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How to Say "mixed" in Spanish

The Spanish word formixedis encontradoB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
AdjectiveB1
Describing feelings; often as 'sentimientos encontrados'.
A stylized human figure whose body is split down the middle, with one half colored bright red (joy) and the other half colored deep blue (sadness), illustrating conflicting emotions.

Examples

El perro encontrado en el parque ya está con su familia.

The found dog in the park is already with its family.

Tengo sentimientos encontrados sobre irme a vivir a otro país.

I have mixed feelings about going to live in another country.

Tenemos opiniones encontradas sobre ese tema.

We have conflicting opinions on that topic.

A Describing Word That Changes

When 'encontrado' is used to describe something, it has to match the thing it's describing. It changes for masculine/feminine and singular/plural: el objeto encontrado (the found object), la carta encontrada (the found letter), los tesoros encontrados (the found treasures).

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