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distrait.

absent-minded

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/dis.tʁɛ/
  1. absent-minded

  2. distracted

Where this word comes from

From Old French destrait, past participle of destraire (modern distraire), from Latin distrahō (“to distract”).

verb/dis.tʁɛ/
  1. past participle of distraire

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Old French destrait, past participle of destraire (modern distraire), from Latin distrahō (“to distract”).

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