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loser ['lu:zə(r)]1 noun∎ to be a good/bad loser être bon/mauvais joueur;∎ you'll be the loser c'est toi qui y perdras;∎ British figurative they're the losers by it ce sont eux les perdants dans cette affaire∎ he's a born loser c'est un vrai raté(c) Stock Exchange valeur f en baisse∎ a real loser guy un vrai raté -
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loser n gen, Games, Sport perdant/-e m/f ; to be a good/bad loser être bon/mauvais perdant ; you won't be the loser by it vous n'y serez pas perdant ; a born loser un perdant né ○ ; that policy's a vote-loser cette politique est destinée à faire perdre des voix. -
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born [bɔ:n]∎ to be born naître;∎ she was born blind elle est née aveugle;∎ the town where I was born la ville où je suis né, ma ville natale;∎ Victor Hugo was born in 1802 Victor Hugo est né en 1802;∎ two children were born to her elle a mis au monde deux enfants;∎ born of an American father né d'un père américain;∎ a child born into this world un enfant qui vient au monde;∎ born and bred né et élevé;∎ she was born and bred in Boston c'est une Bostonienne de souche;∎ they were born to riches ils sont nés riches;∎ she was born Elizabeth Hughes, but writes under the name E.R. Johnson elle est née Elizabeth Hughes mais écrit sous le nom d'E.R. Johnson;∎ figurative the place where communism was born le lieu où est né le communisme;∎ anger born of frustration une colère née de ou due à la frustration;∎ familiar in all my born days de toute ma vie□ ;∎ familiar I wasn't born yesterday! je ne suis pas né d'hier ou de la dernière pluie!;∎ she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth elle est née avec une cuillère en argent dans la bouche;∎ she was born lucky elle est née coiffée, elle est née sous une bonne étoile;∎ familiar there's one born every minute! il y en a toujours un qui tombe dans le panneau!∎ he's a born musician il est né musicien, c'est un musicien né;∎ you're a born fool tu es un parfait idiot;∎ she's a born worrier elle s'inquiète à tout propos;∎ he's a born loser il est né sous une mauvaise étoile -
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A adj [person, animal] né (of de ; to do pour faire ; with avec) ; to be born naître ; she was born in Paris/in 1976 elle est née à Paris/en 1976 ; when the baby is born quand le bébé sera né ; born a Catholic d'origine catholique ; she was born into a Jewish family elle est née d'une famille juive ; to be born deaf/blind être sourd/aveugle de naissance ; the children born to them les enfants qu'ils auront (or qu'ils ont eus) ; to be a born leader être un chef né ; a born liar un parfait menteur ; she's a born loser elle est née perdante ; I wish I'd never been born! je voudrais ne jamais être né! ; to be born out of one's time se tromper d'époque ; to be born (out) of sth fig [emotion, idea, group etc] naître de qch.B - born (dans composés) London-/Irish-born né à Londres/en Irlande, originaire de Londres/d'Irlande.in all my born days ○ de toute ma vie ; I wasn't born yesterday ○ je ne suis pas né de la dernière pluie ; she hasn't got the sense she was born with ○ elle est sosotte ○ ; there's one born every minute ○ ! quel idiot/quelle idiote! -
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∎ familiar to get lucky avoir un coup de bol; (sexually) faire une touche;∎ you're lucky to have escaped with your life vous avez eu de la chance de vous en tirer vivant;∎ what a lucky escape! on l'a échappé belle!;∎ it was lucky for them that we were there heureusement pour eux que nous étions là;∎ it's my lucky day c'est mon jour de chance;∎ to be born lucky être né coiffé;∎ who's the lucky man? (she's going to marry) qui est l'heureux élu?;∎ familiar you lucky devil or thing! sacré veinard!;∎ I'd like a pay rise - you'll be lucky or you should be so lucky! j'aimerais une augmentation - tu peux toujours courir!;∎ lucky you! vous en avez de la chance!(b) (token, number) porte-bonheur (inv)►► familiar lucky break coup m de pot ou de bol;lucky charm porte-bonheur m inv;British lucky dip = jeu consistant à chercher des cadeaux enfouis dans une caisse remplie de sciure ou dans un sac;∎ figurative the job market is a real lucky dip at the moment de nos jours, trouver un emploi, c'est vraiment une question de chance;Sport lucky loser = perdant que l'on repêche, le plus souvent pour avoir un nombre pair de participants
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