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    Dissipée (en. Dissipated)

    /disipe/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Refers to something that is dispersed or scattered.
    The leaves of the tree were scattered by the wind.
    Les feuilles de l'arbre se sont dissipées au vent.
    Characterizes a lack of concentration.
    His mind is scattered; he cannot focus on his studies.
    Son esprit est dissipé, il ne peut pas se concentrer sur ses études.
    Refers to a person whose attention is scattered.
    She is always distracted in class.
    Elle est toujours dissipée en classe.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'dissiper', which comes from the Latin 'dissipare' meaning 'to disperse'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to have a scattered mind
    being unable to concentrate.
    avoir l'esprit dissipé
    a distracted attention
    an attention that easily disperses.
    une attention dissipée
    to dispel doubts
    to clarify uncertainties or confusions.
    dissiper les doutes

    Related Words

    to disperse
    To make something less dense or less concentrated.
    dissiper
    dispersion
    The action of dissipating, of scattering.
    dissipation
    to scatter
    To spread out, distribute over a large area.
    disperser

    Slang Meanings

    To be daydreaming.
    He is so scattered that he is always daydreaming.
    Il est tellement dissipé qu'il est toujours dans la lune.
    To mumble.
    When he is stressed, he starts to speak in a scattered way.
    Quand il est stressé, il commence à parler de manière dissipée.