Polyglot Dictionary

lío

/ˈlio/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los líos

Meaning

  1. mess

    • Estoy en un lío.

      I'm in a mess.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

estropicio

lío is the everyday, common word for "a mess, mix-up," and can also mean "an affair" figuratively; estropicio implies a mess caused by breakage or damage, havoc.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

bagunça

bagunça is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mess."

Practice

1 What does lío mean?

2 Fill the gap: Estoy en un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lío?

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