distrarre
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin distrahere; adapted to trarre.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
distràrre (first-person singular present distràggo, first-person singular past historic distràssi, past participle distràtto, first-person singular imperfect distraévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (rare) to pull apart
- (uncommon) to turn away, to divert (e.g. one's gaze)
- (figurative) to distract (a person, one's attention, one's mind, etc.)
- to divert (money)
- to amuse
- Synonym: svagare
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of distràrre (syncopated; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)