absorto

[ab-SOR-tu]

adjectivemasculinepl: absortos

absorbed, engrossed, lost in thought

1. completely focused on or occupied with something; deeply engaged or concentrated

He was so absorbed in his book that he didn't hear me come in.

Ele estava tão absorto no seu livro que não me ouviu entrar.

2. mentally preoccupied; lost in thought; daydreaming

She seemed absorto, staring out the window during the meeting.

Ela parecia absorta, olhando pela janela durante a reunião.

NYC Slang

zoned out, in the zone

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General Brazilian

absorto

standard usage throughout Brazil

Portugal

absorto

standard usage; also used to mean 'taken aback' or 'surprised'

Formal/Literary

absorto

more common in written and formal contexts

absorto em pensamentos (lost in thought)

estar absorto no trabalho (to be absorbed in work)

completamente absorto (completely engrossed)

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