Translation for "distraían" to english

Distraían

verb

• distract
• amuse
• head off

Translation examples

distract verb

Esas discusiones distraían la atención del PNUMA de sus tareas y se sentaría un precedente peligroso si los países plantearan sus conflictos en el PNUMA.
It distracted UNEP from its task, and a dangerous precedent would be set if countries brought their conflicts to UNEP.

- Supongo que le distraían mucho.
I guess they may be pretty distracting.

Siempre me distraían las mujeres como usted.
Always got distracted by girls like you.

Y si eran jóvenes, se distraían fácilmente enseguida.
And if they were young, they were often easily distracted.

También era testarudo, impaciente, lo distraían fácilmente las chicas bonitas... y escuchaba la música más espantosa que haya torturado mi canal de transmisión.
He was also stubborn, impatient, readily distracted by pretty girls and he listened to, possibly, the most appalling music to ever shatter my airwaves.

Ya no lo distraían los trabajos a medio tiempo o lo que sea...
Io no longer distracted work part-time or whatever... Io

Esas cosas te distraían, Axon, y lo último que necesita un sicario son sentimientos.
All these things that could distract you, Axon, the last thing a professional killer needs is feelings.

¿para que alguien pudiera poner una bomba incendiaria en el laboratorio. mientras el resto de ustedes distraían a los guardias del campus?
You know, so someone could firebomb a lab while the rest of you distract campus security?

Al menos las manos distraían del horrible problema de coordinación que tienes.
At least the hands distract away from the dreadful syncopation problem you have.

Te distraían de dar el paso final.
They were distracting you from taking the final step.

Mientras algunos la distraían uno se escapaba y bajaba.
While others distracted her, one would go down and take a fifth and then exit out the downstairs.

Las distraían mucho.
They were very distracting.

Todos los sentidos la distraían.
Every sense was a distraction.

Pero otras cosas lo distraían.
But other things distracted him.

Los árboles y plantas la distraían;
She was distracted by all the trees and plants;

Sus nuevos sentidos la distraían.
Her new senses were distracting.

Tipos como Andy Prine la distraían.
Andy Prine types distracted her.

La chica tenía unos ojos que distraían mucho la atención.
The girl’s eyes were really distracting.

Estos intercambios de ideas les distraían a los dos.
Exchanges like these provided them both with distraction.

Me distraían del mismo modo que Richard Parker.
They provided distraction, like Richard Parker.

Pero descarté esos recuerdos y pensamientos que me distraían.
But I closed my mind to all these distracting thoughts and memories.

amuse verb

No estaba yo de humor para la astrologia, pura idiotez con la que se distraían los analfabetos.
I had no stomach for astrology, pure rubbish with which the illiterate amused themselves.

Las personas como Josef se distraían indagando en mundos distintos al suyo, satisfechas con una vida que su sensibilidad salvaguardaba.
A man like Josef would find amusement in looking into another world, feeling complacent in a life safeguarded by sensibility.

también charlábamos alegremente y debíamos parecer unos tórtolos despreocupados, cuyos jugueteos distraían o irritaban a mis compañeros ocasionales, todos de mayor edad.
we also spoke happily and we must have looked the picture of carefree lovebirds, whose antics amused or irritated my chance companions, all older.

Prontamente halló entretenimiento el chico, con sólo dedicarse a contemplar, desde el oscuro rincón próximo a la puerta, el espectáculo que se desarrollaba ante su vista. La casa debía estar llena de chicuelos que se distraían jugando en aquella hora lluviosa del anochecer. Había muchachitos por todas partes;
Nat found plenty to amuse him while he waited, and stared about him curiously, enjoying the view, yet glad to do so unobserved in the dusky recess by the door. The house seemed swarming with boys, who were beguiling the rainy twilight with all sorts of amusements.