(FR) Señor Presidente, señora Vicepresidenta, la Comisión parece estar comportándose como un colegial distraído que se apresura para terminar sus tareas a tiempo.

(FR) Mr President, Madam Vice-President, the Commission seems to be behaving like an inattentive pupil rushing to finish his homework on time.

distraído(also: soñador)

moony {adj.}

distraído(also: vago, desvaído, distraída, vaga)

vague {adj.}

distraído {adjective}

distraído

absent {adj.} [idiom] (vague)

distraído(also: ausente)

vacant {adj.} (blank)

distraer [distrayendo · distraído] {verb}

distraer

to divert [diverted · diverted] {v.t.} (distract)

No podemos dejarnos distraer por otros temas importantes.

We cannot let ourselves be diverted from other important topics.

Ella no se ha dejado distraer por todo el ruido a su alrededor.

She has not allowed herself to be diverted by all the noise around her.

El documento es además monstruoso, distrayendo durante una serie de años la atención de los políticos de temas más apremiantes.

The document is also iniquitous, and has for a number of years been diverting the attention of politicians from more pressing problems.

distraer

to put off {vb} (distract)

distraer [distrayendo · distraído] {transitive verb}

distraer(also: entretener)

to distract [distracted · distracted] {v.t.}

Por favor, no intente distraer nuestra atención.

Please do not attempt to distract our attention.

Para esa agenda, y no para distraer a la opinión pública, es para lo que tiene que ser convocada la Convención.

It is for this agenda, and so as not to distract public opinion, that the Convention has to be called.

No permitamos que le distraigan de su misión, de su propósito.

Let them not distract you from your mission, your purpose.

distraer(also: recrear, festejar)

to entertain [entertained · entertained] {vb}

distraer

to keep sb. entertained {vb}

distraer

to embezzle [embezzled · embezzled] {vb}

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (Spanish) for "distraído":

distraído

abastraído- absorto- ameno- animado- ausente- divertido- entretenido- ido- interesante- simpático- variado

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "distraído" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

corresponde muy bien a la idea que se tiene del profesor distraído

he equates well with the popular concept of an absentminded professor

Lo siento, señor Presidente, estaba un poco distraído: la Sra. Frassoni estaba flirteando conmigo.

. Sorry, Mr President, I was a little distracted – Mrs Frassoni was flirting with me there.

La de si el Comisario Nielson estaba o no distraído es una conclusión a la que llegaremos al final del debate.

The issue of whether or not Mr Nielson was distracted is something we will be able to decide on at the end of the debate.

iba distraído y no se fijó que había un escalón

he was miles away and didn't see the step

Nielson le han distraído.

But Mr Nielson was otherwise distracted.

está como distraído y preocupado

he seems rather distracted and preoccupied

es muy distraído

he's very absentminded

Eso significa que el Pacto debe apuntar a retos a largo plazo de nuestra economía de mercado social, y no debe ser distraído de su camino por cantos de sirenas a corto plazo.

That means that the Pact must be geared to long-term challenges of our social market economy, and should not be thrown off course by short-term sirens.

Personalmente creo que la crisis económica, las revoluciones del Norte de África y ahora lo ocurrido en Fukushima han distraído la atención de la lucha contra el cambio climático.

I personally am of the opinion that the economic crisis, revolutions in North Africa and now Fukushima have distracted attention from the fight against climate change.

Es una pena que un debate sobre Internet y la censura en este medio, y las competencias legales de los Estados miembros haya distraído la atención del aspecto fundamental de este paquete.

It is a pity that a debate about the Internet and Internet censorship and the legal powers of Member States has distracted attention from the substance of this package.

Jackson me ha distraído y me ha llevado a pensar en cómo las cosas van cada vez mejor cuando llegamos a cierta edad.

Mr President, I have a speech here, but I must admit that Mrs Jackson has rather distracted me into thinking about how things get better and better after you reach a certain age.

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