distracted

abgelenkt, unaufmerksam

Nicht ganz aufmerksam, weil man an etwas anderes denkt oder etwas anderes bemerkt.

In einfachem Englisch: Unable to pay full attention because you are thinking about or noticing something else.

• You seem distracted today.
• He was too distracted to finish his homework.
• Drivers distracted by their phones can cause accidents.

So benutzt man es: be distracted by something (I was distracted by a noise outside.)

Synonyme: preoccupied, inattentive, absent-minded

Gegenteile: attentive, focused

Häufige Wendungen: easily distracted, distracted by something, distracted driver, look distracted

verzweifelt, außer sich

So besorgt oder verstört, dass man nicht klar denken oder ruhig handeln kann.

In einfachem Englisch: So worried or upset that you cannot think clearly or behave calmly.

• The distracted mother searched everywhere.
• He was distracted with grief after her death.
• Distracted with worry, she could neither eat nor sleep.

So benutzt man es: distracted with something (She was distracted with fear for her missing child.)

Synonyme: distraught, frantic

Gegenteile: calm

Häufige Wendungen: distracted with grief, distracted with worry, distracted mother