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noun preocupacióntr[priːɒkjʊ'peɪʃən]preoccupation [pri.ɑkjə'peɪʃən] n: preocupación fn.• preocupación s.f.priː'ɑːkjə'peɪʃəncount & mass noun1) ( obsession) obsesión fpreoccupation WITH something: his excessive preoccupation with hygiene — su manía or su obsesión con la higiene
2) ( concern)my main preoccupation was not to offend my parents — mi mayor preocupación/lo que más me importaba era no ofender a mis padres
[priːˌɒkjʊ'peɪʃǝn]N preocupación fkeeping warm was his main preoccupation — su principal preocupación or lo que más le preocupaba era no pasar frío
she was too busy with her own preoccupations to notice — estaba demasiado ensimismada en sus cosas para darse cuenta
his incessant preoccupation with his appearance — su constante obsesión or preocupación por el aspecto
* * *[priː'ɑːkjə'peɪʃən]count & mass noun1) ( obsession) obsesión fpreoccupation WITH something: his excessive preoccupation with hygiene — su manía or su obsesión con la higiene
2) ( concern)my main preoccupation was not to offend my parents — mi mayor preocupación/lo que más me importaba era no ofender a mis padres
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nounfirst or greatest or main preoccupation — Hauptanliegen, das; Hauptsorge, die
* * *noun die Inanspruchnahme* * *pre·oc·cu·pa·tion[pri:ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən, AM -ˌɑ:kju:ˈ-]nmain \preoccupation Hauptsorge f▪ [a] \preoccupation with sth gedankliches Kreisen um etw akk, ständige [gedankliche] Beschäftigung mit etw dat, Absorbiertsein nt von etw data \preoccupation with death/work die ständige Beschäftigung mit dem Tod/mit der Arbeitto have a \preoccupation with sth von etw dat besessen seinto have a \preoccupation with sex sexbesessen sein* * *[priː"ɒkjU'peISən]nhis face had a look of preoccupation — seinem Gesicht sah man an, dass ihn etwas beschäftigte
her preoccupation with making money was such that... — sie war so sehr mit dem Geldverdienen beschäftigt, dass...
* * *1. frühere Besitznahme2. (with)b) Sorge f (um)3. Geistesabwesenheit f4. etwas, was einen beschäftigt:he’s got many preoccupations at the moment ihn beschäftigen zurzeit viele Dinge* * *nounfirst or greatest or main preoccupation — Hauptanliegen, das; Hauptsorge, die
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préoccupation [pʀeɔkypasjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = souci) worryb. ( = priorité) concern• sa seule préoccupation était de... his one concern was to...* * *pʀeɔkypasjɔ̃* * *pʀeɔkypasjɔ̃ nf1) (= souci) concernCe n'est pas ma préoccupation principale. — It is not my main concern.
2) vieilli (= idée fixe) preoccupation* * *préoccupation nf ( souci) worry, concern; ( pensée dominante) concern; de graves préoccupations serious problems ou concerns; c'est l'une de nos préoccupations majeures or essentielles this is one of our major ou main concerns.[preɔkypasjɔ̃] nom fémininceux pour qui l'argent n'est pas une préoccupation those who don't have to worry about money ou who don't have money worriespréoccupations d'ordre moral/esthétique moral/aesthetic considerationsdepuis qu'elle est partie, il n'a plus qu'une préoccupation, la retrouver since she left his one thought is to find her again -
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noun fordypning i egne tanker; engasjementsubst. \/prɪˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n\/1) tankefullhet, fordypelse i egne tanker2) åndsfraværelse, distraksjon3) fremste interesse, viktigste sysselsetting• his chief preoccupation was...det som opptok ham mest var...4) tidligere besittelsean air of preoccupation en atspredt minepreoccupation with det å være opptatt av, det å rette oppmerksomheten mot -
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preoccupation ['pri:‚ɒkjʊ'peɪʃən]préoccupation f;∎ to have a preoccupation with sth être préoccupé par qch;∎ I don't understand his preoccupation with physical fitness je ne comprends pas qu'il soit si préoccupé par sa forme physiqueUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > preoccupation
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noun preocupação* * *pre.oc.cu.pa.tion[priɔkjup'eiʃən] n 1 preocupação. 2 Rhet prolepse. 3 preconceito, prevenção. -
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noun zaujetí* * *• velká starost• zabývání se• zaujatost• zaměření se• zaujetí• předpojatost• roztržitost• hlavní myšlenka• hlavní zájem• bezmyšlenkovitost -
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noun1) занятие (места) раньше (кого-л.)2) рассеянность, озабоченность* * *(n) забота; завладение имуществом раньше другого; занятость; озабоченность; поглощенность* * *предубеждение, предрассудки* * *n. занятие места раньше, озабоченность, рассеянностьpre·oc·cu·pa·tion || ‚prɪ;ː;'ɑ;kjə;'peɪ;ʃ;n /-'ɒ;kjʊ;-* * *озабоченностьрассеянность* * *1) предубеждение 2) занятие (места) заранее или раньше кого-л. 3) невнимание -
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preoccupation — ► NOUN 1) the state of being preoccupied. 2) a matter that preoccupies someone … English terms dictionary
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preoccupation — (n.) 1550s, state of occupying beforehand, from L. praeoccupationem (nom. praeoccupatio) a seizing beforehand, anticipation, noun of action from pp. stem of praeoccupare, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + occupare seize (see OCCUPY (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
preoccupation — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) a strong interest in something, usually because you are worried about it, with the result that you do not pay attention to other things (+ with): the Bundesbank s preoccupation with keeping down inflation 2 (C)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
preoccupation — noun Date: 1603 1. an act of preoccupying ; the state of being preoccupied 2. a. extreme or excessive concern with something b. something that preoccupies one … New Collegiate Dictionary
preoccupation — noun a) the state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment b) the act of occupying something before someone else Syn: preoccupancy … Wiktionary
preoccupation — noun the state of being preoccupied. ↘a matter that preoccupies someone … English new terms dictionary
preoccupation — noun Syn: obsession, fixation, concern, passion, enthusiasm, hobby horse; informal bee in one s bonnet … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
preoccupation */ — UK [priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [prɪˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms preoccupation : singular preoccupation plural preoccupations a) [singular/uncountable] a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things… … English dictionary
