traspapelar
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traspapelar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to lose)
a. to misplace
Aparentemente, el contador traspapeló mi declaración de impuestos y nunca se presentó.Apparently the accountant misplaced my tax return and it was never filed.
b. to mislay
Por fin logré dar con su archivo. Se traspapeló.I finally managed to find his file. It was mislaid.
c. to put in the wrong place
Pensé que había guardado el recibo aquí. Debo haberlo traspapelado.I thought I had saved the receipt here. I must put in the wrong place.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Recibiste mi postal? - No la he visto, pero recibo tanto correo que puede haberse traspapelado.Did you get my postcard? - I haven't seen it, but I get so much mail that I might have missed it.
Mamá no encuentra mi certificado de nacimiento. - Se habrá traspapelado con otros documentos.Mom can't find my birth certificate. - It must have got mixed in with some other documents.
Examples
Machine Translators
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Conjugations
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