preoccupied in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

preoccupied in the PONS Dictionary

preoccupied Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be preoccupied
être préoccupé
a preoccupied frown
un froncement de sourcils inquiet
to be preoccupied with sb/sth
se faire du souci pour qn/qc
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Alternatively, he may have been preoccupied in conversation with people in the front vestibule.
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I became preoccupied with the burdens that sick people bear on behalf of those around them who are well.
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However, architects and designers had been preoccupied with the concept for some time.
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The foundation of this monastery preoccupied him through much of his life.
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He is preoccupied with superstitions and numerology, particularly bad luck and the number 13.
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They became preoccupied in tending their own field.
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Hailed as a feel-good movie, the film is consistently preoccupied with themes of hope, happiness, and choice.
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In this disorder a person is preoccupied with thoughts concerning appearance, especially musculature.
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This question preoccupied social philosophers and economic thinkers for many centuries.
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To his disciples' anxious inquiries he answered that he had been so preoccupied in prayer as not even to feel the bite.
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