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121 perder agua
to leak* * *(v.) = lose + water, leakEx. The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?.Ex. The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.* * *(v.) = lose + water, leakEx: The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?.
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122 perder de vista el hecho de que
(v.) = lose + sight of the fact thatEx. The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.* * *(v.) = lose + sight of the fact thatEx: The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.
Spanish-English dictionary > perder de vista el hecho de que
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123 perder el conocimiento
to lose consciousness* * *(v.) = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousnessEx. It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic.Ex. He fell from his stool, passing out.Ex. The bleed was so severe that she almost lost her consciousness and had to be hospitalised for 10 weeks.* * *(v.) = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousnessEx: It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic.
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124 perder el contacto con
(v.) = lose + touch withEx. He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.* * *(v.) = lose + touch withEx: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.
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125 perder el control
to lose control* * *(v.) = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wildEx. A hundred years later, the ancillary skill of knowing where to find information had in its turn begun to slip beyond the grasp of those who needed it for their study and research.Ex. The article is entitled 'Moving a map library, or how to keep your sanity while losing your grip'.Ex. Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.Ex. A historical work such as this might help us keep from being swept off our feet by every 'new' panacea.Ex. When she heard of his death she went to pieces and fell apart.Ex. Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.* * *(v.) = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wildEx: A hundred years later, the ancillary skill of knowing where to find information had in its turn begun to slip beyond the grasp of those who needed it for their study and research.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Moving a map library, or how to keep your sanity while losing your grip'.Ex: Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.Ex: A historical work such as this might help us keep from being swept off our feet by every 'new' panacea.Ex: When she heard of his death she went to pieces and fell apart.Ex: Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone. -
126 perder el equilibrio
to lose one's balance* * *(v.) = lose + Posesivo + balanceEx. Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.* * *(v.) = lose + Posesivo + balanceEx: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
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127 perder el hilo
figurado to lose the thread* * *(v.) = lose + the plot, lose + the threadEx. He acused politicians of ' losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.Ex. The first problem is that every sentence in the book makes you stop and think, which makes you lose the thread of the main argument.* * *(v.) = lose + the plot, lose + the threadEx: He acused politicians of ' losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.
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128 perder el juicio
to go mad* * *(v.) = lose + Posesivo + sanityEx. Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.* * *(v.) = lose + Posesivo + sanityEx: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.
См. также в других словарях:
Losing — Los ing, a. [See {Lose}, v. t.] Causing or likely to cause a loss; as, a losing game or business; a losing strategy. [1913 Webster] Who strive to sit out losing hands are lost. Herbert. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
losing — [lo͞o′ziŋ] n. 1. the act of one that loses 2. [pl.] losses by gambling adj. 1. that loses [a losing team] 2. resulting in loss [a losing proposition] … English World dictionary
Losing — Lo sing, a. [See {Losenger}.] Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Amongst the many simoniacal that swarmed in the land, Herbert, Bishop of Thetford, must not be forgotten; nick named Losing, that is, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
losing it — losing the ability to think or remember, not sharp I think I m losing it. I can t add or multiply without a calculator … English idioms
losing — adjective Date: 1519 1. resulting in or likely to result in defeat < a losing battle > < a losing poker hand > 2. marked by many losses or more losses than wins < a losing streak > < a losing record > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Losing It — Infobox Book name = Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time title orig = translator = image caption = author = Valerie Bertinelli illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = subject = genre = publisher … Wikipedia
Losing — Lose Lose (l[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lost} (l[o^]st; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. {Losing} (l[=oo]z [i^]ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. le[ o]san, p. p. loren… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
losing — 1. adjective That loses or lose, or has or have lost. Being on the losing team is disappointing. 2. noun The action of the verb to lose … Wiktionary
losing — adj. Losing is used with these nouns: ↑battle, ↑candidate, ↑proposition, ↑sequence, ↑side, ↑streak, ↑team … Collocations dictionary
losing — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of one who loses ] Syn. failing, falling, undone, defeated, worsted, ruined, doomed, being wrecked, being destroyed, being shorn of, being denuded, being deprived of, being bereft of, having the worst of it, coming … English dictionary for students
Losing My Religion — Single par R.E.M. extrait de l’album Out of Time Sortie 19 février 1991 … Wikipédia en Français
