La Palabra Del Día: "distraer"
distraer
to distract
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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
Examples:
1: No me distraigas ahora; tengo que entregar este ensayo en media hora.
Don't distract me right now; I have to turn in this essay in half an hour.
2: Las conversaciones de los vecinos me distraen cuando intento concentrarme.
The neighbors' conversations distract me when I'm trying to concentrate.
10 Answers
Aquí falta una potente arma de distracción ( que distrae mucho), SD naturalmente 
One very powerful weapon of distraction is missing here: SD , of course 
Tengo que admitir que durante la temporada de fútbol a veces me destraigo y no dedico tanto tiempo estudiando el español. ¡Voy a intentar ser más disciplinado este año!
I must admit that during the football season at times I get distracted and don't spend as much time studying Spanish. I'm going to try to be more disciplined this year though!
La presencia de diez parientes míos en mi casa anoche me distrajo, y siguen distrayéndome por unos pocos más días, pero mañana nosotros trataremos de distraerlos a ellos con un eclipse.
The presence of ten of my relatives in my house last night distracted me, and they will continue distracting me for a few more days, but tomorrow we will try to distract them with an eclipse.
La enfermera leyó al paciente para distraerlo del dolor.
The nurse read to the patient to distract him from the pain.
Nada distraer más que aguien que corta el césped durante mi siesta .
Nothing is more distracting than someone who mows the lawn during my nap.
Cuando era una niña no teníamos ni televisión ni juguetes electrónicos, solo radio y libros pero pude distraerme muy bien con ellos.
When I was a girl we did not have TV or electronic toys, only radio and books but I was able to distract myself very well with them.
Nos distraemos jugando a las cartas. / We play cards to pass the time.
Se distrae mucho con sus nietos. / He enjoys being with his grandchildren.
Es muy dificil manejar con seguridad cuando estás distraído por los niños que están luchando en el asiento trasero.
It is very difficult to drive safely when you are distracted by the children fighting in the back seat.
Es muy peligroso cuando su tu teléfono inteligente te distraiga mientras manejas.
It´s very dangerous when your smartphone distracts you while you are driving.
Due to unforeseen events, regular telly programmings can be interrupted by news updates that cause me to be distracted. Debido a los acontecimientos imprevistos, las programaciones regulares de la tele se pueden interrumpir por las actualizaciones de las noticias que me provoco ser causó estar distraído.
