verb

distract

ablenken

To take someone's attention away from what they are doing or thinking about.

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Examples

Noise can easily distract him from his work.verb

Geräusche können ihn leicht von seiner Arbeit ablenken.

I was distracted by my phone, so I missed the last two questions.verb

Ich wurde von meinem Handy abgelenkt, deshalb habe ich die letzten zwei Fragen verpasst.

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