← Back to Fala2Me

get entertained

[ɡɛt ˌɛntərˈteɪnd]
verb phrase
ser entretido, divertir-se, aproveitar o entretenimento
1. To receive or experience entertainment; to be amused or have fun
We went to the cinema to get entertained.
Fomos ao cinema para nos divertirmos.
2. To be kept busy or occupied with enjoyable activities
The children got entertained by the magician's show.
As crianças foram entretidas pelo espetáculo do mágico.
3. To be amused or engaged by performance, media, or social activity
They got entertained watching the comedy show.
Eles se divertiram assistindo ao espetáculo de comédia.
NYC Slang
have a blast, get your kicks
Synonyms
have funbe amusedenjoy oneselfbe divertedbe engaged
Antonyms
be boredbe uninterestedfeel dull

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
se divertir, ser entretido
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
se divertir, curtir
Informal; 'curtir' is colloquial
São Paulo
se divertir, aproveitar
Standard usage
Portugal
divertir-se, ser entretido
Standard European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

keep someone entertained
get a kick out of something
have the time of one's life
live it up
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →