まぎらす
Magirasu
紛らす (Magirasu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)
- godan verb, transitive verbto conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation); to change (the subject)
Examples
彼は音楽を聴いて気を紛らした。
He diverted himself by listening to music.
老人はトランプで退屈な１日をまぎらした。
The old man beguiled the weary day with cards.
長い旅行の退屈をミステリーを読んで紛らした。
I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).