No se puede recuperar el tiempo perdido, Antonio. Estoy enamorado de otro.You can't make up for lost time, Antonio. I've fallen in love with someone else.

7. (undeniable)

a. total

Isaac es un romántico perdido.Isaac is a total romantic.

b. complete

¿Eres un distraído perdido o solo te haces?Are you a complete scatterbrain or are you just pretending to be?

c. utter (formal)

Un tonto perdido como él no merece tu atención.An utter fool like him isn't worth your attention.

8. (in trouble)

a. done for

Cuando se entere el jefe, estarás perdido.When the boss finds out, you'll be done for.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(very dirty)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

a. filthy

Los niños se han puesto perdidos en el parque.The kids got filthy in the park.

This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).

masculine or feminine noun

10. (libertine)

a. degenerate

Finalmente arrestaron al perdido que nos estaba filmando durante las clases de yoga en el parque.They finally arrested the degenerate who was filming us in the park during yoga class.

perdido

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (extraviado)

a. lost

2. (animal, bala)

a. stray

3. (fig)

¡estamos perdidos!we're done for!, we're lost!

4. (sucio)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

a. filthy

ponerse perdido de pintura/barroto get (oneself) covered in paint/mud

5. (tiempo)

a. wasted

6. (ocasión)

a. missed

7. (colloquial)

a. complete, utter

es idiota perdidohe's a complete idiot

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

8. (general)

a. reprobate

perdidoa perdida

adjective

1 (extraviado) lost; [+bala] stray

estaban perdidos y tuvieron que preguntar el camino they were lost and had to ask the way; paraíso perdido paradise lost; objetos perdidos lost property

singular

; (s) dar algo por perdido to give sth up for lost; eso es tiempo perdido that's a waste of time

rato bala

2 (aislado) remote; isolated

un pueblo perdido en las montañas a remote o isolated village in the mountains

3 (sin remedio)

estaba borracho perdido he was totally o dead (familiar) drunk; está loco perdido he's raving mad; es tonto perdido he's a complete idiot; es un caso perdido he's a hopeless case; ¡estamos perdidos! we're done for!

de perdidos, al río in for a penny, in for a pound

4 (enamorado)

estar perdido por algn to be mad o crazy about sb

5 (sucio)

ponerlo todo perdido de barro to get everything covered in mud; get mud everywhere; te has puesto perdido el pantalón you've ruined your trousers

6 (Latinoamérica) (vago) idle; (pobre) down and out

libertine

perdida

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