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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDistrair
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dis-trair
"Ele estava muito distraído para prestar atenção."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unable to concentrate because one's mind is preoccupied.
"She was too distracted by her phone to pay attention in class." - 2
Diverted from a course or focus.
"The loud music distracted him from his work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'distractus', past participle of 'distrahere' meaning 'to draw apart or pull in different directions' (from dis- 'apart' + trahere 'to draw'). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 16th century, initially denoting mental confusion or madness before evolving to describe a state of having one's attention diverted.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Distracted" is said worldwide
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Distrait
Transliteration: dis-tre
"Il était trop distrait pour se concentrer sur son travail."
Ablenkung
Transliteration: ab-lenk-ung
"Er war zu sehr abgelenkt, um sich auf die Aufgabe zu konzentrieren."
Distratto
Transliteration: dis-trat-to
"Era troppo distratto per seguire la lezione."
Distractado
Transliteration: dis-trac-ta-do
"Estaba demasiado distractado para concentrarse en su trabajo."
Distrair
Transliteration: dis-trair
"Ele estava muito distraído para prestar atenção."
विचलित
Transliteration: vichalit
"वह कक्षा में ध्यान केंद्रित करने के लिए बहुत विचलित था।"
分心
Transliteration: fēn xīn
"他太分心了，无法专注于工作。"
산만한
Transliteration: sanmanhan
"그는 수업에 집중하기에는 너무 산만했다."
気を散らされた
Transliteration: ki o chirasa reta
"彼は授業に集中するにはあまりにも気を散らされていた。"
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