distraire
French → English
(attention) Distract: to draw someone's mind away from a focus or worry
Le bruit de la rue a fini par distraire les élèves pendant l'examen final.
(English) The noise from the street ended up distracting the students during the final exam.
Il a essayé de distraire son ami de sa tristesse en lui racontant des blagues.
(English) He tried to distract his friend from his sadness by telling him jokes.
(legal/admin) Deduct: to separate or subtract a part from a larger sum or property
Il faut distraire les frais de notaire du montant total de la vente immobilière.
(English) The notary fees must be deducted from the total amount of the real estate sale.
La loi permet de distraire certains biens saisis s'ils appartiennent à un tiers.
(English) The law allows the separation of certain seized assets if they belong to a third party.
Entry ID: fr:en:distraire · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary