estar perdido

estar perdido(
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to be lost
Los excursionistas han estado perdidos en la montaña desde el pasado jueves.The hikers have been lost in the mountains since last Thursday.
a. to be lost
Encontré la camisa que estaba perdida.I found the shirt that was lost.
a. to be isolated
Rodaremos el documental en una aldea que está perdida en algún lugar del Himalaya.We will be shooting the documentary in a village that is isolated somewhere in the Himalayas.
b. to be remote
Este sitio está bastante perdido, así que llámenme cuando lleguen al pueblo y yo voy a buscarlos con mi carro.This place is rather remote, so give me a call when you get to the town, and I'll get the car and pick you up.
a. to be done for
Si no viene alguien a rescatarnos de esta cueva, estamos perdidos.We're done for if no one comes to rescue us from this cave.
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A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to be very dirty)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. to be filthy
Me pregunto dónde se habrá metido la niña, que está perdida de barro.I wonder where the girl has been. She's filthy with mud.
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