Meaning
to divert, distract
- to draw away or divert someone's attention or gaze
- to dissuade or deter someone from a course of action
In a sentence
Non riusciva a distogliere lo sguardo da quel quadro meraviglioso.
He couldn't take his eyes off that marvelous painting.
Cosa ti ha distolto dal finire il lavoro?
What distracted you from finishing the work?
Nessuno è riuscito a distoglierlo dal suo proposito.
Nobody managed to deter him from his intention.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| distogliere | infinitive |
| distolgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| distogli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| distoglie | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| distogliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| distogliete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| distolgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| distoglievo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| distoglievi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| distoglieva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| distoglievamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| distoglievate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| distoglievano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| distolsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| distogliesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| distolse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| distogliemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| distoglieste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| distolsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| distoglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| distoglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| distoglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| distoglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| distoglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| distoglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| distolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| distolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| distolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| distogliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| distogliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| distolgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| distogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| distogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| distogliesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| distogliessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| distoglieste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| distogliessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| distoglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| distoglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| distoglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| distoglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| distogliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| distoglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| distogli | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| distogliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| distogliete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| distogliendo | gerund |
| distolto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Follows the irregular conjugation of 'togliere' (distolgo, distolto).
- Often used in collocations like 'distogliere lo sguardo' (to look away) or 'distogliere l'attenzione'.
- present: distolgo, distogli, distoglie, distogliamo, distogliete, distolgono
- past participle distolto