Distraído in english
Distracted
pronunciation: dɪstræktəd part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: dɪstræktəd part of speech: adjective
In gestures
distraer = distract.
Example: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.more:
» distraer la atención = distract + Posesivo + attention .
Example: We must not allow it to distract our attention from the more fundamental and intractable problems on which our grand tradition is floundering.» distraer + Posesivo + atención = divert + Posesivo + attention .
Example: The global war on terror is diverting attention from the main causes of instability: poverty, disease, environment.» distraerse = get + distracted .
Example: Barry's a keen player but the lad can talk for England and he has a tendency to get distracted when playing.» distraerse con otra cosa = sidetrack .
Example: Sidetracked by new developments in other media they have sadly failed in this responsibility to care about and promote books.» que distrae la atención = distracting .
Example: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.distraído = absent-minded ; distracted ; unfocused [unfocussed] ; dreamy ; moony .
Example: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Example: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Example: They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.Example: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Example: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.