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mislaid

[mɪsˈleɪd]
verb (past tense and past participle of mislay)
extraviado, perdido, colocado no lugar errado
1. to put something in the wrong place and then forget where it is
I mislaid my keys yesterday and found them in the refrigerator.
Extravi minhas chaves ontem e as encontrei na geladeira.
2. past tense of mislay; to have misplaced or lost something
She mislaid the contract and couldn't find it for days.
Ela perdeu o contrato e não conseguiu encontrá-lo por dias.
Synonyms
lostmisplacedmislaidput in the wrong placelost track of
Antonyms
foundlocatedretrieved

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
extraviado, perdido, colocado no lugar errado
commonly used in everyday speech
Portugal
extraviado, colocado no lugar errado
similar usage to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

mislaid and forgotten
temporarily mislaid
mislaid in the shuffle
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