entretenerse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for entretenerse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.entretener VB trans

1. entretener (divertir):

entretener

to entertain

entretiene a los niños contándoles cuentos

she entertains the children o keeps the children happy o amused by telling them stories

pintar me entretiene

I enjoy painting

es una tontería pero a mí me entretiene

it's silly but it keeps me amused o entertained

la película entretuvo a chicos y grandes

the movie was enjoyed by both young and old

2. entretener (distraer, apartar de una tarea):

entretener

to distract

3. entretener (retener):

entretener

to keep

entretener

to detain

no te entretengo más

I won't keep o detain you any longer

me encontré con un amigo y me entretuvo

I met a friend and he kept me talking

4. entretener soledad/ocio:

entretener

to while away

para entretener la espera se compró una revista

she bought a magazine to while away the time she had to wait

5. entretener esperanza:

entretener

to entertain

II.entretenerse VB vpr

1.1. entretenerse (divertirse):

entretenerse

to amuse oneself

me entretengo mucho con su conversación

I find her conversation very entertaining

se entretiene con cualquier cosa

she's easily amused

se entretuvo sacando fotos

he amused himself o kept himself amused o kept himself entertained taking pictures

1.2. entretenerse (distraerse, pasar el tiempo):

entretenerse

to keep (oneself) busy

entretenerse

to keep (oneself) occupied

2. entretenerse (demorarse):

lleva esto a casa de la abuela y no te entretengas por el camino

take this round to granny's house and make sure you go straight there

lleva esto a casa de la abuela y no te entretengas por el camino

take this round to granny's house and don't hang about on the way inf

se entretuvo y perdió el tren

he hung around o he dallied about and he missed the train

Translations for entretenerse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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tarry

entretenerse

to dally about

entretenerse

dawdle

entretenerse

she loves puttering around or about in the garden

le encanta entretenerse trabajando en el jardín

she loves pottering around or about in the garden

le encanta entretenerse trabajando en el jardín

to amuse oneself

entretenerse

to busy oneself

entretenerse

to busy oneself with sth

entretenerse con algo

linger

entretenerse (un rato)

to occupy oneself

entretenerse

entretenerse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for entretenerse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.entretener irr como tener VB trans

1. entretener (divertir):

entretener

to entertain

sabe cómo entretener a los niños

he/she knows how to entertain the children

2. entretener (apartar la atención):

entretener

to distract

3. entretener (asunto):

entretener

to delay

entretener a alguien con excusas

to keep giving sb excuses

4. entretener (detener):

entretener

to hold up

II.entretener irr como tener VB refl entretenerse

1. entretener (pasar el rato):

entretenerse

to amuse oneself

entretenerse con revistas

to amuse oneself by reading magazines

2. entretener (tardar):

entretenerse

to delay

¡no te entretengas!

don't dilly dally!

3. entretener (apartar la atención):

entretenerse

to be distracted

Translations for entretenerse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

loiter

entretenerse

potter

entretenerse

linger

entretenerse

to linger on sb/sth

entretenerse con alguien/algo

for one's own amusement

para entretenerse

to dally about

entretenerse

to occupy oneself

entretenerse

entretenerse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

entretenerse con revistas

to amuse oneself by reading magazines