distra

See also: distră

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French distraire. Doublet of distrage.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [diˈstra]

Verb

a distra (third-person singular present distrează, past participle distrat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to entertain, to amuse
  2. (reflexive, with accusative) to enjoy oneself

Usage notes

Some conjugated forms of this verb (such as distrez, distrezi, distrează, etc.) are false friends to the English word distress. Words with a similar meaning to distress in English include deranja, necăji and supăra.

Conjugation
    conjugation of distra (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a distra
gerund distrând
past participle distrat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present distrez distrezi distrează distrăm distrați distrează
imperfect distram distrai distra distram distrați distrau
simple perfect distrai distrași distră distrarăm distrarăți distrară
pluperfect distrasem distraseși distrase distraserăm distraserăți distraseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să distrez să distrezi să distreze să distrăm să distrați să distreze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative distrează distrați
negative nu distra nu distrați

Synonyms
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