Liado (en. Busy)

/liˈaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: A person who is implicated in a tangle or complicated matter.

Example sentence: He is tangled in the corruption case.

Él es un liado en el caso de corrupción.

Definition: A confusing or difficult situation.

Example sentence: The project is a total tangle.

El proyecto es un liado total.

verb

Definition: To complicate or entangle something.

Example sentence: Don't tangle me further with false stories.

No me liéis más con historias falsas.

Definition: To get involved in a problematic issue.

Example sentence: They got tangled in a senseless argument.

Se liaron en una discusión sin sentido.

Etymology/Origin: The term comes from the verb 'liar', which means to tangle or complicate.

Common phrase: tangled up to the ears

Meaning: To be very involved in a complicated problem.

liado hasta las orejas

Common phrase: to be a tangled person

Meaning: To be a person who gets involved in problematic affairs.

ser un liado

Related word: to tangle

Description: To involve in a tangle or complication.

liar

Related word: mess

Description: Confusion or mess in a situation.

embrollo

Slang meaning: To be in a complicated situation.

Example: I am tangled with so many tasks that I don't know where to start.

Estoy liado con tantas tareas que no sé por dónde empezar.

Slang meaning: To be very busy.

Example: Today I am tangled, I can't go out.

Hoy estoy liado, no puedo salir.