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distracting

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dis·tract  (d-strkt)
tr.v. dis·tract·ed, dis·tract·ing, dis·tracts
1. To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest; divert.
2. To pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle.
[Middle English distracten, from Latin distrahere, distract-, to pull away : dis-, apart; see dis- + trahere, to draw.]
dis·tracti·bili·ty n.
dis·tracti·ble adj.
dis·tracting·ly adv.
dis·tractive adj.
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distracting
adjective disturbing, bothering, confusing, dismaying, bewildering, disconcerting, perturbing, off-putting (Brit. informal) I find it slightly distracting.
Translations
distracting [dɪsˈtræktɪŋ] ADJ → que distrae la atención, molesto
distracting [dɪsˈtræktɪŋ] adj (= off-putting) → gênant(e)
distracting [dɪsˈtræktɪŋ] adj to be distracting → deconcentrare, distrarre
I find the noise very distracting → il rumore mi disturba molto
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Even at a small party, the company was a pleasure to behold; the richly varied hues of the assembly in a church or theatre are said to have more than once proved too distracting for our greatest teachers and actors; but most ravishing of all is said to have been the unspeakable magnificence of a military review.
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