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1 abreboca
• absent-minded person• appetizer• featherbrain• tidbit -
2 abriboca
• absent-minded• distracted• open mix• open-necked -
3 desmemoriado
• absent-minded• forgetful -
4 distraído
• absent-minded• absentminded• abstracted• distracted• faraway• inattackable• inattentively• moony• unobservant• unobserving• untidy• vacuous -
5 ensimismado
• absent-minded• absorbed in thought• abstracted• deep in thought• immersed in thought• lost in thought• meditative• pensive• rapt• self-absorbed• thoughtful -
6 flaco de memoria
• absent-minded• forgetful -
7 ido
• absent-minded• gondola car• gone are the days when -
8 inatento
• absent-minded• distracted• inattackable• inattentively -
9 olvidadizo
• absent-minded• forgetful• oblivious -
10 olvidadizo de memoria
• absent-minded• forgetful -
11 persona abstraída
• absent-minded person -
12 persona distraída
• absent-minded person• absentminded person -
13 alepantado
ADJ And absent-minded -
14 despistado
adj.disoriented, lost, at wits end, clueless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: despistar.* * *1→ link=despistar despistar► adjetivo1 (distraído) absent-minded2 (confundido) confused3 (desorientado) lost■ estoy despistado, ya no sé dónde estamos I'm lost, I don't know where we are► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 absent-minded person, scatterbrain\hacerse el/la despistado,-a to pretend not to understand* * *despistado, -a1. ADJ1) (=distraído) vague, absentminded2) (=confuso) confused, muddled2.SM / F (=distraído) scatterbrain, absent-minded person* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) [ser] vague, absentmindedb) [estar]estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming
2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)* * *= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex. A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex. He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.Ex. I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex. 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.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) [ser] vague, absentmindedb) [estar]estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming
2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)* * *= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex: He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex: 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.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.* * *1 [ SER] forgetful, absent-mindedtendrás que recordárselo, es muy despistado you'll have to remind him, he's very absent-minded o forgetful o he tends to forget thingssoy muy despistado para los nombres I never remember names, I'm hopeless with names ( colloq)2 [ ESTAR]:estaba or iba despistado y me pasé de la parada I was miles away o I was daydreaming and I missed my stop ( colloq)B [ ESTAR] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostcon tantos cambios estoy despistado I'm bewildered by o I'm all at sea with all these changestodavía anda un poco despistado he hasn't quite found his feet yet, he's still a bit lost o disorientedmasculine, femininescatterbrain ( colloq)es un despistado he's a scatterbrain, he's very absent-minded o forgetfulno te hagas la despistada don't act as if you don't know what I'm talking about* * *
Del verbo despistar: ( conjugate despistar)
despistado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
despistado
despistar
despistado◊ -da adjetivo
b)◊ estar despistado to be miles away (colloq) o daydreaming;
(desorientado, confuso) to be bewildered o lost
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
scatterbrain (colloq)
despistar ( conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo
‹ sabueso› to throw … off the scent
despistarse verbo pronominal ( confundirse) to get confused o muddled;
( distraerse) to lose concentration
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand
despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead
' despistado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despistada
- distraída
- distraído
- hacerse
- alocado
- atolondrado
English:
absent-minded
- careless
- forgetful
- hopelessly
- scatterbrained
- sea
- absent
- vague
* * *despistado, -a♦ adj1. [por naturaleza] absent-minded;soy muy despistado para los cumpleaños I'm hopeless at remembering birthdays2. [momentáneamente] distracted;en ese momento estaba despistado y no la vi I was distracted at the time and didn't see her3. [confuso] muddled, mixed up;aún se le ve despistado he still looks a bit lost o as if he doesn't quite know what he's doing;nos tenías despistados a todos you had us all fooled♦ nm,fes una despistada she's very absent-minded;hacerse el despistado to act as if one hasn't noticed/heard/understood/ etc;no te hagas el despistado, te hablo a ti stop acting as if you haven't heard, I'm talking to you* * *I adj scatterbrainedII m, despistada f scatterbrain* * *despistado, -da adj1) distraído: absentminded, forgetful2) confuso: confused, bewildereddespistado, -da n: scatterbrain, absentminded person* * *despistado adj absent minded -
15 distraído
adj.1 absent-minded, absentminded, abstracted, distracted.2 untidy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: distraer.* * *1→ link=distraer distraer► adjetivo1 (desatento) absent-minded2 (entretenido) entertaining, fun► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 absent-minded person\hacerse el/la distraído,-a to pretend not to notice* * *(f. - distraída)adj.1) distracted3) entertained, amused* * *distraído, -a1. ADJ1) (=despistado)a) [con estar]siempre está distraído en clase — he's always daydreaming in class, he never pays attention in class
me miró distraída — she glanced absently at me, she glanced at me absent-mindedly
b) [con ser]2) (=entretenido) entertained, amused3) Esp (=divertido) entertaining, amusinges un juego muy distraído — it's a very entertaining o amusing game
4) (=disoluto) dissolute2.SM / F* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] < persona> absentminded, vagueb) [estar]perdona, estaba distraído — sorry, I wasn't paying attention
* * *= absent-minded, distracted, unfocused [unfocussed], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.].Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex. A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex. They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.Ex. 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.Ex. I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] < persona> absentminded, vagueb) [estar]perdona, estaba distraído — sorry, I wasn't paying attention
* * *= absent-minded, distracted, unfocused [unfocussed], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.].Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex: They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.Ex: 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.Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.* * *distraído -da‹persona/aire/mirada›iba distraído y no se fijó que había un escalón he was miles away and didn't see the step ( colloq)es muy distraído he's very absentmindedperdona, estaba distraído sorry, I wasn't paying attention o I wasn't concentrating o my mind was elsewhere* * *
Del verbo distraer: ( conjugate distraer)
distraído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
distraer
distraído
distraer ( conjugate distraer) verbo transitivo
distraído a algn de algo ‹de trabajo/estudios› to distract sb from sth ‹ de preocupaciones› to take sb's mind off sth
distraerse verbo pronominal
b) ( entretenerse):
se distrae con cualquier cosa she doesn't need much to keep amused
distraído◊ -da adjetivo
b)◊ estaba/iba distraído he was miles away (colloq)
distraer verbo transitivo
1 (entretener) to entertain: la televisión distrae a la abuela, the television keeps Grandmother amused
2 (desviar la atención) to distract
distraído,-a adjetivo
1 (entretenido) entertaining
2 (despistado) absent-minded
' distraído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abstraída
- abstraído
- distraída
- ida
- ido
- atontado
- ausente
- desatento
English:
absent-minded
- distracted
- dreamy
- vague
- absent
- inattentive
* * *distraído, -a♦ adj1. [entretenido] [libro] readable;[programa de TV, película] watchable; [persona] amusing, entertaining;una tarde/conversación distraída quite a nice afternoon/conversation;pasamos un rato muy distraído jugando a las cartas we had a good time playing cards;los niños estaban muy distraídos con los dibujos animados the children were very involved in the cartoonses un tipo muy distraído he's a very absent-minded guy;estar distraído to be distracted;estaba distraído y me quitaron la maleta I wasn't paying attention o I let my attention wander and I had my suitcase stolen;lo siento, estaba distraído, ¿qué decías? sorry, I was miles away;* * *I part → distraerII adj absent-minded; temporalmente distracted* * *distraído, -da adj1) : distracted, preoccupied2) despistado: absentminded* * *distraído adj1. (despistado) absent mindedperdona, estaba distraído sorry, I was miles away2. (divertido) enjoyable -
16 desmemoriado
adj.forgetful, absent-minded.* * *► adjetivo1 forgetful, absent-minded► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 forgetful person, absent-minded person* * *ADJ forgetful, absent-minded* * *- da adjetivo forgetful, absent-minded* * *- da adjetivo forgetful, absent-minded* * *desmemoriado -daforgetful, absent-minded* * *
Del verbo desmemoriarse: ( conjugate desmemoriarse)
desmemoriado es:
el participio
desmemoriado◊ -da adjetivo
forgetful, absent-minded
desmemoriado,-a adjetivo forgetful, absent-minded
' desmemoriado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desmemoriada
* * *desmemoriado, -a♦ adjforgetful♦ nm,fforgetful person;ser un desmemoriado to be very forgetful* * *adj forgetful* * *desmemoriado, -da adj: absentminded, forgetful* * *desmemoriado adj forgetful -
17 despiste
m.1 absent-mindedness.2 distraction, red herring, misleading clue.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: despistar.* * *1 (distracción) absent-mindedness2 (error) mistake, slip\tener un despiste to be absent-minded■ tiene un despiste tan grande que no sabe qué hora es he's so absent-minded he doesn't know what time of day it is* * *SM1) (=error) slip2) (=distracción) absent-mindedness¡qué despiste tienes! — you're so absent-minded!
* * *a) ( distracción) absentmindednessen un momento de despiste le robaron la maleta — he took his eye off his suitcase for a moment and someone stole it
b) ( equivocación) slip, mistake* * *----* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.* * *a) ( distracción) absentmindednessen un momento de despiste le robaron la maleta — he took his eye off his suitcase for a moment and someone stole it
b) ( equivocación) slip, mistake* * ** cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.* * *1 (distracción) absentmindedness, forgetfulnesscon su habitual despiste absentminded o forgetful as everen un momento de despiste le robaron la maleta he took his eye off his suitcase for a moment and someone stole it, in an unguarded moment he had his suitcase stolen¡qué despiste tengo hoy! I'm so forgetful o I can't seem to concentrate today!2 (equivocación) slip, mistaketiene muchos despistes he makes a lot of (silly) mistakessé que se escribe con acento, fue un despiste I know it should have an accent, it was just a slip o a silly mistake* * *
Del verbo despistar: ( conjugate despistar)
despisté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
despiste es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
despistar
despiste
despistar ( conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo
‹ sabueso› to throw … off the scent
despistarse verbo pronominal ( confundirse) to get confused o muddled;
( distraerse) to lose concentration
despiste sustantivo masculino
despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead
despiste sustantivo masculino
1 (cualidad) absent-mindedness
2 (error) slip-up: ¡menudo despiste llamarle por su apodo!, that was quite a slip-up, calling him by his nickname!
' despiste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
olvido
* * *despiste nm1. [distracción] absent-mindedness, forgetfulness;¡vaya despiste que tiene! she's so absent-minded o forgetful!;¡qué despiste! ¡creía que la reunión era mañana! how forgetful of me! I thought the meeting was tomorrow!;entraron en el edificio en un despiste del vigilante they got into the building when the night watchman wasn't looking;en un momento de despiste se me coló todo el mundo everyone Br jumped the queue o US cut in line in front of me when I wasn't looking2. [error] mistake, slip;el accidente se debió a un despiste del conductor the accident was caused by a mistake on the part of the driver;tener un despiste to make a mistake, to slip up* * *m distraction;tener un despiste become distracted* * *despiste nm1) : absentmindedness2) : mistake, slip* * *despiste n1. (error) mistake2. (característica) absent mindedness -
18 absorto
adj.absorbed, concentrated, deep in thought, entranced.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: absortar.* * *► adjetivo1 (pasmado) amazed, bewildered2 (ensimismado) absorbed (en, in), engrossed (en, in)* * *(f. - absorta)adj.* * *ADJ absorbed, engrossedestar absorto — (=extasiado) to be entranced; (=pasmado) to be amazed
estar absorto en un proyecto — to be engrossed in o taken up with a scheme
* * *- ta adjetivo engrossed, absorbed* * *= absorbed, absent-minded.Ex. I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.----* absorto en = caught up in.* absorto en + Nombre = engrossed in + Gerundio.* de un modo absorto = absently.* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.* * *- ta adjetivo engrossed, absorbed* * *= absorbed, absent-minded.Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.* absorto en = caught up in.* absorto en + Nombre = engrossed in + Gerundio.* de un modo absorto = absently.* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.* * *absorto -taengrossed, absorbedabsorto en su tarea engrossed o absorbed in what he was doingquedarse absorto to become engrossed in one's thoughts* * *
absorto◊ -ta adjetivo
engrossed, absorbed
absorto,-a adjetivo
1 (concentrado) absorbed, engrossed [en, in]
2 (cautivado) captivated
' absorto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absorta
- abstraída
- abstraído
English:
absorbed
- deep
- engrossed
- intent
- moon over sb
- wrap up
- absorb
- engross
- immerse
- involve
- lost
- preoccupied
- rivet
* * *absorto, -a adjabsorbed (en in);se quedó absorto en la contemplación de las llamas he was absorbed in his contemplation of the flames* * *I adj absorbed (en in), engrossed (en in);absorto en sus pensamientos absorbed o engrossed in his thoughtsII part → absorber* * *absorto, -ta adj: absorbed, engrossed -
19 en Babia
(adj.) = absent-mindedEx. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.* * *(adj.) = absent-mindedEx: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
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20 en la luna
(adj.) = absent-mindedEx. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.* * *(adj.) = absent-mindedEx: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
См. также в других словарях:
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absent-minded — or absentminded [ab′sənt mīn′did, ab′səntmīn΄did] adj. 1. so dreamy or lost in thought as not to pay attention to what one is doing or what is going on around one 2. habitually forgetful absent mindedly adv. absent mindedness n. SYN. ABSENT… … English World dictionary
absent-minded — adj likely to forget things, especially because you are thinking about something else = ↑forgetful ▪ Grandad s been getting rather absent minded lately. >absent mindedly adv >absent mindedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
absent-minded — adjective likely to forget things or to think about something different from what you should be thinking about: FORGETFUL: I m getting more absent minded as I get older. ╾ ,absent mindedly adverb ╾ ,absent mindedness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
absent-minded — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inattentive or forgetful. DERIVATIVES absent mindedly adverb absent mindedness noun … English terms dictionary
Absent-minded — Ab sent mind ed, a. Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. {Ab sent mind ed*ness}, n. {Ab sent mind ed*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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absent-minded — index perfunctory, thoughtless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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