Also means
posted (to another location)
Usage Note
Détaché can describe emotional distance ('a detached manner') or a professional posting — a civil servant or soldier sent on temporary assignment is said to be détaché to another post. The related noun détachement means both 'detachment' as a feeling and a secondment to another post. In music, détaché is a specific bowing technique for string instruments.
Examples
"Il gardait un air détaché pendant la réunion."
Natural Translation
He kept a detached air during the meeting.
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