preoccupied

UK: /ˌpriːˈɒk.jʊ.paɪd/ US: /-ˈɑː.kjuː-/

Translation

adj

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⇨ absorto,ta

She was so preoccupied with the task that she didn't hear the phone

Estaba tan absorta en lo suyo que no oyó el teléfono

⇨ ensimismado,da

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⇨ preocupado,da

■ constr. to be preocuped about/with sth

(Definition of preoccupied adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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