English-German translation for "distraction"

"distraction" German translation

distraction
noun | Substantiv s

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Ablenkung, Zerstreuung Zerstreutheit Verwirrung, Bestürzung Ablenkung, Zerstreuung, Erholung, Unterhaltung heftige Erregung, Erregtheit, Aufgewühltheit Verzweiflung Wahnsinn, Raserei Aufruhr, Unruhe, Tumult
  • Ablenkungfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction diversion
    Zerstreuungfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction diversion
    distraction diversion
  • Zerstreutheitfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction absent-mindedness
    distraction absent-mindedness
  • Verwirrungfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction confusion
    Bestürzungfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction confusion
    distraction confusion
  • Ablenkungfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction entertaining diversion
    Zerstreuungfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction entertaining diversion
    Erholungfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction entertaining diversion
    Unterhaltungfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction entertaining diversion
    distraction entertaining diversion
  • (heftige) Erregung, Erregtheitfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction arousal
    Aufgewühltheitfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction arousal
    distraction arousal
  • Verzweiflungfeminine | Femininum f
    distraction despair
    distraction despair
  • Wahnsinnmasculine | Maskulinum m
    distraction frenzy
    Rasereifeminine | Femininum f
    distraction frenzy
    distraction frenzy
examples
  • to distraction
    bis zur Raserei
    to distraction
  • to drivesomebody | jemand sb to distraction
    jemanden zum Wahnsinn treiben
    to drivesomebody | jemand sb to distraction
  • to love to distraction
    to love to distraction
  • Aufruhrmasculine | Maskulinum m
    distraction uproar
    Unruhefeminine | Femininum f
    distraction uproar
    Tumultmasculine | Maskulinum m
    distraction uproar
    distraction uproar
So, ich sage nun, das ist so etwas wie eine Ablenkung.
So I'm saying this is kind of a distraction.
Source: TED
man findet viele Ablenkungen, aber keine Manager und Meetings.
You find a lot of other distractions, but you don't find managers and meetings.
Source: TED
Denn es handelt sich um willentliche Ablenkungen.
Because those are voluntary distractions.
Source: TED
Aber oft zählen sie Ablenkungen auf.
But oftentimes they'll cite distractions.
Source: TED
Und wenn wir das nicht als Belohung im Training einsetzen, wird es zu einer Ablenkung.
And if we don't make that a reward in training, that will be a distraction.
Source: TED
Alles andere ist gemäß dieser Sichtweise Nebensache.
Everything else, in this view, is a distraction.
Source: News-Commentary
Aber die Bürger selbst fragen sich auch, warum man sie so verrückt macht!
But the citizens themselves also wonder why they should be driven to distraction like that!
Source: Europarl
Sie werden diese Initiative der Kommission als Ablenkungsmanöver ansehen.
They will see this kind of initiative by the Commission as a distraction.
Source: Europarl
Eine weitere Ablenkung ist die Übertreibung der Inflationsgefahr.
Another distraction is exaggerating the threat of inflation.
Source: News-Commentary
Sie glauben, dass die Wundertüte von dem Ziel der wohl verdienten Legalisierung ablenkt.
They think that the piñata is a distraction from the goal of earned legalization.
Source: News-Commentary
Source
© Princeton University

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