No. 14,306 in Russian
отвлечься
"Отвлечься" means "to get distracted" or "to divert one's attention."
In a sentence
Мне нужно отвлечься от работы.
I need to take a break from work.
In this context, "отвлечься" means to divert oneself or take a break from an activity to focus on something else.
Ей удалось отвлечься, чтобы успокоиться.
She managed to distract herself to calm down.
Here, "отвлечься" is used to express the act of shifting focus away from something distressing.
Отвлекаться на телефон во время урока не рекомендуется.
Getting distracted by the phone during class is not recommended.
In this sentence, "отвлекаться" (a habitual form of "отвлечься") means getting distracted or losing focus because of an external factor.
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