Stop distracting me - I'm trying to finish my essay.

(Definition of distract from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of distract

in Chinese (Traditional)
使分心,使轉移注意力,干擾…
in Chinese (Simplified)
使分心,使转移注意力,干扰…
in Spanish
distraer…
in Portuguese
desviar, distrair…
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विचलित करणे…
(人の注意)をそらす, そらす…
dikkatini/ilgisini başak yöne çekmek, dikkatini dağıtmak…
distraire (l’attention), distraire…
distreure…
afleiden…
யாராவது தங்கள் கவனத்தை எதையாவது கொடுப்பதை நிறுத்தச் செய்ய…
ध्यान हटाना…
ધ્યાન દૂર કરવા માટે…
distrahere…
distrahera, störa…
mengalih perhatian…
ablenken…
distrahere, avlede…
توجہ ہٹانا, خیال بانٹنا…
відвертати, розвіювати…
отвлекать…
ఒకరి దృష్టిని ఒక దాని పై ఇవ్వకుండా చేయడం…
يُشَتِّت…
বিভ্রান্ত, কাউকে কিছুতে মনোযোগ দেওয়া বন্ধ করতে…
rozptylovat, vyrušovat…
mengalihkan perhatian…
ทำให้ไขว้เขว…
làm rối trí…
rozpraszać, odciągać uwagę…
주의를 빼앗다, 산만하게 하다…
distrarre, distogliere…
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