distraer

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish distraer, from Latin distrahere, present active infinitive of distrahō (“I pull apart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /distɾaˈeɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to entertain, distract
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to amuse oneself, have fun
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get distracted

Further reading

• “distraer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

References

• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “distraer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distrahere, present active infinitive of distrahō (“I pull apart”). Compare English distract.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /distɾaˈeɾ/ [d̪is.t̪ɾaˈeɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to entertain, distract
2. (reflexive) to amuse oneself, have fun

Synonyms

• divertir, entretener

Related terms

• distracción