Spanish Conversation · Level 30
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Spanish word
desaparecido
Pronunciation
IPA/desapaɾeˈθiðo/
Meaning
- adjectivemissing
Example
Mi hermano está desaparecido.
My brother is missing.
More examples
Tras la búsqueda, el joven sigue desaparecido.
After the search, the young person remains missing.
Core concept
A vanished person or object whose whereabouts are unknown.
Common phrases
estar desaparecido
be missing
joven desaparecido
missing young person
permanece desaparecido
remain missing
Similar words
perdido: Person or thing that is lost after becoming separated from its route or direction.
ausente: Person or object not present where it is expected or assigned to be.
extraviado: Item, especially luggage or documents, that is misplaced and cannot be located.
Definition in Spanish
Indica que alguien o algo ha dejado de ser visible o localizado.
Word origin
Desaparecido is the past participle of desaparecer, literally des- 'away' + aparecer 'appear', used adjectivally to indicate that the subject is not located.
Usage tips
- Spanish often places the adjective after the noun in phrases like persona desaparecida, and desaparecido appears frequently in official or news contexts about missing people.
Other meanings
- missing personnoun
Opposites
- localizadolocatedadjective
Related words
- desaparicióndisappearancenoun
- desaparecerdisappearverb