to attract attention
Tom ferait n'importe quoi pour attirer l'attention de Marie.
Tom would do anything to get Marie's attention.
Elle veut juste attirer l'attention.
She just wants attention.
Comment y entrer sans attirer l'attention ?
How can I get in without attracting attention?
— Paddington 2 (2017)
Parfois on fait des choses pour attirer l'attention.
Sometimes we do things to get attention.
Elle aime attirer l'attention.
She likes attracting attention.
Elle porte des vêtements hauts en couleur pour attirer l'attention.
She wears brightly colored clothes to attract attention.
Il allait forcément attirer l'attention sur lui.
He was bound to draw attention to himself.
— Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Tom veut attirer l'attention.
Tom wants to attract attention.
Ignore-le ; c'est juste un gosse embêtant qui veut attirer l'attention.
Ignore him; he’s just an annoying kid looking for attention.
Les enfants pleurent souvent dans le seul but d'attirer l'attention.
Children often cry simply to get attention.