preoccupations in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for preoccupations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

preoccupation [Am ˌpriɑkjəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n, Brit prɪˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] N

1.1. preoccupation C or U (concern):

preoccupation

preocupación f

my main preoccupation was not to offend my parents

mi mayor preocupación era no ofender a mis padres

she is only concerned with her own private preoccupations

no piensa nada más que en sus propias preocupaciones

1.2. preoccupation C or U (obsession):

preoccupation

obsesión f

preoccupation with sth she was criticized for her preoccupation with work

la criticaron por pensar demasiado en el trabajo

his excessive preoccupation with hygiene

su manía or su obsesión con la higiene

2. preoccupation U (absorbed state of mind):

preoccupation

preocupación f

Translations for preoccupations in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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la inquietud filosófica del poeta

the poet's philosophical preoccupations

preoccupations in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preoccupations in the English»Spanish Dictionary

preoccupation [ˌpri:ɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən, Am pri:ˌɑ:kju:ˈ-] N

preoccupation

preocupación f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Intolerant of rivalry, thirsting for power, she had a man's preoccupations.

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The reason for this development lies in the fact that its concerns and preoccupations were overwhelmingly political; economic demands and social unrest remained largely peripheral.

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The event highlights a specific theme that changes every year and that is at the heart of the international museum communitys preoccupations.

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The book is too unfocused, heavily plotted and weighted down by the author's many contrivances, idiosyncrasies, indulgences and wearisome, not to mention unnecessarily topical, preoccupations.

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Dispossession, relegation, and independence become major preoccupations of his poetry.

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They are now teenagers with the usual preoccupations of their age.

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It provides multiple keys to the philosophical and linguistic preoccupations of the producers.

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The college endeavours to preserve the best traditions of liberal higher education, ensuring full freedom of expression to encounter multifarious ideological preoccupations.

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