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  • 1 bajón

    m.
    1 drop.
    2 bassoon.
    * * *
    1 sharp fall, sharp drop, slump
    2 (de ánimos) depression
    3 (de salud) relapse
    4 MÚSICA bassoon
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=descenso) [de presión, temperatura] fall, drop; [de salud] decline, worsening; (Com, Econ) sharp fall

    dar o pegar un bajón — [persona, salud] to go downhill; [precios] to fall away sharply; [mercado] to slump

    2) (Mús) bassoon
    3) ** withdrawal symptoms pl ( after drug use)
    * * *
    masculino (fam)
    a) ( descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall
    b) ( de ánimo) depression
    c) ( de salud)
    * * *
    = falling-off, slump, downswing.
    Ex. A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.
    Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
    Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
    * * *
    masculino (fam)
    a) ( descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall
    b) ( de ánimo) depression
    c) ( de salud)
    * * *
    = falling-off, slump, downswing.

    Ex: A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.

    Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
    Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    1 (descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall
    la Bolsa ha dado un bajón the Stock Exchange index has suffered a sharp fall, the Stock Exchange index has dropped o fallen sharply
    ha dado un bajón este semestre he has gone downhill this semester
    2 (de ánimo) depression
    en los últimos meses ha dado un bajón he's gone downhill in the last few months
    3
    (de salud): ya estaba mejor y de pronto dio un bajón tremendo she was getting better when suddenly she took a turn for the worse
    * * *

    bajón sustantivo masculino (fam)
    a) ( descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall


    bajón sustantivo masculino
    1 (de salud) relapse, weakening
    (de estado de ánimo) slump
    (de rendimiento) el equipo sufrió un bajón en la segunda parte del partido, the team went downhill in the second half
    2 (descenso repentino) sharp fall, decline, slump
    ' bajón' also found in these entries:
    English:
    slump
    * * *
    bajón1 nm
    1. [bajada] slump;
    las ventas han dado un bajón sales have slumped;
    se produjo un bajón de las temperaturas there was a substantial fall in temperatures;
    el año pasado dio un bajón en los estudios last year his schoolwork really went downhill
    2. [físico]
    su salud ha dado un bajón her health has taken a turn for the worse;
    sufrió un bajón en el último kilómetro de la carrera he ran out of steam in the last kilometre of the race
    3. Fam [desánimo] downer;
    le dio un bajón he had a downer
    bajón2 nm
    Mús dulcian
    * * *
    m sharp decline;
    dar un bajón decline sharply, slump;
    tener un bajón de salud take a turn for the worse
    * * *
    bajón nm, pl bajones : sharp drop, slump

    Spanish-English dictionary > bajón

  • 2 Г-352

    ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll) ПОД ГОРУ (ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН) VP
    1. Also: ИДТЙ/ПОЙТИ (КА-ТЙТЬСЯ/ПОКАТЙТЬСЯ) ВНИЗ coll
    subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc) to deteriorate sharply
    X пошёл под гору - X went (plunged) downhill
    X took a turn for the worse.
    Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll (subj: human to deteriorate morally
    X покатился под горку -X really went downhill
    X went wrong (astray).
    3. ( subj: abstr) (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o. 's life) to approach its end
    X идёт под гору \Г-352 X is nearing the (its) end
    X is coming (is drawing) to an end (a close) X is waning
    ebbing, almost over)
    (of a period of time) X is making its exit X is on its way out X is winding down.
    Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring—and March was almost over (2a).
    Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-352

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    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 4 идти под горку

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 5 идти под гору

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > идти под гору

  • 6 идти под уклон

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > катиться вниз

  • 8 катиться под горку

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > катиться под горку

  • 9 катиться под гору

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 10 катиться под уклон

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 12 пойти под горку

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 13 пойти под гору

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 14 пойти под уклон

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 15 покатиться вниз

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 16 покатиться под горку

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 17 покатиться под гору

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 18 покатиться под уклон

    • ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ coll> ПОД ГОРУ <ПОД ГОРУ, ПОД ГОРКУ coll, ПОД УКЛОН>
    [VPJ
    =====
    1. Also: ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ <КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ> ВНИЗ coll [subj: abstr. (often дела) or a noun denoting an enterprise, business etc]
    ⇒ to deteriorate sharply:
    - X пошёл под гору≈ X went < plunged> downhill;
    - X took a turn for the worse.
         ♦ Тут дела немецкой революции пошли быстро под гору... (Герцен 2). Then the fortunes of the German Revolution went rapidly downhill... (2a).
    2. coll. Also: КАТИТЬСЯ/ПОКАТИТЬСЯ ВНИЗ coll [subj: human]
    ⇒ to deteriorate morally:
    - X покатился под горку≈ X really went downhill;
    - X went wrong < astray>.
    3. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of a season, month, day etc, or of s.o.'s life) to approach its end:
    - X идёт под гору≈ X is nearing the < its> end;
    - X is coming < is drawing> to an end < a close>;
    - X is waning <ebbing, almost over>;
    - [of a period of time] X is making its exit;
    - X is winding down.
         ♦ Сколько Настёна помнила, никогда в эту пору так не заметало. Вот тебе и весна - март покатился под горку (Распутин 2). As long as Nastyona could remember, it never snowed like this at this time of the year. Some spring - and March was almost over (2a).
         ♦ Петухи покричали и утихли, но после них в ночи что-то потрескивало, подрагивало - ночь, торопясь, шла под уклон (Распутин 3). The cocks had fallen silent, but after them the night was filled with creaking and trembling noises as it hurried to make its exit (3a).

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  • 19 desmejorar

    v.
    1 to spoil.
    2 to go downhill, to deteriorate.
    El virus desmejora su salud The virus deteriorates his health.
    3 to damage, to harm.
    El clima desmejora los muros The weather damages the walls.
    4 to lose quality, to decline to an inferior state, to downgrade, to retrograde.
    La pintura desmejora con el tiempo Paint loses quality with time.
    * * *
    1 to spoil, make worse, damage
    1 to deteriorate, get worse, go downhill
    1 to deteriorate, get worse, go downhill
    \
    estar desmejorado,-a to look unwell, look worse
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=dañar) to spoil
    2) (Med) to weaken
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( de salud) to get worse, to deteriorate
    b) ( de atractivo) to lose one's looks
    2.
    a) <salud/enfermo> ( debilitar) to weaken; ( empeorar) to make... worse
    b) ( de atractivo) to make... look less attractive
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( de salud) to get worse, to deteriorate
    b) ( de atractivo) to lose one's looks
    2.
    a) <salud/enfermo> ( debilitar) to weaken; ( empeorar) to make... worse
    b) ( de atractivo) to make... look less attractive
    * * *
    desmejorar [A1 ]
    vi
    1
    (en cuanto a la salud): sigue desmejorando, pero no quiere ir al médico she's getting worse, but she refuses to go to the doctor
    había desmejorado mucho he was looking much worse
    2 (en cuanto al atractivo) to lose one's looks
    ■ desmejorar
    vt
    1 ‹salud/enfermo› (debilitar) to weaken; (empeorar) to make … worse
    2 (en cuanto al atractivo) to make … look less attractive
    tanto maquillaje la desmejora mucho wearing so much makeup makes her look less attractive o spoils her looks
    3 ‹economía› to damage; ‹condiciones sociales› to make … worse
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to spoil;
    ese peinado la desmejora mucho that hairstyle does absolutely nothing for her
    ♦ vi
    1. [enfermar] to deteriorate, to get worse;
    empezó a desmejorar en el verano his health began to deteriorate over the summer
    2. [perder cualidades, atractivo] to go downhill, to deteriorate;
    desmejoró mucho con la edad he really went downhill as he got older
    * * *
    I v/t spoil
    II v/i MED get worse, go downhill;
    ha desmejorado mucho con la edad he’s lost a lot of his good looks as he’s got older
    * * *
    : to weaken, to make worse
    : to decline (in health), to get worse

    Spanish-English dictionary > desmejorar

  • 20 perder

    v.
    1 to lose (dinero, objeto, amigo).
    Ella pierde She loses.
    Ella pierde su cartera She loses her purse.
    Ella perdió la oportunidad She lost the opportunity.
    no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose
    3 to waste.
    no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
    4 to miss (tren, vuelo).
    Ella perdió el bus She missed the bus.
    5 to be the ruin of.
    le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him
    6 to lose, to leak (tener un escape de) (agua).
    ese camión va perdiendo aceite this lorry is losing o leaking oil
    7 to go downhill.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender
    1 (gen) to lose
    2 (malgastar, desperdiciar) to waste
    3 (tren etc) to miss
    4 (ser causa de daños) to be the ruin of
    1 (gen) to lose; (salir perdiendo) to lose out
    2 (empeorar) to get worse
    ■ esta ciudad ha perdido mucho, ya no es lo que era this city has gone downhill, it isn't what it used to be
    1 (extraviarse - persona) to get lost; (- animal) to go missing
    2 (confundirse) to get confused, get mixed up
    3 (desaparecer) to disappear, take off
    ■ en cuanto ve problemas, se pierde as soon as there's a problem, he disappears
    4 (dejar escapar) to miss
    ■ ¡no te lo pierdas! don't miss it!
    \
    echar a perder to spoil
    perder agua to leak
    perder color to fade
    perder de vista to lose sight of
    perderse por algo/alguien familiar to give up everything for somebody/something
    salir perdiendo to come off worse, lose out
    tener buen perder to be a good loser
    tener mal perder to be a bad loser
    ¡piérdete! familiar get lost!
    * * *
    verb
    2) miss
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ objeto, dinero, peso] to lose

    • perder algo de vista — to lose sight of sth

    conviene no perder de vista que... — we mustn't forget that..., we mustn't lose sight of the fact that...

    2) [+ tiempo] to waste

    ¡me estás haciendo perder el tiempo! — you're wasting my time!

    3) [+ aire, aceite] to leak

    el vehículo pierde aceite — the car is leaking oil, the car has an oil leak

    4) (=no coger) [+ tren, avión] to miss; [+ oportunidad] to miss, lose
    5) (=destruir) to ruin

    ese vicio le perderá — that vice will ruin him, that vice will be his ruin

    lo que le pierde es... — where he comes unstuck is...

    6) (Jur) to lose, forfeit
    2. VI
    1) [en competición, disputa] to lose

    • tienen o llevan todas las de perder — they look certain to lose

    • saber perder — to be a good loser

    • salir perdiendo, salí perdiendo en el negocio — I lost out on the deal

    2) (=empeorar)

    era un buen cantante, pero ha perdido mucho — he was a good singer, but he's gone downhill

    era muy guapo, pero ha perdido bastante — he isn't nearly as good-looking as he used to be

    3) [tela] to fade
    4)

    • echar a perder — [+ comida, sorpresa] to ruin, spoil; [+ oportunidad] to waste

    • echarse a perder — [comida] to go off; [sorpresa] to be ruined, be spoiled

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose
    b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose
    3)
    a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

    con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

    más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

    b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose
    c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

    perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

    d) <hijo/marido> to lose
    4)
    a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

    llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

    perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

    perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

    b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

    perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

    c) <peso/kilos> to lose
    5)
    a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss
    b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss
    c) < tiempo> to waste
    6)
    a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose
    b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail
    7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
    2.
    perder vi
    1) ( ser derrotado) to lose
    2)
    a) cafetera/tanque to leak
    b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade
    3)

    echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)

    3.
    perderse v pron
    1)
    a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

    no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

    b) ( desaparecer) to disappear
    c) (en tema, conversación)

    empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

    2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss
    a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)
    b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)
    * * *
    = lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.
    Ex. One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.
    Ex. This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.
    Ex. In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.
    Ex. Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.
    Ex. Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.
    Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.
    Ex. They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.
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    * echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.
    * echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.
    * echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.
    * ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.
    * hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.
    * hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
    * hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.
    * hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.
    * hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.
    * hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.
    * hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.
    * llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * ni ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.
    * no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perderse = keep on + the right track.
    * no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.
    * no perderse mucho = be no great loss.
    * no perderse nada = be no great loss.
    * no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.
    * perder agua = lose + water, leak.
    * perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
    * perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).
    * perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.
    * perder control = lose + control (of).
    * perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.
    * perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.
    * perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.
    * perder eficacia = lose + clout.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * perder el ánimo = lose + heart.
    * perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.
    * perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.
    * perder el color = fade.
    * perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.
    * perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.
    * perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.
    * perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.
    * perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.
    * perder el culo = go into + raptures.
    * perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.
    * perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.
    * perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.
    * perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.
    * perder el hábito = lose + the habit.
    * perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.
    * perder el interés = pall.
    * perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.
    * perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.
    * perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.
    * perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.
    * perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.
    * perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.
    * perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.
    * perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.
    * perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.
    * perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.
    * perder esperanza = lose + hope.
    * perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.
    * perder gas = lose + steam.
    * perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.
    * perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.
    * perder influencia = lose + clout.
    * perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.
    * perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.
    * perder la calma = blow + a fuse.
    * perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.
    * perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.
    * perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.
    * perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.
    * perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder la credibilidad = lose + face.
    * perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).
    * perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.
    * perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.
    * perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.
    * perder la ilusión = lose + heart.
    * perder la motivación = lose + motivation.
    * perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.
    * perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.
    * perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.
    * perder la pista de = lose + track of.
    * perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].
    * perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.
    * perder la sincronización = get out of + step.
    * perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.
    * perder la timidez con = warm up to.
    * perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.
    * perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.
    * perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.
    * perder la vista = become + blind.
    * perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.
    * perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.
    * perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.
    * perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.
    * perder nota = lose + marks.
    * perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.
    * perder peso = lose + weight.
    * perder poder = lose + power.
    * perder prestigio = lose + face.
    * perder propiedades = lose + property.
    * perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.
    * perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.
    * perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perder sentido = lose + purpose.
    * perderse por = wander through.
    * perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.
    * perderse una clase = miss + class.
    * perder terreno = lose + ground.
    * perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.
    * perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.
    * perder una batalla = lose + battle.
    * perder una guerra = lose + war.
    * perder un amigo = lose + a friend.
    * perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.
    * perder una venta = lose + sale.
    * perder una votación = outvote.
    * perder un objeto personal = lose + property.
    * perder un partido = lose + match.
    * perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.
    * perder ventas = lose + sales.
    * perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.
    * perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.
    * por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    * que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.
    * que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].
    * salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.
    * salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * se pierda o se gane = win or lose.
    * sin perder de vista = with an eye on.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.
    * tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.
    * un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose
    b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose
    3)
    a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

    con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

    más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

    b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose
    c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

    perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

    d) <hijo/marido> to lose
    4)
    a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

    llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

    perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

    perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

    b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

    perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

    c) <peso/kilos> to lose
    5)
    a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss
    b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss
    c) < tiempo> to waste
    6)
    a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose
    b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail
    7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
    2.
    perder vi
    1) ( ser derrotado) to lose
    2)
    a) cafetera/tanque to leak
    b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade
    3)

    echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)

    3.
    perderse v pron
    1)
    a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

    ¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

    no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

    b) ( desaparecer) to disappear
    c) (en tema, conversación)

    empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

    2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss
    a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)
    b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)
    * * *
    = lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.

    Ex: One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.

    Ex: This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.
    Ex: In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.
    Ex: Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.
    Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.
    Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.
    Ex: They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.
    * echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.
    * echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.
    * echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.
    * ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.
    * hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.
    * hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
    * hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.
    * hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.
    * hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.
    * hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.
    * hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.
    * llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * ni ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.
    * no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.
    * no perderse = keep on + the right track.
    * no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.
    * no perderse mucho = be no great loss.
    * no perderse nada = be no great loss.
    * no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.
    * perder agua = lose + water, leak.
    * perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
    * perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).
    * perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.
    * perder control = lose + control (of).
    * perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.
    * perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.
    * perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.
    * perder eficacia = lose + clout.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * perder el ánimo = lose + heart.
    * perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.
    * perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.
    * perder el color = fade.
    * perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.
    * perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.
    * perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.
    * perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.
    * perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.
    * perder el culo = go into + raptures.
    * perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.
    * perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.
    * perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.
    * perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.
    * perder el hábito = lose + the habit.
    * perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.
    * perder el interés = pall.
    * perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.
    * perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.
    * perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.
    * perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.
    * perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.
    * perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.
    * perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.
    * perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.
    * perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.
    * perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.
    * perder esperanza = lose + hope.
    * perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.
    * perder gas = lose + steam.
    * perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.
    * perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.
    * perder influencia = lose + clout.
    * perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.
    * perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.
    * perder la calma = blow + a fuse.
    * perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.
    * perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.
    * perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.
    * perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.
    * perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder la credibilidad = lose + face.
    * perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).
    * perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.
    * perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.
    * perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.
    * perder la ilusión = lose + heart.
    * perder la motivación = lose + motivation.
    * perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.
    * perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.
    * perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.
    * perder la pista de = lose + track of.
    * perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].
    * perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.
    * perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.
    * perder la sincronización = get out of + step.
    * perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.
    * perder la timidez con = warm up to.
    * perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.
    * perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.
    * perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.
    * perder la vista = become + blind.
    * perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.
    * perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.
    * perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.
    * perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.
    * perder nota = lose + marks.
    * perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.
    * perder peso = lose + weight.
    * perder poder = lose + power.
    * perder prestigio = lose + face.
    * perder propiedades = lose + property.
    * perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.
    * perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.
    * perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
    * perder sentido = lose + purpose.
    * perderse por = wander through.
    * perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.
    * perderse una clase = miss + class.
    * perder terreno = lose + ground.
    * perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.
    * perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.
    * perder una batalla = lose + battle.
    * perder una guerra = lose + war.
    * perder un amigo = lose + a friend.
    * perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.
    * perder una venta = lose + sale.
    * perder una votación = outvote.
    * perder un objeto personal = lose + property.
    * perder un partido = lose + match.
    * perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.
    * perder ventas = lose + sales.
    * perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.
    * perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.
    * por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    * que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.
    * que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].
    * salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.
    * salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.
    * se pierda o se gane = win or lose.
    * sin perder de vista = with an eye on.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.
    * tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.
    * un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.

    * * *
    perder [E8 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (extraviar) ‹llaves/documento/guante› to lose
    he perdido su dirección I've lost her address
    perdió las tijeras y se pasó una hora buscándolas she mislaid o lost the scissors and spent an hour looking for them
    me perdiste la página you lost my place o page
    perdí a mi marido en la muchedumbre I lost my husband in the crowd
    no pierdas de vista al niño don't let the child out of your sight
    2 ‹señal/imagen/contacto› to lose
    hemos perdido el contacto con el avión we've lost contact with the plane
    B
    (ser la ruina de): lo perdió la curiosidad his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall
    C
    1 ‹dinero/propiedad/cosecha› to lose
    perdió mil pesos jugando al póker she lost a thousand pesos playing poker
    perdió una fortuna en ese negocio he lost a fortune in o on that deal
    con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking, we/you can but ask
    más se perdió en la guerra ( fr hecha); things could be worse!, worse things happen at sea, it's not the end of the world
    terreno2 (↑ terreno (2))
    2 ‹derecho/trabajo› to lose
    si te vas pierdes el lugar en la cola if you go away you lose your place in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue
    3 ‹ojo/brazo› to lose; ‹vista/oído› to lose
    ha perdido mucho peso/mucha sangre she's lost a lot of weight/blood
    el susto le hizo perder el habla the fright rendered him speechless
    perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish
    4 ‹hijo/marido› to lose
    perder un niño or un bebé (en el embarazo) to lose a baby, to have a miscarriage
    D
    1 ‹interés/entusiasmo› to lose; ‹paciencia› to lose
    no hay que perder el ánimo you mustn't lose heart
    yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope
    he perdido la costumbre de levantarme temprano I've got(ten) out of o I've lost the habit of getting up early
    llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre ( iró); you're late, just for a change ( iro)
    trata de no perder la práctica try not to get out of practice
    tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying
    perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance
    perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out
    2 ‹fuerza/intensidad/calor› to lose
    el avión empezó a perder altura the plane began to lose height
    perder el ritmo ( Mús) to lose the beat
    estás trabajando muy bien, no pierdas el ritmo you're working well, keep it up!
    3 ‹peso/kilos› to lose
    E
    1 ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss
    2 ‹ocasión› to miss
    sería tonto perder esta estupenda oportunidad it would be stupid to miss o to pass up this marvelous opportunity
    no pierde oportunidad de recordarnos cuánto le debemos he never misses a chance to remind us how much we owe him
    3 ‹tiempo›
    ¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!
    no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
    no pierdas (el) tiempo, no lo vas a convencer don't waste your time, you're not going to convince him
    llámalo sin perder un minuto call him immediately
    perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga we lost two days because of the strike
    F
    1 ‹guerra/pleito› to lose; ‹partido› to lose
    2 ‹curso/año› to fail
    perder un examen (Ur); to fail an exam
    G ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
    el coche pierde aceite the car has an oil leak o is losing oil
    el globo perdía aire air was escaping from the balloon
    ■ perder
    vi
    A (ser derrotado) to lose
    perdimos por un punto we lost by one point
    no sabes perder you're a bad loser
    no discutas con él porque llevas las de perder don't argue with him because you'll lose
    la que sale perdiendo soy yo I lose out o come off worst
    B
    1 ( RPl) «cafetera/tanque» to leak
    2 «color» (aclararse) to fade; (tiñiendo otras prendas) to run
    C
    A
    1 (extraviarse) «persona/objeto» to get lost
    siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town
    no te pierdas, llámanos de vez en cuando don't lose touch, call us now and then
    (+ me/te/le etc): se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money
    guárdalo bien para que no se te pierda keep it safe so you don't lose it
    no hay por dónde perderse ( Chi fam); there's no question about it
    2 (desaparecer) to disappear
    se perdió entre la muchedumbre she disappeared into the crowd
    3
    (en un tema, una conversación): cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
    me distraje un momento y me perdí my attention wandered for a moment and I lost the thread
    las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning
    empieza otra vez, ya me perdí start again, you've lost me already
    4
    (en una prenda, un espacio): te pierdes en ese vestido you look lost in that dress
    los sillones quedan perdidos en ese salón tan grande the armchairs are rather lost in such a big sitting room
    B ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
    no te perdiste nada you didn't miss anything
    te perdiste una excelente oportunidad de callarte la boca ( hum); you could have kept your big mouth shut ( colloq)
    C «persona»
    1 (acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way ( liter)
    2 ( Per fam) (prostituirse) to go on the streets o the game ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    perder ( conjugate perder) verbo transitivo
    1 ( en general) to lose;

    quiere perder peso he wants to lose weight;
    con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking;
    perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish;
    See also→ cabeza 1 e, vista 2 3;
    yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope;
    perder la práctica to get out of practice;
    perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance;
    perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out;
    perder el ritmo (Mús) to lose the beat;

    ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
    2
    a) ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

    b) ‹ocasión/oportunidad› to miss;


    c) ‹ tiempo› to waste;

    ◊ ¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!;

    no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
    3
    a) ‹guerra/pleito/partido› to lose

    b) ‹curso/año› to fail;

    ‹ examen› (Ur) to fail
    4 ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( ser derrotado) to lose;

    no sabes perder you're a bad loser;
    llevar las de perder to be onto a loser;
    la que sale perdiendo soy yo I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
    2 [cafetera/tanque] to leak
    3
    ◊ echar(se) a perder ver echar I 1a, echarse 1a

    perderse verbo pronominal
    1 [persona/objeto] to get lost;

    se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money;
    cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
    2 ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
    perder
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (un objeto) to lose
    2 (un medio de transporte) to miss
    3 (el tiempo) to waste
    4 (oportunidad) to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
    5 (cualidad, costumbre, sentido) to lose: tienes que perder tus miedos, you have to overcome your fears
    6 (agua, aceite) to leak
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (disminuir una cualidad) to lose
    2 (estropear) to ruin, go off
    3 (en una competición, batalla) to lose
    ♦ Locuciones: echar (algo) a perder, to spoil (sthg)
    llevar las de perder, to be onto a loser
    ' perder' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adormecerse
    - aflojar
    - baño
    - borda
    - brújula
    - cabeza
    - cabo
    - clarear
    - conciencia
    - conocimiento
    - costumbre
    - cuenta
    - declinar
    - descuidarse
    - desesperarse
    - desfallecer
    - desgracia
    - desinflarse
    - desnaturalizar
    - despedirse
    - despintar
    - despistar
    - destinada
    - destinado
    - desvanecerse
    - deteriorarse
    - distraerse
    - don
    - enloquecer
    - estribo
    - facultad
    - flaquear
    - granizada
    - hilo
    - infortunio
    - innecesaria
    - innecesario
    - interés
    - joderse
    - juicio
    - llevar
    - norte
    - papel
    - pasarse
    - peso
    - razón
    - resbalar
    - rumbo
    - saber
    - sentida
    English:
    avoid
    - balance
    - black out
    - blow
    - boat
    - bound
    - break
    - bungle
    - cool
    - course
    - crush
    - danger
    - dawdle
    - decline
    - dignity
    - dilly-dally
    - erode
    - even
    - face
    - fade
    - fiddle around
    - flag
    - footing
    - forfeit
    - freak out
    - gamble away
    - gazump
    - ground
    - grow out of
    - handle
    - hang about
    - hang around
    - heart
    - keep
    - leak
    - lose
    - mislay
    - miss
    - muck about
    - muck around
    - muck up
    - pall
    - piece
    - pot
    - rack
    - rag
    - reason
    - rise
    - risk
    - shape
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [extraviar] to lose;
    he perdido el paraguas I've lost my umbrella
    2. [dejar de tener] [dinero, amigo, empleo, interés] to lose;
    he perdido el contacto con ellos I've lost touch with them;
    la policía ha perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro de los secuestradores the police have lost track of the kidnappers;
    no sé nada de Ana, le he perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro I don't know anything about Ana, I've lost touch with her;
    el accidente le hizo perder la visión he lost his sight in the accident;
    ya hemos perdido toda esperanza de encontrarlo we've now given up o lost all hope of finding him;
    he perdido bastante práctica I'm rather out of practice;
    perder el equilibrio/la memoria to lose one's balance/memory;
    perder peso to lose weight;
    perder el miedo/el respeto a alguien to lose one's fear of/respect for sb;
    cientos de personas perdieron la vida hundreds of people lost their lives;
    no tienes/tiene/ etc[m5]. nada que perder you have/he has/ etc nothing to lose;
    Esp
    más se perdió en Cuba o [m5] en la guerra it's not as bad as all that, it's not the end of the world
    3. [ser derrotado en] [batalla, partido, campeonato, elecciones] to lose;
    este error podría hacerle perder el partido this mistake could lose her the game
    4. [desperdiciar] [tiempo] to waste;
    [oportunidad, ocasión] to miss;
    no pierdas el tiempo con o [m5] en tonterías don't waste your time on nonsense like that;
    he perdido toda la mañana en llamadas de teléfono I've wasted all morning making phone calls;
    no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
    5. [no alcanzar] [tren, vuelo, autobús] to miss
    6. [tener un escape de] [agua] to lose, to leak;
    la bombona pierde aire air is escaping from the cylinder;
    ese camión va perdiendo aceite that truck o Br lorry is losing o leaking oil
    7. [perjudicar] to be the ruin of;
    le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him
    8. Urug [examen] to fail
    ♦ vi
    1. [salir derrotado] to lose;
    perder al póquer/billar to lose at poker/billiards;
    perdimos (por) dos a cero we lost Br two-nil o US two-zero;
    no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose;
    sabe/no sabe perder he's a good/bad loser;
    salir perdiendo to lose out, to come off worse
    2. [empeorar] to go downhill;
    este restaurante ha perdido mucho this restaurant has really gone downhill;
    estas alfombras pierden bastante al lavarlas these rugs don't wash very well
    3. [tener un escape] [de agua, aceite] to have a leak;
    esa bombona pierde that gas cylinder is leaking;
    una de las ruedas pierde por la válvula the air's coming out of one of the tyres
    4. [en frases]
    echar algo a perder to spoil sth;
    echarse a perder [alimento] to spoil, Br to go off
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 objeto lose;
    ¡piérdete! get lost!;
    no tener nada que perder have nothing to lose
    2 tren, avión etc miss
    3 el tiempo waste
    II v/i lose;
    tener las de perder be at a disadvantage;
    salir perdiendo come off worst
    * * *
    perder {56} vt
    1) : to lose
    2) : to miss
    perdimos la oportunidad: we missed the opportunity
    3) : to waste (time)
    perder vi
    : to lose
    * * *
    perder vb
    1. (en general) to lose [pt. & pp. lost]
    2. (tren, avión, oportunidad, etc) to miss
    3. (tiempo) to waste
    4. (líquido, gas) to leak
    echar a perder algo to ruin something / to spoil something
    echarse a perder to go off / to go bad

    Spanish-English dictionary > perder

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