distracted

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈstræktɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di straktid)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
distracted adj (attention: diverted)distraído/a adj
  desatento/a adj
  desconcentrado adj
 Distracted driving accounts for the majority of accidents.
 Manejar distraído ocasiona la mayoría de los accidentes.
distracted adj (person: too preoccupied)preocupado/a adj
  consternado adj
  perturbado/a adj
 I was distracted and didn't notice that the traffic light had changed.
 Estaba preocupado con otra cosa y no me di cuenta de que la luz había cambiado.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
distract [sb] vtr (divert [sb])distraer a vtr + prep
  entretener a vtr + prep
 She's worried about her exam; we need to find some way of distracting her.
 Está preocupada por su examen, tenemos que encontrar una manera de distraerla.
distract [sb] from [sth] vtr (divert [sb] from [sth])distraer a alguien de loc verb
  desviar a alguien de loc verb
 Stop distracting me from my homework!
 ¡Deja de distraerme de mi tarea!
distract [sb] vtr (divert: [sb]'s attention)desviar la atención de loc verb
  desconcentrar a vtr + prep
  distraer a vtr + prep
  (figurado)desenfocar a vtr + prep
 The TV in the corner of the restaurant kept distracting me.
 La televisión en el rincón del restaurante desviaba mi atención.
distract [sb]'s attention vtr (divert: [sb]'s attention)distraer a alguien vtr + prep
  distraer la atención de alguien loc verb + prep
 The boy distracted the woman's attention while his friend picked her pocket.
 El muchacho distrajo a la mujer mientras su amigo le robaba de los bolsillos.
distract [sb]'s attention from [sth] vtr (divert: [sb]'s attention)desviar la atención de alguien de loc verb + prep
  alejar la atención de alguien de loc verb + prep
 The nurse talked to the baby to distract his attention from the injection.
 La enfermera le habló al bebé para desviar su atención de la inyección.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
distract | distracted
InglésEspañol
distract attention from [sth] v expr (create a diversion)distraer la atención de loc verb
 Magicians need to know how to distract attention from what they are doing.
 The gaudy packaging is just an attempt to distract attention from the shoddy product inside.
 Los magos deben saber cómo distraer la atención de lo que están haciendo. // El llamativo paquete es sólo un intento por distraer la atención del lamentable producto que lleva dentro.
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