English-Finnish translations for preoccupy

• askarruttaa
  Meitä askarruttaa tietenkin Kosovon kysymys. The Kosovo problem is, of course, preoccupying us.
  Toinen hyvin tärkeä aihe, joka askarruttaa kansalaisia, on talouskasvu ja työllisyys. The second very important topic which is preoccupying people is that of growth and employment.
  Pari ongelmaa askarruttaa vielä parlamenttia, eikä niiden ratkaisu riipu yksinomaan komissiosta, vaan myös neuvostosta. Two or three problems continue to preoccupy Parliament, and their solution does not depend entirely on the Commission but also on the Council.
• kiinnittää jonkun huomio johonkin
• siirtää jonkun huomio johonkin

Definition of preoccupy

• To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere
• To occupy or take possession of beforehand

Examples

• The father tried to preoccupy the child with his keys.

Related words

• preoccupied
• preoccupation
• preorder
• cupreous
• preovulatory
• preordained
• preoperative
• preoral
• preordain