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draw attention en · VERB

Meanings

1. To rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something.
   • The Inspecting Officer draws attention to the remarkable way in which the train held together after the final derailment; this was due in no small measure to the robustness of the buckeye couplings fitted to the coaches. 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: The Slough derailment”, in Trains Illustrated, page 132:
   • I'd like to draw your attention to this part of the chart.
   • Please be quiet. We don't want to draw attention to ourselves.

Forms

Translations (37)

fi kiinnittää huomiota (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · ja 注意を引く (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · ru привле́чь внима́ние (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · fi herättää huomiota (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · hu felhívja magára a figyelmet (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · cmn 引起注意 (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · cmn 吸引眼球 (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · es hacerse notar (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · es cantar (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · nl aandacht trekken (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · pt chamar a atenção (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · hu felhívja a figyelmet (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · eo atentigi (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · de auf sich aufmerksam machen (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · hu magára vonja a figyelmet (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · gl rechamar (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · pl zwracać uwagę (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · sv på­kalla uppmärksamhet (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · pl zwrócić uwagę (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · mi whakahahaki (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · fr se faire remarquer (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · hu figyelmet kelt (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · nl opzien baren (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · ru привлека́ть внима́ние (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · pt chamar atenção (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · es despertar la atención (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · sv väcka uppmärksamhet (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · sv dra till sig uppmärksamhet (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · nl opvallen (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · fr attirer l'attention (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · es llamar la atención (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · es señalar a la atención (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · ca cridar l'atenció (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · mi whakaatuatu (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · de Aufmerksamkeit anziehen (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · sv fånga uppmärksamhet (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something) · hy ուշադրություն գրավել (to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something)