cabizbajo
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cabizbajo(
kah
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bees
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bah
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hoh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (glum)
¿Sabes qué le pasa a Helena? La veo cabizbaja.Do you know what's wrong with Helena? She looks downcast.
La triste noticia me dejó cabizbaja.The sad news made me feel downcast.
b. crestfallen
Al verlo a Pedro tan cabizbajo, quise consolarlo.Seeing Pedro so crestfallen, I wanted to comfort him.
c. dejected
Se te ve algo cabizbaja y triste. ¿Qué te pasa?You look a little dejected and sad. What's the matter?
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No entiendo por qué siempre andas cabizbajo, mirando el celular.I don't understand why you always walk along with your head down, looking at your cellphone.
Luisa caminaba rápido, cabizbaja: algo malo le pasaba.Luisa was walking quickly, with her head down - something was wrong with her.
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