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lío

A2#1,688

Hear it

nouncolloquialmasculine
  1. bundle
  2. trouble, hassle, problem, mess, pickle
  3. lover, bit on the side
  4. huddle

Forms

noun

singularlío
plurallíos

Used in the library

  • La gente escucha con lástima; el lío es enorme.People listen with pity; the mess is enormous.A2Otra vez, por favor (5) — Once more, please (5) (A2)
  • Mi prima está metida en un lío: aceptó una responsabilidad que no quería.My cousin has got herself into a mess: she accepted a responsibility she didn't want.A2Otra vez, por favor (8) — Once more, please (8) (A2)
  • «¡Qué lío!», dice mi madre. «Ahora todos quieren algo de nosotros.»"What a mess!" says my mother. "Now everybody wants something from us."A2Otra vez, por favor (2) — Once more, please (2) (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • desordendisorder; untidiness
  • embrollohuddle, mess; lie
  • enredoconfusion, chaos; machination
  • pollochicken (meat); young chicken (specially a male, or one of unspecified gender)

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