No. 14,305 in Russian
отвлекаясь
"Getting distracted" or "while being distracted."
In a sentence
Я продолжал работать над отчетом, не отвлекаясь на шум.
I continued working on the report, without getting distracted by the noise.
Indicates a lack of distraction or interruption while performing the action of working on the report.
Отвлекаясь на телефон, он упустил важный момент собрания.
By getting distracted by his phone, he missed an important moment of the meeting.
Used as a participial clause explaining the cause of missing the important moment during the meeting.
Она старается выполнять задачи, не отвлекаясь на посторонние разговоры.
She tries to complete tasks without getting distracted by irrelevant conversations.
Indicates an effort to avoid distractions from irrelevant conversations while focusing on tasks.
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