distrait

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French distrait. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈstɹeɪ/, /ˈdɪstɹeɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ === Adjective === distrait (comparative more distrait, superlative most distrait) absent-minded, troubled, distracted 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 50 Seated upon the fallen hornbeam, Mrs Thoroughfare was regarding distraitly the sky. 1996: John Le Carré, The Tailor of Panama (Knopf 1996, hardback edition, page 221) "Forgive me for being a fraction distrait today. We're trying to prevent another war." ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === dartitis, triadist == French == === Etymology === From Old French destrait, past participle of destraire (modern distraire), from Latin distrahō (“to distract”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dis.tʁɛ/ === Adjective === distrait (feminine distraite, masculine plural distraits, feminine plural distraites) absent-minded distracted ==== Derived terms ==== distraitement === Participle === distrait (feminine distraite, masculine plural distraits, feminine plural distraites) past participle of distraire === Further reading === “distrait”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012