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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French distrait, past participle of distraire ("distract"), from Latin distrahere, dis- "away" and trahere "to draw". Cognate with Swedish disträ and akin to English distract.
Adjective
distré (neuter singular distré, definite singular and plural distré or distrée or distree)
- absent-minded, distrait
Fyren var så distré at det tok ham tjue minutter å finne utgangen.- The guy was so absent-minded it took him twenty minutes to find the exit.
Distré som hun var, glemte hun paraplyen.- Absent-minded as she was, she forgot her umbrella.
Adverb
distré
- absent-mindedly, distractedly
Distré leste hun den samme siden gang på gang.- Absent-mindedly she read the same page again and again.
Usage notes
The word is written with an accent to signify accent aigu (´), meaning its pronunciation is similar to its French origin, distrait.
Synonyms
References
- “distré” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “distré” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French distrait, past participle of distraire ("distract"), from Latin distrahere, dis- "away" and trahere "to draw".
Adjective
distré (neuter singular distré, definite singular and plural distré or distrée or distree)
- absent-minded, distrait
Distré som ho var, gløymde ho paraplyen sin.- Absent-minded as she was, she forgot her umbrella.
Adverb
distré
- absent-mindedly, distractedly
Usage notes
As for Bokmål.
Synonyms
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