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wifty

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Wifty describes someone whose attention keeps floating off before it arrives. You ask a question and get an answer to a different question, delivered pleasantly. It is American, informal and rare enough that most people meet it in writing first, and it is milder than it sounds: a wifty person is not foolish and not rude, only not quite tethered. Think of a balloon indoors — it stays in the room, it never settles. The word gets used about the talk as well as the person. A wifty explanation is one you follow for a sentence and a half, and then you are somewhere else.

Wifty describe a quien se le va la atención antes de llegar. Preguntas una cosa y te contesta otra, amablemente. Es americano, informal y poco común, y es más suave de lo que suena: ni tonto ni maleducado, sólo no está amarrado. Un globo dentro de casa: no se va, tampoco se posa.

Wifty descreve quem perde a atenção antes de ela chegar. Você pergunta uma coisa e recebe a resposta de outra, com toda a simpatia. É americano, informal e pouco comum, e é mais suave do que parece: nem bobo nem grosseiro, só não está amarrado. Um balão dentro de casa: não vai embora, nem pousa.

Wifty décrit celui dont l'attention s'envole avant d'arriver. Vous posez une question, on répond à une autre, aimablement. Le mot est américain, familier et rare, et il est plus doux qu'il n'en a l'air : ni sot ni impoli, juste pas amarré. Un ballon dans une pièce : il ne part pas, il ne se pose pas.

Wifty menggambarkan orang yang perhatiannya melayang sebelum sampai. Anda bertanya satu hal, jawabannya soal hal lain, dan disampaikan dengan ramah. Katanya Amerika, tidak resmi, dan jarang; lebih lembut dari kedengarannya: bukan bodoh, bukan kasar, hanya tidak tertambat. Seperti balon di dalam rumah.

Wifty, dikkati daha varmadan uçup giden kişiyi anlatır. Bir şey sorarsınız, başka bir şeyin cevabını alırsınız — hem de tatlılıkla. Amerikan işi, teklifsiz ve seyrek bir kelimedir; kulağa geldiğinden yumuşaktır: ne aptaldır ne kaba, yalnızca bağlanmamıştır. İçeride uçuşan bir balon gibi.

wifty は、注意が届く前にふわりと流れてしまう人のことです。こちらが何かを尋ねると、別のことへの答えが、感じよく返ってきます。アメリカのくだけた言い方で、あまり使われません。響きよりずっと穏やかで、愚かでも失礼でもなく、ただ繋がれていないだけ。部屋の中の風船のようです。

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    adjective

    vague and scatterbrained; never quite settling on the point

    Her wifty comments kept drifting away from the main topic.

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    adjective

    of talk or writing: hard to follow because it drifts

    The instructions were wifty and I gave up halfway.

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