estar desaliñado
being disheveled
The Spanish phrase 'estar desaliñado' translates to 'to be unkempt' in English. It is often used to describe a person's appearance, particularly when they are not well-dressed, their clothes are not neatly worn, or if they seem generally disheveled. Essentially, when someone looks as if they have not made much effort with their appearance, they can be described as 'estar desaliñado'.
Example sentences using: estar desaliñado
No puedo salir a la calle a esta hora, estoy muy desaliñado.
I can't go out to the street at this hour, I am very unkempt.
In this sentence, 'estar desaliñado' is used when the speaker is indicating about their current physical appearance, which is not suitable to go out in public.
Después de trabajar todo el día en el jardín, quedé muy desaliñado.
After working all day in the garden, I ended up very unkempt.
In this context, 'estar desaliñado' describes the speaker's appearance after a hard day's work in the garden which resulted in them being messy or disheveled.
Siempre trato de evitar estar desaliñado para las reuniones de trabajo.
I always try to avoid being unkempt for work meetings.
In this example, 'estar desaliñado' refers to a situation that the speaker wants to avoid, the state of not being well-groomed or neatly dressed for work meetings.