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How do you say this in English (US)? Preocupación
How do you say this in English (US)? Preocupación
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@villamiljulian a worry or concern is correct. We also can say, “she didn’t hear what I said because she was too preoccupied.”
Meaning she was too worried, probably by other things.
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It's often thought of and used in a negative way, but it can also be used to describe a person "lost in thought," or "absorbed" in an activity; distracted, fixated, heavily concentrating on something else, even "busy" doing something.
"I was going to ask my son to help me paint the house but he is preoccupied with playing video games." He is only concentrating on and busy playing video games.
"I was going to cook dinner but I was preoccupied with writing my history paper for school." I was too busy working on and concentrating on my paper do I did not make dinner.
PARENT TO CHILD: "Before you get preoccupied playing, I want you to finish your homework."
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