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desconcentrado

[dɛʃkõsẽˈtɾadu]
adjectivemasculinepl: desconcentrados
distracted, unfocused, scattered
1. lacking concentration or focus; unable to concentrate
He seemed distracted during the meeting.
Ele parecia desconcentrado durante a reunião.
2. absent-minded; inattentive
The student was too scattered to complete the exam properly.
O aluno estava muito desconcentrado para completar o exame adequadamente.
3. spread out; dispersed (in a spatial sense)
The troops were spread across multiple locations.
As tropas estavam desconcentradas em múltiplas localidades.
NYC Slang
scattered, out of it, not with it
Synonyms
distraídodispersodesatentoausentedesatinado
Antonyms
concentradofocadoatentopresente

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desconcentrado
most common usage for distracted or unfocused
São Paulo
desconcentrado
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
desconcentrado
standard usage
Portugal
desconcentrado
standard usage, less frequent than 'distraído' in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

estar desconcentrado
andar desconcentrado
parecer desconcentrado
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