absently in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for absently in the English»Italian Dictionary

absently [Brit ˈabs(ə)ntli, Am ˈæbsəntli] ADV

absently muse, stare

con aria assente

absently say

distrattamente, senza pensarci

Translations for absently in the Italian»English Dictionary

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con aria assente guardare, fissare

absently, absent-mindedly, blankly, vacantly

con aria assente rispondere

absently, absent-mindedly

distrattamente dire

absently

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She had small, delicate hands whose nails she kept manicured and shined and was vain about and that she gestured with absently.

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I sip my morning coffee with toes dangling in the pool, absently gazing at the limestone ridges of the mountains across the valley.

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He turns, absently, and switches the device off.

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We were all in it together - laughing, cringing, absently checking our email and wondering if we'd miss those two hours later in life.

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His mind drifted absently across the landscape.

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I absently moved us aside to avoid being impaled on a wayward stick of bamboo.

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Back in the living room, the other guy is absently poking at his phone.

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I arch my back absently and squeeze my bare legs together, creating a nice pressure, mouthing the word, seeing how it feels.

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At various times he rocked back and forth, fidgeted absently or ran a hand through his grey, thinning hair.

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Absently, he fingers his great enemy, the soil, not soil any more, but compacted dust.

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