отвле́чься

verbreflexiveperfective (partner отвлека́ться)uncommon

1.
to get distracted from, to take one's mind off, to break away from
Ему́ ну́жно отвле́чься от рабо́ты.
He needs to take his mind off work.
от + genitive
2.
to get distracted by, to have one's attention drawn to
Води́тель отвлёкся на телефо́н.
The driver got distracted by his phone.
на + accusative
3.
to digress, to stray from the subject, to wander off the point
Ты отвлёкся в сто́рону.
You have wandered off the point.
4.
to abstract (from), to disregard, to leave out of account
Дава́йте отвлечёмся от подро́бностей.
Let us disregard the details.
от + genitive; of deliberately ignoring details

Examples

Мы все отвлекли́сь.
We all got distracted.
Ты углуби́лся в какие-то нену́жные рассужде́ния и отвлёкся от те́мы.
You got bogged down in some unnecessary deliberations and lost sight of the topic.
Мужчина, едва пригубивший чай, отвлёкся на разговор.
The man, having barely taken a sip of tea, was distracted by the conversation.
Извините, я отвлёкся.
Sorry, I was distracted.
Извините, я отвлекла́сь.
Sorry, I was distracted.
Ты отвлекла́сь.
You got distracted.
Не давай тоске загрызать тебя, отвлекись.
Don’t let sadness eat you up; distract yourself.
Мэри попроси́ла Тома откры́ть буты́лку вина, а затем поцелова́ла его, пока он отвлёкся.
Mary asked Tom to open the wine bottle and then kissed him while he was distracted.
Архитектор, дочерчивавший план дома, отвлёкся на звонок.
The architect, who was finishing the house plan, was distracted by a phone call.
Повар, обжаривавший котлеты, вдруг отвлёкся на телефон.
The cook who was frying the cutlets was suddenly distracted by his phone.

Imperative
ты	отвлеки́сь
вы	отвлеки́тесь

Active present	-
Active past	отвлёкшийся	distracted, diverted, absent-minded
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отвлёкшись	while doing (past)

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