English-Spanish translations for distract

• despistar
• descaminar
• distraer
  Por favor, no intente distraer nuestra atención. Please do not attempt to distract our attention.
  Los interrogantes son tantos que el debate sobre la creación de un centro no hace más que distraer. There are so many questions that the debate about a centre is just a distraction.
  Discutir la futura pertenencia a una organización externa como la OTAN sólo serviría para distraer la atención de este importante aspecto. To discuss the future membership of an external organisation such as NATO would only distract from this important focus.

Definition of distract

• To divert the attention of
• To make crazy or insane; to drive to distraction
• Separated; drawn asunder

Examples

• The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored

Related words

• distracting
• distraction
• distracted
• distractedness
• distractibility
• distracter
• distraction tactic
• be distracted
• get distracted