distraído — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- abstracted adj Taken away, kept apart, or separated from something else.
- distracted adjective Unable to concentrate because attention is pulled elsewhere.
Senses
distraído is used for these senses in English:
- absent-minded Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- abstract (archaic) Absent-minded. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
- abstracted Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
- distracted having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
- scatterbrain A flighty, disorganized or forgetful person.
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.
abstracted — full definition
- adj Taken away, kept apart, or separated from something else.
- adj Existing only as an idea, not as something physical.
- adj Hard to follow or make sense of.
- adj Lost in thought and not paying attention to what is going on around you.
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