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distractiv
fun, entertaining /distrakˈtiv/
adjective#1267 most common
Also: entertaining, amusing, enjoyable
Example sentences
Jocul este distractiv.
The game is fun.
Am petrecut un weekend distractiv la mare.
We spent a fun weekend at the seaside.
Profesoara a pregătit o activitate distractivă pentru copii.
The teacher prepared a fun activity for the children.
Deși filmul are un subiect serios, regizorul a reușit să îl facă distractiv.
Although the film has a serious subject, the director managed to make it entertaining.
Criticii apreciază modul în care romanul îmbină teme profunde cu un stil narativ surprinzător de distractiv.
Critics appreciate how the novel combines deep themes with a surprisingly entertaining narrative style.
În ciuda structurii narative fragmentate și a temelor existențialiste, cartea rămâne, paradoxal, remarcabil de distractivă pentru cititorul obișnuit.
Despite its fragmented narrative structure and existentialist themes, the book remains, paradoxically, remarkably entertaining for the ordinary reader.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | distractiv (m) / distractivă (f) | distractivi (m) / distractive (f) |
| Genitive | distractiv (m) / distractive (f) | distractivi (m) / distractive (f) |
| Accusative | distractiv (m) / distractivă (f) | distractivi (m) / distractive (f) |
| Vocative | distractiv (m) / distractivă (f) | distractivi (m) / distractive (f) |
Word family
a (se) distrato have fun, to entertain oneself
distracțiefun, entertainmentdistratabsent-minded, distracted
amuzantfunny, amusing (near synonym)Etymology
Distractiv was formed in Romanian from the verb a distra, meaning to entertain or amuse, itself borrowed from French distraire. The adjective mirrors the French model distractif and uses the productive Romanian suffix -iv, which turns verbs into adjectives meaning tending to do something. The underlying Latin verb distrahere meant to pull apart or divert, and the sense shifted over time from mere diversion to active enjoyment.
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