fartracht

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Definitions

  • adj. Pensive.

  • adj. Introspective.

Example Sentences

  • “He is fartracht in that Tosfos and can't concentrate on anything else.” (Weiser)

  • “He was fartracht before Rosh HaShana about the past year.” (Weiser)

  • "I was so fartracht with the Health Care Reform Bill today, I totally forgot that Chanukah will soon be here." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פֿאַרטראַכט fartracht

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      fartrakht

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