See also: distră

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French distraire. Doublet of distrage.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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a distra (third-person singular present distrează, past participle distrat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to entertain, to amuse
  2. (reflexive, with accusative) to enjoy oneself

Usage notes

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Some conjugated forms of this verb (such as distrez, distrezi, distrează, etc.) are false friends to the English word distress. Words with a similar meaning to distress in English include deranja, necăji and supăra.

Conjugation

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