absent-minded in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for absent-minded in the English»Spanish Dictionary

absentminded [Am ˌæbsəntˈmaɪndəd, Brit ˌabs(ə)ntˈmʌɪndɪd] ADJ

absentminded (temporarily)

distraído

absentminded (habitually)

despistado

absentminded (habitually)

distraído

in an absentminded moment

en un momento de distracción

professor [Am prəˈfɛsər, Brit prəˈfɛsə] N

professor (of the highest academic rank)

catedrático m / catedrática f

professor (any university teacher) Am

profesor universitario m / profesora universitaria f

professor of physics

catedrático de física

Professor Fitzpatrick said that …

el profesor (or doctor etc.) Fitzpatrick dijo que …

the typical absent-minded professor

el típico profesor distraído or despistado

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he equates well with the popular concept of an absentminded professor

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

Translations for absent-minded in the Spanish»English Dictionary

desmemoriado (desmemoriada) ADJ

desmemoriado (desmemoriada)

forgetful

desmemoriado (desmemoriada)

absent-minded

despistado¹ (despistada) ADJ

1.1. despistado (distraído):

[ser]

forgetful

[ser]

absent-minded

tendrás que recordárselo, es muy despistado

you'll have to remind him, he's very absent-minded o forgetful o he tends to forget things

soy muy despistado para los nombres

I never remember names

soy muy despistado para los nombres

I'm hopeless with names inf

1.2. despistado (distraído) [ estar]:

estaba o iba despistado y me pasé de la parada

I was miles away o I was daydreaming and I missed my stop inf

2. despistado [estar] (desorientado, confuso):

despistado (despistada)

bewildered

despistado (despistada)

lost

con tantos cambios estoy despistado

I'm bewildered by o I'm all at sea with all these changes

todavía anda un poco despistado

he hasn't quite found his feet yet

todavía anda un poco despistado

he's still a bit lost o disoriented

despistado² (despistada) N m (f)

despistado (despistada)

scatterbrain inf

es un despistado

he's a scatterbrain

es un despistado

he's very absent-minded o forgetful

no te hagas la despistada

don't act as if you don't know what I'm talking about

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es muy distraído

he's very absentminded

volado (volada)

absentminded

volado (volada)

absentminded person

con su habitual despiste

absentminded o forgetful as ever

absent-minded in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for absent-minded in the English»Spanish Dictionary

absent-minded [ˌæbsəntˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ

absent-minded

despistado, -a

absent-minded

volado, -a LatAm

Translations for absent-minded in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.despistado (-a) ADJ

despistado (-a)

absent-minded

II.despistado (-a) N m (f)

eres un despistado

you're absent-minded

ido (-a) ADJ

1. ido inf (mal de la cabeza):

ido (-a)

crazy

2. ido (despistado):

ido (-a)

absent-minded

3. ido AmC (borracho):

ido (-a)

drunk

abreboca N m

1. abreboca inf (aperitivo):

abreboca

appetizer

2. abreboca Arg (persona distraída):

abreboca

absent-minded person

volado (-a) ADJ

1. volado ARCHIT:

volado (-a)

projecting

2. volado inf (loco):

volado (-a)

crazy

3. volado TYPO:

volado (-a)

superior

4. volado LatAm:

volado (-a) (ausente)

absent-minded

volado (-a) (enamorado)

lovesick

5. volado CSur:

volado de genio inf

quick-tempered

6. volado (inquieto):

volado (-a)

uneasy

aire N m

1. aire (atmósfera):

aire

air

aire acondicionado

air conditioning

Ejército del Aire

air force

al aire libre

in the open air

echar una moneda al aire

to toss a coin (into the air)

tomar el aire

to go for a stroll

dejar una pregunta en el aire

to leave a question open

cambiar de aires

to have a change of air

¡aire! inf

beat it!

2. aire (viento):

aire

wind

corriente de aire

draught Brit

corriente de aire

draft Am

corre aire

it's draughty

hoy hace aire

it's windy today

3. aire (aspecto):

aire

appearance

no me gusta el aire de este hombre

I don't like the look of this man

tener aire de despistado

to look absent-minded

darse aires de grandeza

to have pretensions of grandeur

darse aires de intelectual

to give oneself an intellectual air

¡tiene unos aires!

he/she is always putting on airs!

4. aire (garbo):

aire

elegance

5. aire MUS:

aire

tune

aire

air

6. aire Arg, Par (cuello):

aire

stiff neck

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was a profound student, though absent-minded, preferring the seclusion of a college to the episcopal office.

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He is also quite lazy, absent-minded and sometimes hysterical, or panicking.

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They had different stereotypes: the absent-minded professor, the eunuch, and people with hernias or bad breath were favourites.

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Billy, though experienced, is still somewhat goofy and absent-minded.

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Skids was characterized as the perfect absent-minded warrior.

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However, afterwards he began to experience aphasia-like symptoms and was frequently absent-minded.

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The title of the symphony means the absent-minded man so it is as if the violins have forgotten to tune their strings.

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The fictional absent-minded professor is often a college professor of science or engineering; in the fantasy genre, a similar character may appear as a wizard.

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Somewhat absent-minded, he is usually too busy starting new projects to see his old experiments through to the end.

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This makes him appear a very absent-minded intellectual.

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