What does entreter in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word entreter in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use entreter in Portuguese.

The word entreter in Portuguese means entertain, entertain, have fun, entreter, distrair, entreter, regalar, recrear, entreter, divertir, divertir, entreter, distrair, entreter, entreter, entreter, entreter-se, estar à toa, agir de modo frívolo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word entreter

entertain

verbo transitivo (distrair)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

entertain

(leitura, etc (servir de distração) (i.e. be entertaining)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

have fun

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (divertir-se, recrear-se)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

entreter

transitive verb (people: keep amused) (pessoas: distrair)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O mágico entreteve as crianças na festa. Helen entreteve seus colegas de trabalho contando-lhes sobre a coisa engraçada que aconteceu com ela no fim de semana.
The magician entertained the children at the party. Helen entertained her work colleagues by telling them about the funny thing that happened to her at the weekend.

distrair, entreter

transitive verb (divert [sb])

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ela está preocupada com o seu exame, precisamos encontrar um modo de distraí-la.
She's worried about her exam; we need to find some way of distracting her.

regalar, recrear, entreter

transitive verb (entertain)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
When my brother comes home, he always regales us with stories from his travels abroad.

divertir

transitive verb (be funny)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
As piadas de John divertiram a família inteira.
John's jokes amused the whole family.

divertir, entreter, distrair

transitive verb (amuse)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O palhaço distraiu as crianças durante a festa.
The clown diverted the children during the party.

entreter

transitive verb (keep entertained)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O titereiro entreteve as crianças por horas.
The puppeteer amused the children for hours.

entreter

transitive verb (hold [sb]'s attention)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O novo desenho entreteve as crianças mais velhas, mas as mais novas não ficaram interessadas.
The new cartoon amused the older children, but the younger ones were not interested.

entreter

intransitive verb (be amusing)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Alguns programas de TV conseguem entreter e educar ao mesmo tempo.
Some TV shows manage to entertain and educate at the same time.

entreter-se

intransitive verb (keep yourself occupied) (ficar ocupado)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Sit here and entertain yourself while I go make dinner.

estar à toa, agir de modo frívolo

phrasal verb, intransitive (informal (be unproductive)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Meu marido está à toa na garagem. Não tenho ideia do que ele está fazendo lá.
My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there.

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