distré

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French distrait, past participle of distraire ("distract"), from Latin distrahere, dis- "away" and trahere "to draw". Cognate with Swedish disträ and akin to English distract.

Adjective

distré (neuter singular distré, definite singular and plural distré or distrée or distree)

1. absent-minded, distrait

   Fyren var så distré at det tok ham tjue minutter å finne utgangen.

   The guy was so absent-minded it took him twenty minutes to find the exit.

   Distré som hun var, glemte hun paraplyen.

   Absent-minded as she was, she forgot her umbrella.

Adverb

distré

1. absent-mindedly, distractedly

   Distré leste hun den samme siden gang på gang.

   Absent-mindedly she read the same page again and again.

Usage notes

The word is written with an accent to signify accent aigu (´), meaning its pronunciation is similar to its French origin, distrait.

Synonyms

• fjern, tankeløs, åndsfraværende

References

• “distré” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “distré” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French distrait, past participle of distraire ("distract"), from Latin distrahere, dis- "away" and trahere "to draw".

Adjective

distré (neuter singular distré, definite singular and plural distré or distrée or distree)

1. absent-minded, distrait

   Distré som ho var, gløymde ho paraplyen sin.

   Absent-minded as she was, she forgot her umbrella.

Adverb

distré

1. absent-mindedly, distractedly

Usage notes

As for Bokmål.

Synonyms

• åndsfråverande

References

• “distré” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.