Meaning

1 senses
  1. The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.

    He has learning difficulties because of his short attention span.

    Aufmerksamkeitsspanne

    the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity

Examples

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  1. Young children have short attention spans.

    ruУ маленьких детей очень плохая концентрация внимания

    deKleine Kinder haben eine sehr kurze Aufmerksamkeitsspanne.

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  2. Young children usually have short attention spans.

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  3. Children have much shorter attention spans than adults.

    deKinder haben eine viel kürzere Aufmerksamkeitsspanne als Erwachsene.

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  4. People nowadays have short attention spans.

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  5. Young people nowadays have very short attention spans.

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time one can pay attention:
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