Perdido (en. Lost)

/peɾˈðido/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Refers to something that cannot be found.

I have lost my keys.

He perdido mis llaves.

Describes someone who feels disoriented or aimless.

Since he moved, he feels lost in the city.

Desde que se mudó, se siente perdido en la ciudad.

Used to express that something has no solution or is irreparably damaged.

That project is lost.

Ese proyecto está perdido.

From the Latin 'perditus', the past participle of 'perdere' which means 'to lose'.

to be lost

To be disoriented or directionless.

estar perdido

lost in thought

To be distracted or absorbed in one’s ideas.

perdido en sus pensamientos

to find no sense in something lost

To find no logic or reason in a complicated situation.

no encontrar sentido a algo perdido

to lose

To stop having something or not finding it.

perder

damnation

State of having lost everything or being in danger of getting lost.

perdición

In a state of confusion or lack of control.

After the party, I was lost.

Después de la fiesta, quedé perdido.

To be very distracted or inattentive.

I was so lost at work that I didn’t hear anything.

Estuve tan perdido en el trabajo que no escuché nada.