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engrossed [enˈgroʊst, Brit ɪnˈgrəʊst] ADJ

engrossed

absorto(-a)

to be engrosseded in sth

estar absorto em a. c.

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He often captured figures engrossed in their own worlds. en.wikipedia.org

Both are engrossed in a conversation about art. en.wikipedia.org

So engrossed is he in his own appearance that he ignores a female beauty dressed in white who stands in the background looking at him. en.wikipedia.org

One can walk into the quarter, where people are always engrossed with dyes and blocks. en.wikipedia.org

When a reader becomes fully engrossed in the illusory narrative world of a book, the author has achieved a close aesthetic distance. en.wikipedia.org

The children were engrossed in merry-go-round, seesaw and slides. en.wikipedia.org

She argued that they were engrossed in an intense but normal conversation. en.wikipedia.org

The slightly different engrossed copy (shown at the top of this article) was made later for members to sign. en.wikipedia.org

It keeps you engrossed through an imaginative blend of some stupendous background music, animated cinematography and simple effective storytelling. en.wikipedia.org

The stream borders a zone infested by tigers that they just crossed without fear, engrossed as they were in their discussion. en.wikipedia.org

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