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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdistracción
Pronunciation / Transliteration: distracción
"La música alta era una gran distracción durante el examen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of diverting attention from something.
"The loud music was a major distraction during the exam." - 2
Something that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else.
"Her phone was a constant distraction while she was studying."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin distractio, from distrahere ('to draw apart, pull asunder'), combining dis- ('apart') and trahere ('to draw'). The term entered Middle English in the 16th century initially denoting mental derangement or madness, later shifting during the Enlightenment toward anything that draws the attention away from a primary focus or goal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Distraction" is said worldwide
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distraction
Transliteration: distraction
"La musique forte était une grande distraction pendant l'examen."
Ablenkung
Transliteration: Ablenkung
"Die laute Musik war eine große Ablenkung während der Prüfung."
distrazione
Transliteration: distrazione
"La musica ad alto volume era una grande distrazione durante l'esame."
distracción
Transliteration: distracción
"La música alta era una gran distracción durante el examen."
distração
Transliteration: distração
"A música alta era uma grande distração durante o exame."
विक्षेप
Transliteration: vikṣep
"उच्च संगीत परीक्षा के दौरान एक बड़ा विक्षेप था।"
干扰
Transliteration: gānrǎo
"高音音乐在考试期间是一个很大的干扰。"
산만함
Transliteration: sanmanham
"큰 음악은 시험 중에 큰 산만함이었습니다."
気を散らすもの
Transliteration: ki o chirasu mono
"大音量の音楽は試験中の大きな気を散らすものでした。"
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