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abandonado

abandoned

adjective ah-bahn-doh-NAH-doh Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

neglected, deserted

Usage Note

Abandonado functions both as an adjective and as the past participle of abandonar. Applied to places it means 'deserted' (un edificio abandonado); applied to people it carries an emotional weight of neglect or desertion. The feminine form is abandonada; it is also used as a noun (los abandonados = 'the abandoned ones').

Examples

"El parque estaba abandonado y lleno de hierbas."

Natural Translation

The park was abandoned and full of weeds.

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