English

Adjective

distrait ‎(comparative more distrait, superlative most distrait)

1. absent-minded, troubled, distracted

Translations

Quotations

• 1908: Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (Norton 2005, page 1238)

  I noticed that after my host had read it he seemed even more distrait and strange than before.

• 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."

Anagrams

• dartitis

French

Etymology

Old French destrait, past participle of destraire (modern distraire), from Latin distrahō ‎(“I distract”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /distʁɛ/

Adjective

distrait m ‎(feminine singular distraite, masculine plural distraits, feminine plural distraites)

1. absent-minded
2. distracted

Derived terms

• distraitement

Verb

distrait m ‎(feminine singular distraite, masculine plural distraits, feminine plural distraites)

1. past participle of distraire