Olvidada (en. Forgotten)

/ol-bi-ˈda-ða/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Feminine form of forgotten; something that has been forgotten.

The letter was forgotten at the bottom of the drawer.

La carta quedó olvidada en el fondo del cajón.

Thing or person that has been neglected or not remembered.

The family tradition was completely forgotten.

La tradición familiar fue olvidada por completo.

From the verb 'olvidar', which comes from the Latin 'oblīvīscī'.

is forgotten

refers to something that is not remembered or has been ignored.

está olvidada

return to oblivion

indicates a return to a state of forgetfulness.

vuelta al olvido

is not forgotten

means that something continues to be remembered or relevant.

no está olvidada

forget

To stop remembering something.

olvidar

forgetfulness

Lack of memory or act of forgetting.

olvido

remember

To bring to mind something that had been forgotten.

recordar

It is used to refer to something that was discarded as unimportant.

That project was forgotten; no one is taking care of it.

Ese proyecto quedó olvidada, nadie se ocupa de ello.

A phrase that implies that something is no longer relevant today.

That trend is just a forgotten fad.

Esa tendencia es sólo una moda olvidada.