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lose [lu:z](pt & pp lost [lɒst])(a) (gen → limb, job, money, patience etc) perdre;∎ I've lost my umbrella again j'ai encore perdu mon parapluie;∎ to lose one's way se perdre, s'égarer;∎ what have you got to lose? qu'est-ce que tu as à perdre?;∎ you've got nothing to lose tu n'as rien à perdre;∎ we haven't got a moment to lose il n'y a pas une seconde à perdre;∎ he lost no time in telling her she was wrong il ne s'est pas gêné pour lui dire qu'elle avait tort;∎ his shop is losing money son magasin perd de l'argent;∎ they are losing their markets to the Koreans ils sont en train de perdre leurs marchés au profit des Coréens;∎ we lost 80 days in strikes last year l'année dernière, nous avons perdu 80 journées de travail à cause des grèves;∎ don't talk so fast, you've lost me ne parle pas si vite, je n'arrive pas à te suivre;∎ you lost me when you started using technical terms j'ai perdu le fil quand tu as commencé à employer des termes techniques;∎ at what age did he lose his mother? à quel âge a-t-il perdu sa mère?;∎ they lost their homes in the flood ils ont perdu leur maison dans l'inondation;∎ thirty lives were lost in the fire trente personnes ont péri dans l'incendie, l'incendie a fait trente morts;∎ she lost a leg/her eyesight in an accident elle a perdu une jambe/la vue dans un accident;∎ to lose one's voice avoir une extinction de voix;∎ his work loses a lot in translation son œuvre se prête très mal à la traduction;∎ the play didn't lose much in the television version la pièce n'a pas perdu beaucoup en étant adaptée pour la télévision;∎ to lose one's appetite perdre l'appétit;∎ it made me lose my appetite ça m'a coupé l'appétit;∎ the plane is losing altitude or height l'avion perd de l'altitude;∎ to lose one's balance perdre l'équilibre;∎ to lose consciousness perdre connaissance;∎ to lose face perdre la face;∎ to lose ground perdre du terrain;∎ I've lost interest in it ça ne m'intéresse plus;∎ he lost his nerve at the last minute le courage lui a manqué au dernier moment;∎ familiar to lose one's head perdre la tête;∎ familiar to lose it (go mad) perdre la boule; (lose one's temper) piquer une crise, péter les plombs;∎ he lost four games to Karpov il a perdu quatre parties contre Karpov(c) (shed, get rid of) perdre;∎ to lose weight perdre du poids;∎ I've lost several pounds j'ai perdu plusieurs kilos;∎ the trees lose their leaves in winter les arbres perdent leurs feuilles en hiver(d) (elude, shake off) semer;∎ she managed to lose the detective elle a réussi à semer le détective(e) (cause to lose) coûter à, faire perdre à;∎ it lost him his job ça lui a fait perdre son emploi;∎ it lost us the contract cela nous a fait perdre le contrat;∎ his attitude lost him our respect à cause de son attitude, il a perdu notre estime;∎ that mistake lost him the match cette faute lui coûta la partie(f) (of clock, watch)∎ my watch loses five minutes a day ma montre prend cinq minutes de retard par jour∎ they lost by one goal ils ont perdu d'un but;∎ either way, I can't lose je suis gagnant à tous les coups;∎ the dollar is losing in value (against the deutschmark) le dollar baisse (par rapport au deutsche Mark);∎ if you sell the house now you'll lose on it si tu vends la maison maintenant tu vas perdre de l'argent;∎ I lost on the deal j'ai été perdant dans l'affaire(b) (clock, watch) retarderperdre, être perdant;∎ to lose out on a deal être perdant dans une affaire;∎ will the Americans lose out to the Japanese in computers? les Américains vont-ils perdre le marché de l'informatique au profit des Japonais?
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