avoir la tête ailleurs
/a.vwaʁ la tɛt aj.œʁ/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a la tête ailleurs
- past
- a eu la tête ailleurs
- perfect
- eu la tête ailleurs
Meaning
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to be distracted, have one's mind elsewhere
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Depuis ce matin, elle a la tête ailleurs.
Since this morning, her mind has been elsewhere.
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Pendant toute la réunion, il avait la tête ailleurs à cause de sa dispute du matin. Son collègue a dû répéter la question deux fois.
Throughout the whole meeting, his mind was elsewhere because of his argument that morning. His colleague had to repeat the question twice.
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Practice
1 What does avoir la tête ailleurs mean?
to be distracted, have one's mind elsewhere
2 Fill the gap: Depuis ce matin, elle a la tête ___.
Full sentence: Depuis ce matin, elle a la tête ailleurs. (Since this morning, her mind has been elsewhere.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir la tête ailleurs?
avoir la tête ailleurs: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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