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Pronunciation / Transliteration: distraído
"Ele estava tão distraído que esqueceu as chaves."
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Distracted or absent-minded, especially because of anxiety, worry, or deep engrossment in thought.
"She seemed rather distrait throughout the dinner party, her mind clearly lingering on the urgent telegram she had received."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the 18th century directly from French, the word stems from the Old French 'distrait', the past participle of 'distraire' (to distract). Ultimately derived from Latin 'distrahere', combining 'dis-' (away) and 'trahere' (to draw), originally reflecting the mental state of being pulled apart in different directions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Distrait" is said worldwide
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distrait
Transliteration: distrait
"Il avait l'air distrait pendant la réunion."
abgelenkt
Transliteration: abgelenkt
"Er schien während des Gesprächs etwas abgelenkt zu sein."
distratto
Transliteration: distratto
"Era così distratto che non ha sentito la campanella."
distraído
Transliteration: distraído
"Andaba muy distraído pensando en sus propios problemas."
distraído
Transliteration: distraído
"Ele estava tão distraído que esqueceu as chaves."
विचलित
Transliteration: vichalit
"वह बैठक के दौरान काफी विचलित लग रहा था।"
心不在焉的
Transliteration: xīn bù zài yān de
"他今天看起来总是心不在焉的。"
멍한
Transliteration: m-eong-han
"그는 수업 내내 멍한 상태였다."
上の空の
Transliteration: uwanosora no
"彼女は上の空の様子で質問に答えた。"
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