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distraído

[dis-trah-EE-doo]
adjectivemasculinepl: distraídos
distracted, absent-minded, inattentive
1. Not paying attention; lacking focus or concentration
He was distracted during the meeting.
Ele estava distraído durante a reunião.
2. Absent-minded; forgetful or preoccupied
She gave a distracted smile while thinking about something else.
Ela deu um sorriso distraído enquanto pensava em outra coisa.
3. Entertained; amused (when used in passive sense)
The children were kept distracted by the games.
As crianças foram mantidas distraídas pelos jogos.
NYC Slang
spaced out, zoned out
Synonyms
desatentoindiferentealheioesquecidoausente
Antonyms
atentoconcentradofocadovigilante

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
distraído
Standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
distraído
Common in formal and informal speech
Rio de Janeiro
distraído
Standard usage, sometimes colloquially 'de cabeça no ar'
Portugal
distraído
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

de cabeça no ar (literally: with head in the air)
com a cabeça nas nuvens (literally: with head in the clouds)
estar com a mente em outro lugar (to have one's mind elsewhere)
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