Spanish-English translations for distraer

• divert
  We cannot let ourselves be diverted from other important topics. No podemos dejarnos distraer por otros temas importantes.
  She has not allowed herself to be diverted by all the noise around her. Ella no se ha dejado distraer por todo el ruido a su alrededor.
  It is not an issue that we should link with other matters because that merely diverts attention away from where the real work can be done. No es una cuestión que debamos vincular con otros temas, ya que con ello tan solo distraeríamos la atención del ámbito en el que realmente se puede trabajar.
• amuse
  I watch these movies because they amuse me.
  It always amuses me to hear the funny stories why people havent got a ticket, but I never let them get in without paying.
  His jokes rarely fail to amuse.
• distract
  Please do not attempt to distract our attention. Por favor, no intente distraer nuestra atención.
  There are so many questions that the debate about a centre is just a distraction. Los interrogantes son tantos que el debate sobre la creación de un centro no hace más que distraer.
  To discuss the future membership of an external organisation such as NATO would only distract from this important focus. Discutir la futura pertenencia a una organización externa como la OTAN sólo serviría para distraer la atención de este importante aspecto.

Related words

• distracción
• distraimiento
• distraído
• distraídamente