distogliere — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
distogliere is used for these senses in English:
- avert (transitive) To turn aside or away.
- beguile (transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
- steal (transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
- steal (transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
avert — full definition
- verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.
beguile — full definition
- verb To deceive or delude (using guile).
- verb To charm, delight or captivate.
- verb To cause (time) to seem to pass quickly, by way of pleasant diversion.