English Distinctions Without Spanish Equivalents

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Are you sure it doesn't mean occupied? :-p
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yes, it means occupied too.
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But occupied and busy are different! :-)

Just like preoccupied and worried are!

you are either occupied or you are not - it's binary. you can be a little busy or a lot.

busy also means cluttered and messy or with a lot going on, a lot of things visible etc.

preoccupied just means you're thinking about somethign a lot, its on your mind, instead of what should be. worried on the other hand implies fear or concern or anticipation of something negative. I can be preoccupied by freeems dev when I should be thinking about the beautiful girl in front of me, for example.

I feel like my hands are going to be tied, I guess it's inevitable.

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Re: English Distinctions Without Spanish Equivalents

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I'd say that preocupado could be a translation for both worried and preoccupied. There are other words that -stretching it- MAY be close in meaning but there are differences. E.g; turbado(alterado), afligido (angustiado), intranquilo.
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