have been misplacing
-he estado perdiendo
Present perfect progressiveconjugation ofmisplace.There are other translations for this conjugation.

misplace

misplace(
mihs
-
pleys
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. perder
I misplaced my glasses and couldn't see a thing until I found them.Perdí mis gafas y no podía ver nada hasta que las encontré.
b. extraviar
My secretary misplaced an important file that I needed for a meeting.Mi secretario extravió un archivo importante que necesitaba para una reunión.
c. traspapelar
I'm sorry but I misplaced your résumé among the paperwork on my desk.Lo siento pero traspapelé tu curriculum entre los papeles de mi escritorio.
d.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
I must have misplaced the key, because I can't seem to find it right now.No sé dónde he puesto la llave porque no la puedo encontrar ahorita.
I seem to have misplaced my birth certificate, so I'll need to get a new copy.No sé dónde he puesto mi partida de nacimiento, así que tendré que obtener una nueva copia.
a. depositar equivocadamente
I misplaced my hopes in this job, but now I see I made a mistake.Deposité equivocadamente mis esperanzas en este trabajo, pero ahora veo que me equivoqué.
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