distracted

distratto

Che non riesce a concentrarsi del tutto perché pensa ad altro o nota qualcos’altro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be distracted by something (I was distracted by a noise outside.)

Sinonimi: preoccupied, inattentive, absent-minded

Contrari: attentive, focused

Espressioni comuni: easily distracted, distracted by something, distracted driver, look distracted

sconvolto, angosciato

Così preoccupato o sconvolto da non riuscire a pensare chiaramente o ad agire con calma.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: distracted with something (She was distracted with fear for her missing child.)

Sinonimi: distraught, frantic

Contrari: calm

Espressioni comuni: distracted with grief, distracted with worry, distracted mother