Portuguese translation of the English word preoccupy

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EnglishPortuguese (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(absorb; engross)
absorver
;
preocupar
🔗 Azerbaijan seems to purposefully remain on the sidelines of the Russia–Ukraine conflict in order to avoid antagonizing either Kyiv or Moscow, and to realize its own policy objectives while the world is preoccupied with the Russian aggression.
(take; engage; fill; hold; involve)
ocupar
🔗 How will Russia feed the populace or its occupying army?
preoccupation
(bemusement; immersion; absent‐mindedness)
absorção
;
preocupação

EnglishPortuguese
occupy ocupar