Spanish Conversation · Level 121
60 words
Spanish word
extraviar
Pronunciation
IPA/ekstɾaˈβjaɾ/
Meaning
- verblose
Example
No quiero extraviar mis llaves.
I don't want to lose my keys.
More examples
En un viaje es fácil extraviar el pasaporte si no lo llevas encima.
On a trip it's easy to lose the passport if you don't carry it with you.
Core concept
An object missing from its usual spot.
Common phrases
extraviar las llaves
lose the keys
extraviar el pasaporte
lose the passport
extraviar el equipaje
lose the luggage
Similar words
perder: Stop being in one's possession or fail to be found among one's things.
olvidar: Slip from memory so something cannot be recalled.
dejar: Leave an item somewhere by mistake so it is no longer with the person.
desaparecer: Cease to be seen or detected, as if it has vanished.
Definition in Spanish
Indica que algo deja de estar en su lugar o que alguien se desvía del camino; usado también en forma pronominal para expresar que alguien o algo se pierde.
Word origin
From Latin extra "outside" and via "road", originally meaning "to go off the road" and later used for losing the way or misplacing things.
Usage tips
- Extraviar is relatively formal; everyday speakers more often use perder or the pronominal se me perdió, while extraviado appears in reports and postal tracking.