distrair
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- distrahir (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin distrahere (“to pull apart”), with change of conjugation.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: dis‧tra‧ir
Verb
[edit]distrair (first-person singular present distraio, first-person singular preterite distraí, past participle distraído)
- to distract
- to amuse
- 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “O mundo coberto de pennas [The world covered in feathers]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 171:
- Reaccendeu o cigarro, procurou distrahir-se falando baixo.
- He relit his cigarette, looked to entertain himself by speaking quietly.
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of distrair (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
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