まぎらす
Verb, Transitive
1.
to divert (e.g. one's mind), to distract, to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.), to drown (one's sorrows), to beguile (the time)
2.
to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile), to hide, to shift (the conversation), to change (the subject)
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悲しみを紛らすために、友人と話した。
I talked with friends to distract myself from my sadness.
彼女は不安な気持ちを紛らすように、ひたすら作業に没頭した。
She immersed herself in work to distract herself from her anxious feelings.
辛い現実から目を紛らすため、彼はゲームの世界に逃げ込んだ。
To divert his eyes from the harsh reality, he escaped into the world of games.
彼は自分の本心を紛らすかのように、冗談ばかり言っていた。
He kept telling jokes as if to conceal his true feelings.
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