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to get mislaid

Толкование Перевод

1 traspapelarse

• get mislaid

• get mixed

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > traspapelarse
2 extraviar

v.

1 to lose, to mislay (object).

2 to allow to wander (mirada, vista).

3 to misplace, to mislay, to lose.

María extravió la cartera Mary misplaced her handbag.

4 to mislead, to lead astray.

El baquiano extravió al grupo The guide misled the group.

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extraviar

Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona) to mislead

2 (objeto) to mislay, lose

3 (desorientar) to make get lost

4 (pervertir) to lead astray

► verbo pronominal extraviarse

1 (persona) to get lost, lose one's way

2 (objeto) to get mislaid

3 figurado (descarriarse) to go astray

4 figurado (errar) to be mistaken

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verb

1) to mislead

2) lose

•

- extraviarse

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto] to lose, mislay, misplace

2) pey [+ dinero] to embezzle

3) (=desorientar) [+ persona] to mislead, misdirect

2.

See:

extraviarse

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1.
verbo transitivo (frml) to mislay (frml), to lose
2.
extraviarse v pron (frml) persona to get lost, lose one's way; animal to go missing, get lost; documento to go missing o astray

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= mislay.

Nota: Pasado y participio: mislaid.

Ex. Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.

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* extraviarse = go astray, lose + Posesivo + way, straggle.

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1.
verbo transitivo (frml) to mislay (frml), to lose
2.
extraviarse v pron (frml) persona to get lost, lose one's way; animal to go missing, get lost; documento to go missing o astray

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= mislay.

Nota: Pasado y participio: mislaid.

Ex: Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.

* extraviarse = go astray, lose + Posesivo + way, straggle.

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extraviar [ A17 ]

vt

( frml); to mislay ( frml), to lose

■ extraviarse

v pron

( frml); «persona» to get lost, lose one's way; «animal» to go missing, get lost, stray; «documento» to go missing o astray, get lost

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Multiple Entries:
extraviar
extraviar algo
extraviar ( conjugate extraviar) verbo transitivo (frml) to mislay (frml), to lose
extraviarse verbo pronominal (frml) [persona/animal] to get lost;
[ documento] to go missing
extraviar verbo transitivo to lose
' extraviar' also found in these entries:
English:
mislay

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extraviar

♦ vt

1. [objeto] to lose, to mislay

2. [excursionista] to mislead, to cause to lose one's way

3. [mirada, vista] to allow to wander

♦ See also the pronominal verb extraviarse

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extraviar

v/t lose, mislay

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extraviar {85} vt

1) : to mislead, to lead astray

2) : to misplace, to lose

♦ See also the reflexive verb extraviarse

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extraviar vb to lose [pt. & pp. lost]

Spanish-English dictionary > extraviar
3 traspapelar

v.

1 to mislay, to misplace (papeles, documentos).

2 to misfile, to mislay, to misplace.

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traspapelar

► verbo transitivo

1 to mislay, misplace

► verbo pronominal traspapelarse

1 to get mislaid, get misplaced

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1.

VT to lose, mislay

2.

See:

traspapelarse

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1.
verbo transitivo ( extraviar) to mislay
2.
traspapelarse v pron ( extraviarse) to be/get mislaid

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1.
verbo transitivo ( extraviar) to mislay
2.
traspapelarse v pron ( extraviarse) to be/get mislaid

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traspapelar [A1 ]

vt

(colocar mal) to put … in the wrong place/order; (extraviar) to mislay

esa factura debe estar traspapelada that invoice must have got mixed up with some other papers o must have been mislaid

■ traspapelarse

v pron

(colocarse mal) to get put in the wrong place/order; (extraviarse) to be/get mislaid

¡aquí está la factura! se había traspapelado here's the invoice! it had got(ten) mixed up with some other papers o it had got(ten) mislaid

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traspapelar verbo transitivo to mislay

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traspapelar

♦ vt
[papeles, documentos] to mislay, to misplace
♦ See also the pronominal verb traspapelarse

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traspapelar

v/t mislay

Spanish-English dictionary > traspapelar
4 traspapelarse

v.

to be mislaid among other papers (escritura).

pron.v.

enclitic form of Spanish verb: traspapelar.

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traspapelarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to get mislaid, get misplaced

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VPR to get mislaid

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■traspapelarse verbo reflexivo to get mislaid, go astray

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vpr

to get mislaid o misplaced

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traspapelarse

v/r get mislaid

Spanish-English dictionary > traspapelarse
5 extraviarse

extraviarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (persona) to get lost, lose one's way

2 (objeto) to get mislaid

3 figurado (descarriarse) to go astray

4 figurado (errar) to be mistaken

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to get lost

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VPR

1) (=perderse) [persona] to get lost, lose one's way; [animal] to stray; [objeto] to go missing, go astray; [carta] to go astray, get lost in the post

2) [persona] [moralmente] to go astray, err, fall into evil ways

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(v.) = go astray, lose + Posesivo + way, straggle

Ex. If you have a different answer check to see where you went astray.

Ex. They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.

Ex. After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.

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(v.) = go astray, lose + Posesivo + way, straggle

Ex: If you have a different answer check to see where you went astray.

Ex: They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.

Ex: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.

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■extraviarse verbo reflexivo (un objeto) to go o be missing
(una persona) to get lost
' extraviarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perderse
- extraviar
English:
astray
- stray
- lost

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vpr
[persona] to get lost; [objeto] to be mislaid, to go missing; [animal] to get lost, to go astray
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extraviarse

v/r get lost, lose one’s way

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vr

: to get lost, to go astray

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extraviarse vb

1. (persona) to get lost

2. (animal) to stray

3. (objeto) to disappear / to go missing

se me han extraviado las llaves my keys have disappeared / I've lost my keys

Spanish-English dictionary > extraviarse
6 perderse

• be lost

• be mislaid

• get lost

• get mislaid

• get misplaced

• get misplaced among papers

• go ashore

• go at

• lose one's way

• lose oneself

• lose the way

• lose track

• miss out

• stray

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > perderse
7 no encontrarse en ninguna parte

• be found nowhere

• be lost

• be mislaid

• get lost

• get mislaid

• get misplaced

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > no encontrarse en ninguna parte
8 confundirse

• be misplaced

• become confused

• blur out

• get mislaid

• get misplaced

• get mixed

• get mixed up in

• melt into one another

• take one thing for the other

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > confundirse
9 extraviarse

• be found nowhere

• be lost

• get astray

• get mislaid

• get misplaced

• get misplaced among papers

• go ashore

• go at

• lose bearing

• lose one's way

• lose the way

• lose track

• stray

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > extraviarse
10 perder

v.

1 to lose (dinero, objeto, amigo).

Ella pierde She loses.

Ella pierde su cartera She loses her purse.

Ella perdió la oportunidad She lost the opportunity.

2 to lose (salir derrotado).

no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose

3 to waste.

no pierdas el tiempo con o en tonterías don't waste your time on nonsense like that

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

4 to miss (tren, vuelo).

Ella perdió el bus She missed the bus.

5 to be the ruin of.

le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him

6 to lose, to leak (tener un escape de) (agua).

ese camión va perdiendo aceite this lorry is losing o leaking oil

7 to go downhill.

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perder

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to lose

■ he perdido el bolígrafo I've lost my pen

2 (malgastar, desperdiciar) to waste

■ se pasa el día perdiendo el tiempo he's always wasting time

3 (tren etc) to miss

4 (ser causa de daños) to be the ruin of

■ le perdió su afición al juego gambling was his downfall

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to lose; (salir perdiendo) to lose out

2 (empeorar) to get worse

■ esta ciudad ha perdido mucho, ya no es lo que era this city has gone downhill, it isn't what it used to be

► verbo pronominal perderse

1 (extraviarse - persona) to get lost; (- animal) to go missing

■ se me ha perdido un pendiente I've lost an earring

2 (confundirse) to get confused, get mixed up

■ en cuanto hablan de política me pierdo when they talk about politics I get lost

3 (desaparecer) to disappear, take off

■ en cuanto ve problemas, se pierde as soon as there's a problem, he disappears

4 (dejar escapar) to miss

■ ¡no te lo pierdas! don't miss it!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar a perder to spoil

perder agua to leak

perder color to fade

perder de vista to lose sight of

perderse por algo/alguien familiar to give up everything for somebody/something

perdérselo familiar

■ tú te lo pierdes it's your loss

salir perdiendo to come off worse, lose out

tener buen perder to be a good loser

tener mal perder to be a bad loser

¡piérdete! familiar get lost!

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verb

1) to lose

2) miss

3) waste

•

- perderse

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto, dinero, peso] to lose

he perdido el monedero — I've lost my purse

a los seis años perdió a su padre — she lost her father when she was six

he perdido cinco kilos — I've lost five kilos

había perdido mucha sangre — she had lost a lot of blood

ha perdido mucho dinero en la bolsa — she has lost a lot of money on the stock market

no tienes nada que perder — you have nothing to lose

• perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness

• perder la costumbre — to get out of the habit

• perder algo de vista — to lose sight of sth

nunca pierde de vista el fin que persigue — he never loses sight of his goal

no lo pierdas de vista — don't let him out of your sight

conviene no perder de vista que... — we mustn't forget that..., we mustn't lose sight of the fact that...

2) [+ tiempo] to waste

¡me estás haciendo perder el tiempo! — you're wasting my time!

sin perder un momento — without wasting a moment

3) [+ aire, aceite] to leak

el vehículo pierde aceite — the car is leaking oil, the car has an oil leak

la pelota perdió aire — the ball went flat

4) (=no coger) [+ tren, avión] to miss; [+ oportunidad] to miss, lose

no pierde detalle — he doesn't miss a thing

5) (=destruir) to ruin

ese vicio le perderá — that vice will ruin him, that vice will be his ruin

ese error le perdió — that mistake was his undoing

lo que le pierde es... — where he comes unstuck is...

6) (Jur) to lose, forfeit

2. VI

1) [en competición, disputa] to lose

el equipo perdió por 5-2 — the team lost 5-2

• tienen o llevan todas las de perder — they look certain to lose

• saber perder — to be a good loser

• salir perdiendo, salí perdiendo en el negocio — I lost out on the deal

salí perdiendo en la discusión — I came off worst in the argument

2) (=empeorar)

era un buen cantante, pero ha perdido mucho — he was a good singer, but he's gone downhill

era muy guapo, pero ha perdido bastante — he isn't nearly as good-looking as he used to be

ha perdido mucho en mi estimación — he has gone down a lot in my estimation

3) [tela] to fade

4)

• echar a perder — [+ comida, sorpresa] to ruin, spoil; [+ oportunidad] to waste

• echarse a perder — [comida] to go off; [sorpresa] to be ruined, be spoiled

3.

See:

perderse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose

b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose

2) ( ser la ruina de)

lo perdió la curiosidad — his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall

3)

a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose

c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

el susto le hizo perder el habla — the fright rendered him speechless

perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

d) <hijo/marido> to lose

4)

a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

no hay que perder el ánimo — you mustn't lose heart

yo no pierdo las esperanzas — I'm not giving up hope

llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones — you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying

perder el equilibrio — to lose one's balance

perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

c) <peso/kilos> to lose

5)

a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss

b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss

sin perder detalle — without missing any detail

c) < tiempo> to waste

no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! — don't waste my time!

no hay tiempo que perder — there's no time to lose

no pierdas (el) tiempo intentándolo — don't waste your time trying

llámalo sin perder un minuto — call him immediately

perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga — we lost two days because of the strike

6)

a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose

b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail

7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
2.
perder vi

1) ( ser derrotado) to lose

no sabes perder — you're a bad loser

perdieron 3 a 1 — they lost 3-1

llevar las de perder — to be onto a loser

la que sale perdiendo soy yo — I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst

2)

a) cafetera/tanque to leak

b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade

3)

echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)
3.
perderse v pron

1)

a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le perdió el dinero — he's lost the money

que no se te pierda — don't lose it

¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

b) ( desaparecer) to disappear

se perdió entre la muchedumbre — she disappeared into the crowd

c) (en tema, conversación)

cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo — when they start talking quickly I get lost

las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde — the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning

empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

d) ( en espacio)

los sillones se pierden en ese salón — the armchairs are rather lost in the sitting room

2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss

no te perdiste nada — you didn't miss anything

3) persona

a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)

b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)

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= lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.

Ex. One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.

Ex. This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.

Ex. In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.

Ex. Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.

Ex. Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.

Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

Ex. They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.

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* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.

* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perderse = keep on + the right track.

* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).

* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.

* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.

* perder eficacia = lose + clout.

* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.

* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.

* perder el color = fade.

* perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.

* perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.

* perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.

* perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.

* perder el hábito = lose + the habit.

* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.

* perder el interés = pall.

* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.

* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.

* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.

* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.

* perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.

* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.

* perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.

* perder esperanza = lose + hope.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* perder gas = lose + steam.

* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.

* perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.

* perder influencia = lose + clout.

* perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.

* perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.

* perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.

* perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.

* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.

* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.

* perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.

* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.

* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.

* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.

* perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.

* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder la pista de = lose + track of.

* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].

* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.

* perder la sincronización = get out of + step.

* perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.

* perder la timidez con = warm up to.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.

* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.

* perder la vista = become + blind.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.

* perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.

* perder nota = lose + marks.

* perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.

* perder peso = lose + weight.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* perder prestigio = lose + face.

* perder propiedades = lose + property.

* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.

* perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.

* perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perder sentido = lose + purpose.

* perderse por = wander through.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* perderse una clase = miss + class.

* perder terreno = lose + ground.

* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.

* perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* perder una batalla = lose + battle.

* perder una guerra = lose + war.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.

* perder una venta = lose + sale.

* perder una votación = outvote.

* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.

* perder un partido = lose + match.

* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.

* perder ventas = lose + sales.

* perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.

* perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.

* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.

* un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose

b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose

2) ( ser la ruina de)

lo perdió la curiosidad — his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall

3)

a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose

c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

el susto le hizo perder el habla — the fright rendered him speechless

perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

d) <hijo/marido> to lose

4)

a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

no hay que perder el ánimo — you mustn't lose heart

yo no pierdo las esperanzas — I'm not giving up hope

llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones — you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying

perder el equilibrio — to lose one's balance

perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

c) <peso/kilos> to lose

5)

a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss

b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss

sin perder detalle — without missing any detail

c) < tiempo> to waste

no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! — don't waste my time!

no hay tiempo que perder — there's no time to lose

no pierdas (el) tiempo intentándolo — don't waste your time trying

llámalo sin perder un minuto — call him immediately

perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga — we lost two days because of the strike

6)

a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose

b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail

7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
2.
perder vi

1) ( ser derrotado) to lose

no sabes perder — you're a bad loser

perdieron 3 a 1 — they lost 3-1

llevar las de perder — to be onto a loser

la que sale perdiendo soy yo — I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst

2)

a) cafetera/tanque to leak

b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade

3)

echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)
3.
perderse v pron

1)

a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le perdió el dinero — he's lost the money

que no se te pierda — don't lose it

¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

b) ( desaparecer) to disappear

se perdió entre la muchedumbre — she disappeared into the crowd

c) (en tema, conversación)

cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo — when they start talking quickly I get lost

las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde — the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning

empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

d) ( en espacio)

los sillones se pierden en ese salón — the armchairs are rather lost in the sitting room

2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss

no te perdiste nada — you didn't miss anything

3) persona

a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)

b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)

* * *

= lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.

Ex: One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.

Ex: This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.

Ex: In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.

Ex: Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.

Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.

Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

Ex: They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.

* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perderse = keep on + the right track.

* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).

* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.

* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.

* perder eficacia = lose + clout.

* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.

* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.

* perder el color = fade.

* perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.

* perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.

* perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.

* perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.

* perder el hábito = lose + the habit.

* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.

* perder el interés = pall.

* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.

* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.

* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.

* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.

* perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.

* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.

* perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.

* perder esperanza = lose + hope.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* perder gas = lose + steam.

* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.

* perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.

* perder influencia = lose + clout.

* perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.

* perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.

* perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.

* perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.

* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.

* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.

* perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.

* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.

* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.

* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.

* perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.

* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder la pista de = lose + track of.

* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].

* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.

* perder la sincronización = get out of + step.

* perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.

* perder la timidez con = warm up to.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.

* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.

* perder la vista = become + blind.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.

* perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.

* perder nota = lose + marks.

* perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.

* perder peso = lose + weight.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* perder prestigio = lose + face.

* perder propiedades = lose + property.

* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.

* perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.

* perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perder sentido = lose + purpose.

* perderse por = wander through.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* perderse una clase = miss + class.

* perder terreno = lose + ground.

* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.

* perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* perder una batalla = lose + battle.

* perder una guerra = lose + war.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.

* perder una venta = lose + sale.

* perder una votación = outvote.

* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.

* perder un partido = lose + match.

* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.

* perder ventas = lose + sales.

* perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.

* perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.

* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.

* un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.

* * *

perder [E8 ]

vt

A

1 (extraviar) ‹llaves/documento/guante› to lose

he perdido su dirección I've lost her address

perdió las tijeras y se pasó una hora buscándolas she mislaid o lost the scissors and spent an hour looking for them

me perdiste la página you lost my place o page

perdí a mi marido en la muchedumbre I lost my husband in the crowd

no pierdas de vista al niño don't let the child out of your sight

hilo

2 ‹señal/imagen/contacto› to lose

hemos perdido el contacto con el avión we've lost contact with the plane

B

(ser la ruina de): lo perdió la curiosidad his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall

C

1 ‹dinero/propiedad/cosecha› to lose

perdió mil pesos jugando al póker she lost a thousand pesos playing poker

perdió una fortuna en ese negocio he lost a fortune in o on that deal

con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking, we/you can but ask

más se perdió en la guerra ( fr hecha); things could be worse!, worse things happen at sea, it's not the end of the world

terreno² (↑ terreno (2))

2 ‹derecho/trabajo› to lose

si te vas pierdes el lugar en la cola if you go away you lose your place in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue

3 ‹ojo/brazo› to lose; ‹vista/oído› to lose

ha perdido mucho peso/mucha sangre she's lost a lot of weight/blood

el susto le hizo perder el habla the fright rendered him speechless

perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish

cabeza

4 ‹hijo/marido› to lose

perder un niño or un bebé (en el embarazo) to lose a baby, to have a miscarriage

D

1 ‹interés/entusiasmo› to lose; ‹paciencia› to lose

no hay que perder el ánimo you mustn't lose heart

yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope

he perdido la costumbre de levantarme temprano I've got(ten) out of o I've lost the habit of getting up early

llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre ( iró); you're late, just for a change ( iro)

trata de no perder la práctica try not to get out of practice

tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying

perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance

perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out

2 ‹fuerza/intensidad/calor› to lose

el avión empezó a perder altura the plane began to lose height

perder el ritmo ( Mús) to lose the beat

estás trabajando muy bien, no pierdas el ritmo you're working well, keep it up!

3 ‹peso/kilos› to lose

E

1 ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

2 ‹ocasión› to miss

sería tonto perder esta estupenda oportunidad it would be stupid to miss o to pass up this marvelous opportunity

no pierde oportunidad de recordarnos cuánto le debemos he never misses a chance to remind us how much we owe him

3 ‹tiempo›

¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

no pierdas (el) tiempo, no lo vas a convencer don't waste your time, you're not going to convince him

llámalo sin perder un minuto call him immediately

perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga we lost two days because of the strike

F

1 ‹guerra/pleito› to lose; ‹partido› to lose

2 ‹curso/año› to fail

perder un examen (Ur); to fail an exam

G ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose

el coche pierde aceite the car has an oil leak o is losing oil

el globo perdía aire air was escaping from the balloon

■ perder

vi

A (ser derrotado) to lose

perdimos por un punto we lost by one point

no sabes perder you're a bad loser

no discutas con él porque llevas las de perder don't argue with him because you'll lose

la que sale perdiendo soy yo I lose out o come off worst

B

1 ( RPl) «cafetera/tanque» to leak

2 «color» (aclararse) to fade; (tiñiendo otras prendas) to run

C

echar(se) a perder ver echar vt Sense I A 1. (↑ echar), echar v pron Sense I A 1. (↑ echar)

■ perderse

v pron

A

1 (extraviarse) «persona/objeto» to get lost

siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town

no te pierdas, llámanos de vez en cuando don't lose touch, call us now and then

(+ me/te/le etc): se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money

guárdalo bien para que no se te pierda keep it safe so you don't lose it

no hay por dónde perderse ( Chi fam); there's no question about it

2 (desaparecer) to disappear

se perdió entre la muchedumbre she disappeared into the crowd

3

(en un tema, una conversación): cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost

me distraje un momento y me perdí my attention wandered for a moment and I lost the thread

las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning

empieza otra vez, ya me perdí start again, you've lost me already

4

(en una prenda, un espacio): te pierdes en ese vestido you look lost in that dress

los sillones quedan perdidos en ese salón tan grande the armchairs are rather lost in such a big sitting room

B ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss

no te perdiste nada you didn't miss anything

te perdiste una excelente oportunidad de callarte la boca ( hum); you could have kept your big mouth shut ( colloq)

C «persona»

1 (acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way ( liter)

2 ( Per fam) (prostituirse) to go on the streets o the game ( colloq)

* * *

perder ( conjugate perder) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to lose;
◊ perdí el pasaporte I lost my passport;

quiere perder peso he wants to lose weight;
con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking;
perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish;
See also→ cabeza 1 e, vista 2 3;
yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope;
perder la práctica to get out of practice;
perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance;
perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out;
perder el ritmo (Mús) to lose the beat;

( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
2
a) ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

b) ‹ocasión/oportunidad› to miss;

◊ sin perder detalle without missing any detail

c) ‹ tiempo› to waste;

◊ ¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!;

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
3
a) ‹guerra/pleito/partido› to lose

b) ‹curso/año› to fail;

‹ examen› (Ur) to fail
4 ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
verbo intransitivo
1 ( ser derrotado) to lose;
◊ perdieron 3 a 1 they lost 3-1;

no sabes perder you're a bad loser;
llevar las de perder to be onto a loser;
la que sale perdiendo soy yo I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
2 [cafetera/tanque] to leak
3
◊ echar(se) a perder ver echar I 1a, echarse 1a

perderse verbo pronominal
1 [persona/objeto] to get lost;
◊ siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town;

se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money;
cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
2 ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
perder
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to lose
2 (un medio de transporte) to miss
3 (el tiempo) to waste
4 (oportunidad) to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
5 (cualidad, costumbre, sentido) to lose: tienes que perder tus miedos, you have to overcome your fears
6 (agua, aceite) to leak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (disminuir una cualidad) to lose
2 (estropear) to ruin, go off
3 (en una competición, batalla) to lose
♦ Locuciones: echar (algo) a perder, to spoil (sthg)
llevar las de perder, to be onto a loser
' perder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adormecerse
- aflojar
- baño
- borda
- brújula
- cabeza
- cabo
- clarear
- conciencia
- conocimiento
- costumbre
- cuenta
- declinar
- descuidarse
- desesperarse
- desfallecer
- desgracia
- desinflarse
- desnaturalizar
- despedirse
- despintar
- despistar
- destinada
- destinado
- desvanecerse
- deteriorarse
- distraerse
- don
- enloquecer
- estribo
- facultad
- flaquear
- granizada
- hilo
- infortunio
- innecesaria
- innecesario
- interés
- joderse
- juicio
- llevar
- norte
- papel
- pasarse
- peso
- razón
- resbalar
- rumbo
- saber
- sentida
English:
avoid
- balance
- black out
- blow
- boat
- bound
- break
- bungle
- cool
- course
- crush
- danger
- dawdle
- decline
- dignity
- dilly-dally
- erode
- even
- face
- fade
- fiddle around
- flag
- footing
- forfeit
- freak out
- gamble away
- gazump
- ground
- grow out of
- handle
- hang about
- hang around
- heart
- keep
- leak
- lose
- mislay
- miss
- muck about
- muck around
- muck up
- pall
- piece
- pot
- rack
- rag
- reason
- rise
- risk
- shape

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perder

♦ vt

1. [extraviar] to lose;

he perdido el paraguas I've lost my umbrella

2. [dejar de tener] [dinero, amigo, empleo, interés] to lose;

he perdido el contacto con ellos I've lost touch with them;

la policía ha perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro de los secuestradores the police have lost track of the kidnappers;

no sé nada de Ana, le he perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro I don't know anything about Ana, I've lost touch with her;

el accidente le hizo perder la visión he lost his sight in the accident;

ya hemos perdido toda esperanza de encontrarlo we've now given up o lost all hope of finding him;

he perdido bastante práctica I'm rather out of practice;

perder el equilibrio/la memoria to lose one's balance/memory;

perder peso to lose weight;

perder el miedo/el respeto a alguien to lose one's fear of/respect for sb;

cientos de personas perdieron la vida hundreds of people lost their lives;

no tienes/tiene/ etc[m5]. nada que perder you have/he has/ etc nothing to lose;

Comp
Esp
más se perdió en Cuba o [m5] en la guerra it's not as bad as all that, it's not the end of the world

3. [ser derrotado en] [batalla, partido, campeonato, elecciones] to lose;

este error podría hacerle perder el partido this mistake could lose her the game

4. [desperdiciar] [tiempo] to waste;
[oportunidad, ocasión] to miss;
no pierdas el tiempo con o [m5] en tonterías don't waste your time on nonsense like that;

he perdido toda la mañana en llamadas de teléfono I've wasted all morning making phone calls;

no pierda la ocasión de ver esta fantástica película don't miss this wonderful movie;

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

5. [no alcanzar] [tren, vuelo, autobús] to miss

6. [tener un escape de] [agua] to lose, to leak;

la bombona pierde aire air is escaping from the cylinder;

ese camión va perdiendo aceite that truck o Br lorry is losing o leaking oil

7. [perjudicar] to be the ruin of;

le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him

8. Urug [examen] to fail

♦ vi

1. [salir derrotado] to lose;

perder al póquer/billar to lose at poker/billiards;

perdimos (por) dos a cero we lost Br two-nil o US two-zero;

no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose;

sabe/no sabe perder he's a good/bad loser;

salir perdiendo to lose out, to come off worse

2. [empeorar] to go downhill;

este restaurante ha perdido mucho this restaurant has really gone downhill;

estas alfombras pierden bastante al lavarlas these rugs don't wash very well

3. [tener un escape] [de agua, aceite] to have a leak;

esa bombona pierde that gas cylinder is leaking;

una de las ruedas pierde por la válvula the air's coming out of one of the tyres

4. [en frases]
echar algo a perder to spoil sth;

echarse a perder [alimento] to spoil, Br to go off

♦ See also the pronominal verb perderse

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perder

I v/t

1 objeto lose;

¡piérdete! get lost!;

no te lo pierdas película, acontecimiento don’t miss it;

no tener nada que perder have nothing to lose

2 tren, avión etc miss

3 el tiempo waste

II v/i lose;

echar a perder ruin;

echarse a perder de alimento go bad;

llevar o

tener las de perder be at a disadvantage;

salir perdiendo come off worst

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perder {56} vt

1) : to lose

2) : to miss

perdimos la oportunidad: we missed the opportunity

3) : to waste (time)

perder vi

: to lose

♦ See also the reflexive verb perderse

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perder vb

1. (en general) to lose [pt. & pp. lost]

he perdido las llaves I've lost my keys

deberías perder peso you should lose weight

2. (tren, avión, oportunidad, etc) to miss

he perdido el autobús I've missed the bus

3. (tiempo) to waste

estás perdiendo el tiempo you're wasting your time

4. (líquido, gas) to leak

la caldera pierde agua the boiler is leaking

echar a perder algo to ruin something / to spoil something

echarse a perder to go off / to go bad

Spanish-English dictionary > perder
11 perdido

adj.

1 lost, missing, mislaid.

2 lost.

3 lost, confused.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: perder.

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perdido

► participio pasado

1→ link=perder perder

► adjetivo

1 (extraviado) lost

2 (desperdiciado) wasted

3 (bala) stray

4 (aislado) isolated, cut-off

5 familiar (como enfatizador) complete, utter, total

■ es idiota perdido he's a complete idiot

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (person) degenerate

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar perdido,-a (extraviado) to be lost 2 (no tener salida) to have had it, be for it

■ como hagan una inspección estamos perdidos if there's an inspection we've had it

ponerse perdido,-a familiar to get filthy, get dirty

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(f. - perdida)

adj.

1) lost

2) inveterate

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perdido, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=extraviado) lost; [bala] stray

estaban perdidos y tuvieron que preguntar el camino — they were lost and had to ask the way

paraíso perdido — paradise lost

objetos perdidos — lost property sing

dar algo por perdido — to give sth up for lost

eso es tiempo perdido — that's a waste of time
rato 3), bala 1., 1)
2) (=aislado) remote, isolated

un pueblo perdido en las montañas — a remote o isolated village in the mountains

3) (=sin remedio)

estaba borracho perdido — he was totally o dead * drunk

está loco perdido — he's raving mad

es tonto perdido — he's a complete idiot

es un caso perdido — he's a hopeless case

¡estamos perdidos! — we're done for!

- de perdidos, al río

4) (=enamorado)

estar perdido por algn — to be mad o crazy about sb

5) * (=sucio)

ponerlo todo perdido de barro — to get everything covered in mud, get mud everywhere

te has puesto perdido el pantalón — you've ruined your trousers

6) LAm (=vago) idle; (=pobre) down and out

2.

SM / F libertine
perdida
* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar]

a) <objeto/persona> lost

dar algo por perdido — to give something up for lost

de perdido — (Méx fam) at least

b) (confundido, desorientado) lost, confused

estoy totalmente perdido en Inglés — I'm completely lost in English

c) <bala/perro> stray (before n)

2) [estar] ( en un apuro)

si se enteran, estás perdido — if they find out, you've had it o you're done for (colloq)

3) ( aislado) < lugar> remote, isolated; < momento> idle, spare

4)

a) < idiota> complete and utter (before n), total (before n); < loco> raving (before n); < borracho> out and out (before n)

b) (como adv) ( totalmente) completely, totally

5) (Esp fam) ( sucio) filthy

ponerse perdido DE algo — de aceite/barro to get covered with something

te has puesto perdido de aceite — you've got oil all over you
II
- da masculino, femenino degenerate

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I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar]

a) <objeto/persona> lost

dar algo por perdido — to give something up for lost

de perdido — (Méx fam) at least

b) (confundido, desorientado) lost, confused

estoy totalmente perdido en Inglés — I'm completely lost in English

c) <bala/perro> stray (before n)

2) [estar] ( en un apuro)

si se enteran, estás perdido — if they find out, you've had it o you're done for (colloq)

3) ( aislado) < lugar> remote, isolated; < momento> idle, spare

4)

a) < idiota> complete and utter (before n), total (before n); < loco> raving (before n); < borracho> out and out (before n)

b) (como adv) ( totalmente) completely, totally

5) (Esp fam) ( sucio) filthy

ponerse perdido DE algo — de aceite/barro to get covered with something

te has puesto perdido de aceite — you've got oil all over you
II
- da masculino, femenino degenerate

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perdido¹

= misplaced, mislaid, strayed, stray, missing, off course.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.

Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.

Ex: If the machine is in constant use the selenium drum may not be cleaned sufficiently and stray particles of carbon will appear as minute black spots on the copies.

Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.

Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* batalla perdida = losing battle.

* causa perdida = lost cause, losing battle.

* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.

* con la mirada perdida = gaze into + space.

* continente perdido = lost continent.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* de perdíos al río = in for a penny, in for a pound.

* eslabón perdido = missing link.

* estar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + league, be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, be all at sea.

* llamada perdida = missed call.

* luchar por una causa perdida = fight + a losing battle.

* objetos perdidos = lost property, lost and found, lost property.

* perdido de rumbo = off course.

* perdido hace tiempo = long-lost.

* perdido para siempre = irretrievably lost.

* recuperar el tiempo perdido = make up for + lost time.

* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* totalmente perdido = babe in the wood.

* una causa perdida = a dead dog.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

perdido²

² = certified.

Ex: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.

* bala perdida = loose cannon.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* chalado perdido = as daft as a brush, stir-crazy, knucklehead.

* chiflado perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead.

* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.

* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* * *

perdido¹ -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹objeto/persona› (extraviado) lost

me di cuenta de que estaban perdidos I realized that they were lost

dar algo por perdido to give sth up for lost

de perdido ( Méx fam); at least

2 (confundido, desorientado) at a loss

anda perdido desde que se fueron sus amigos he's been at a loss since his friends left

no me han explicado cómo hacerlo y estoy totalmente perdido they haven't explained how to do it and I'm completely lost o I'm at a complete loss

3 ‹bala/perro› stray ( before n)

B [ ESTAR]

(en un apuro): ¿pero no trajiste dinero tú? pues estamos perdidos but didn't you bring any money? we've had it then o ( BrE) that's torn it ( colloq)

si se entera tu padre, estás perdido if your father finds out, you've had it o you're done for ( colloq)

C (aislado) ‹lugar› remote, isolated; ‹momento› idle, spare

en una isla perdida del Pacífico on a remote island in the Pacific

en algún lugar perdido del mundo in some far-flung o faraway corner of the world

D

1 ‹idiota› complete and utter ( before n), total ( before n); ‹loco› raving ( before n)

es un borracho perdido he's an out and out o a total drunkard, he's an inveterate drinker

caso

2 ( como adv) (totalmente) completely, totally

llegó borracho perdido he was blind drunk o totally drunk when he arrived

está lelo perdido por ella he's absolutely crazy about her ( colloq)

E ( Esp fam) (sucio) filthy perdido DE algo:

te has puesto el traje perdido de aceite you've got oil all over your suit

estoy perdido de tinta I'm covered in ink

perdido² -da

masculine, feminine

degenerate

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Del verbo perder: ( conjugate perder)

perdido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
perder
perdido
perder ( conjugate perder) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to lose;
◊ perdí el pasaporte I lost my passport;

quiere perdido peso he wants to lose weight;
con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking;
perdido la vida to lose one's life, to perish;
See also→ cabeza 1 e, vista 2 3;
yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope;
perdido la práctica to get out of practice;
perdido el equilibrio to lose one's balance;
perdido el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out;
perdido el ritmo (Mús) to lose the beat;

( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
2
a) ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

b) ‹ocasión/oportunidad› to miss;

◊ sin perdido detalle without missing any detail

c) ‹ tiempo› to waste;

◊ ¡no me hagas perdido (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!;

no hay tiempo que perdido there's no time to lose
3
a) ‹guerra/pleito/partido› to lose

b) ‹curso/año› to fail;

‹ examen› (Ur) to fail
4 ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
verbo intransitivo
1 ( ser derrotado) to lose;
◊ perdieron 3 a 1 they lost 3-1;

no sabes perdido you're a bad loser;
llevar las de perdido to be onto a loser;
la que sale perdiendo soy yo I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
2 [cafetera/tanque] to leak
3
◊ echar(se) a perder ver echar I 1a, echarse 1a

perderse verbo pronominal
1 [persona/objeto] to get lost;
◊ siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town;

se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money;
cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
2 ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
perdido
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [estar]
a) ‹objeto/persona› lost;

◊ dar algo por perdido to give sth up for lost;

de perdido (Méx fam) at least
b) (confundido, desorientado) lost, confused

c) ‹bala/perro› stray ( before n)

2 [estar] ( en un apuro):
◊ si se enteran, estás perdido if they find out, you've had it o you're done for (colloq)

3 ( aislado) ‹ lugar› remote, isolated;
‹ momento› idle, spare
4 ‹ idiota› complete and utter ( before n), total ( before n);
‹ loco› raving ( before n);
‹ borracho› out and out ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
degenerate
perder
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to lose
2 (un medio de transporte) to miss
3 (el tiempo) to waste
4 (oportunidad) to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
5 (cualidad, costumbre, sentido) to lose: tienes que perder tus miedos, you have to overcome your fears
6 (agua, aceite) to leak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (disminuir una cualidad) to lose
2 (estropear) to ruin, go off
3 (en una competición, batalla) to lose
♦ Locuciones: echar (algo) a perder, to spoil (sthg)
llevar las de perder, to be onto a loser
perdido,-a
I adjetivo
1 lost
2 (desorientado) confused
3 (perro, bala) stray
II adv fam (totalmente, rematadamente) es tonto perdido, he's completely stupid
III mf (libertino) degenerate, vicious
♦ Locuciones: ponerse perdido, to get dirty
' perdido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparecer
- caso
- dar
- estimable
- fondo
- lustre
- manual
- motricidad
- nitidez
- norte
- paladar
- perdida
- pertenencia
- pista
- principio
- punto
- resguardo
- tiempo
- vivienda
- caber
- recuperar
English:
ad-lib
- catch up
- discover
- gap-toothed
- give up
- habit
- lost
- majority
- make up
- mislay
- miss
- missing
- mud
- raving
- recover
- row
- stray
- thread
- appear
- but
- by
- dated
- despair
- downmarket
- get
- have
- hopelessly
- long
- misspent
- sunk
- waste
- write

* * *

perdido, -a

♦ adj

1. [extraviado] lost;

lo podemos dar por perdido it is as good as lost;

estaba perdido en sus pensamientos he was lost in thought;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
estar más perdido que un pulpo en un garaje to be totally lost

2. [animal, bala] stray

3. [tiempo] wasted;
[ocasión] missed
4. [remoto] remote, isolated;

un pueblo perdido a remote o isolated village

5. [acabado] done for;

¡estamos perdidos! we're done for!, we've had it!;

Comp

¡de perdidos, al río! in for a penny, in for a pound

6. Fam [de remate] complete;

es idiota perdido he's a complete idiot;

es una esquizofrénica perdida she's a complete schizophrenic

7. Esp Fam [sucio] filthy;

se puso perdida de pintura she got herself covered in paint;

lo dejaron todo perdido de barro they left it covered in mud

8. [enamorado]
estar perdido por to be madly in love with

9. Méx Fam
de perdida [al menos] at least

♦ nm,f

reprobate

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perdido

adj lost;

ponerse perdido get filthy;

estar perdido fam be crazy ( por about) fam, be madly in love ( por with) fam ;

loco perdido absolutely crazy

* * *

perdido, -da adj

1) : lost

2) : inveterate, incorrigible

es un caso perdido: he's a hopeless case

3) : in trouble, done for

4)

de perdido Mex fam : at least

* * *

perdido adj

1. (en general) lost

creo que estamos perdidos I think we're lost

2. (animal) stray

un perro perdido a stray dog

ponerse perdido to get filthy

Spanish-English dictionary > perdido
12 extraviado

adj.

1 lost, missing, stray, astray.

2 lost, mislaid, misplaced.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: extraviar.

* * *

extraviado

► participio pasado

1→ link=extraviar extraviar

► adjetivo

1 (disoluto) dissolute

2 (perdido - persona, objeto) missing, lost; (- perro, niño) stray

3 (lugar) out-of-the-way

4 (vista) vacant

* * *

ADJ [persona, objeto] lost, missing; [animal] lost, stray

un niño extraviado — a missing child

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <objeto/niño> lost, missing

con la mirada extraviada — with a lost o faraway look in her eyes

b) (Med)

tiene un ojo extraviado — he has a cast in one eye, he has a squint

* * *

= missing, mislaid.

Nota: Pasado y participio del verbo mislay (perder).

Ex. As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.

Ex. But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <objeto/niño> lost, missing

con la mirada extraviada — with a lost o faraway look in her eyes

b) (Med)

tiene un ojo extraviado — he has a cast in one eye, he has a squint

* * *

= missing, mislaid.

Nota: Pasado y participio del verbo mislay (perder).

Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.

Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.

* * *

extraviado -da

adjective

1 (perdido) ‹objeto/niño› lost, missing

con la mirada extraviada with a lost o faraway look in her eyes

2 ( Med):

tiene un ojo extraviado he has a cast in one eye o a squint

* * *

Del verbo extraviar: ( conjugate extraviar)

extraviado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
extraviado
extraviar
extraviado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹objeto/niño› lost, missing;

‹perro/gato› stray
extraviar ( conjugate extraviar) verbo transitivo (frml) to mislay (frml), to lose
extraviarse verbo pronominal (frml) [persona/animal] to get lost;
[ documento] to go missing
extraviado,-a adjetivo lost
extraviar verbo transitivo to lose
' extraviado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extraviada
English:
misplaced
- transit

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extraviado, -a adj

1. [perdido] [persona, objeto] lost, missing;
[animal] stray, lost;
tenía la mirada extraviada she was staring into space

2. Fig [descarriado] debauched

* * *

extraviado

adj

1 lugar out of the way

2 perro lost, stray

* * *

extraviado adj

1. (persona, objeto) lost / missing

2. (animal) stray

Spanish-English dictionary > extraviado
13 refundirse

VPR And, CAm, Méx to get lost, be mislaid

Spanish-English dictionary > refundirse
14 trasconejarse

pron.v.

1 to squat: applied to game pursued by dogs.

2 to sheer off, to escape.

3 to be missing or mislaid: said of papers, documents, or small articles. (Colloquial)

4 to get misplaced.

Spanish-English dictionary > trasconejarse

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to get mislaid

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: с испанского на английский

to get mislaid

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