draw away

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de s'éloigner de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose, ou de détourner l'attention ou la concentration.

A phrasal verb used to indicate moving away from someone or something, or diverting attention or focus.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. formal

   To move away from someone or something, often to avoid contact or danger.

   s'éloigner

   • She drew away from the hot stove.
   • He drew away when the dog started barking.
   • The car drew away from the curb slowly.

   Synonymesback awayflinchpull backrecoilretreatshrinkwithdraw

   Antonymesadvanceapproach

2. Distract or divertformal

   To cause someone to move their attention or focus away from something.

   détourner

   • The magician drew away the audience's attention with a trick.
   • She tried to draw away his focus from the stressful news.
   • The noise drew away the students' concentration from the lesson.

   Synonymesavertdeflectdetachdisengagedistractdivertturn away

   Antonymesabsorbattractconcentrateengagefocus

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