desaparecido
adjective
1. missing, disappeared
a person or thing that cannot be found
Common combinations
- persona desaparecida — missing person
- objeto desaparecido — missing object
- La policía busca al niño desaparecido.The police are looking for the missing boy.
- El perro lleva una hora desaparecido.The dog has been missing for an hour.
- Dieron por desaparecido al pescador.They declared the fisherman missing.
2. forcibly disappeared person
a victim of politically motivated forced disappearance
Common combinations
- familia de desaparecidos — family of the forcibly disappeared
- miles de desaparecidos — thousands of forcibly disappeared people
- Las familias de los desaparecidos siguen buscando respuestas.The families of the forcibly disappeared are still seeking answers.
- El informe habla de miles de desaparecidos durante la dictadura.The report speaks of thousands of people who were forcibly disappeared during the dictatorship.
- Su padre fue un desaparecido político.His father was a political desaparecido.
Same root
Phrases with this word
dar por desaparecidodesaparecido en combatedesaparecido político