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Entretener
Entretener has different meanings in English and some of them are difficult to translate can anybody help?
Situation on a phone conversation Ok, no te entretengo más, ve a ducharte. La tele me entretiene mucho. A veces para entretener el hambre me tomo un vaso de agua. No quiero robarte más tiempo, te dejo. |
Quote:
"Sometimes, to take the edge off (my) hunger, I drink a glass of water." |
And what you have an appointment but you te entretienes hablando con alguien, how can we say that?
I was held back ???? la tele me entretiene???? |
I already answered the second question. "I enjoy watching TV." ("The TV entertains me," is a more literal translation, but isn't used as much.)
When you're supposed to be somewhere else but te entretuviste hablando, you were too busy talking (and didn't keep track of/notice the time). You can say, "I got held up." |
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