distrahir

distrahir

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of distrair.
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “O mundo coberto de pennas [The world covered in feathers]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 171:

     Reaccendeu o cigarro, procurou distrahir-se falando baixo.

     He relit his cigarette, looked to entertain himself by speaking quietly.

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