отвлекаться — meaning in English

otvlekatsya

English meaning

digress verb To wander away from the main topic when speaking or writing.
sidetrack noun A short stretch of railway track set beside the main line and joined to it by points, used for loading and unloading goods or for letting trains pass each other.

отвлекаться is used for these senses in English:

digress (intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
sidetrack To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.

noun A short stretch of railway track set beside the main line and joined to it by points, used for loading and unloading goods or for letting trains pass each other.
noun A supporting railway track running next to the main line, distinct from a siding.
noun A smaller tunnel or well dug off from a larger main one, as a branch or extra route.
noun A different subject or activity that pulls attention away from the main thing being discussed or done, and matters less than it.