lose

lose
lose [lu:z]
(preterite, past participle lost)
1. transitive verb
   a. perdre
• there's no time to lose il n'y a pas de temps à perdre
• there's not a minute to lose il n'y a pas une minute à perdre
• you've got nothing to lose tu n'as rien à perdre
• you've got nothing to lose by helping him tu n'as rien à perdre à l'aider
• to lose weight perdre du poids
• to lose one's life perdre la vie
• 100 men were lost 100 hommes ont perdu la vie
• 20 lives were lost in the explosion 20 personnes ont trouvé la mort dans l'explosion
• he didn't lose any sleep over it ça ne l'a pas empêché de dormir
• don't lose any sleep over it! ne vous en faites pas !
• to lose one's voice avoir une extinction de voix
• to lose interest in sth se désintéresser de qch
• he's lost his licence ( = been disqualified from driving) on lui a retiré son permis de conduire
• the ship was lost with all hands le navire a sombré corps et biens
• this was not lost on him cela ne lui a pas échappé
• to lose ten minutes a day [watch, clock] retarder de dix minutes par jour
• you've lost me there (inf) je ne vous suis plus
• that will lose you your job cela va vous coûter votre place
• that lost us the war cela nous a fait perdre la guerre
► to get lost [person] se perdre
• he got lost in the wood il s'est perdu dans la forêt
• to get lost in the post être égaré par la poste
• get lost! (inf!) barre-toi ! (inf !)► to lose it (inf) disjoncter (inf)
   b. ( = make redundant) licencier
• they had to lose 100 workers ils ont dû licencier 100 employés
   c. ( = shake off) semer
• he managed to lose the detective who was following him il a réussi à semer le détective qui le suivait
2. intransitive verb
perdre
• they lost 6-1 ils ont perdu 6 à 1
• they lost to the new team ils se sont fait battre par la nouvelle équipe
• he lost on the deal il a été perdant dans l'affaire
• you can't lose! (inf) tu n'as rien à perdre !
► lose out intransitive verb être perdant
• to lose out on a deal être perdant dans une affaire
• he lost out on it il a été perdant
* * *
[luːz] 1.
transitive verb (prét, pp lost)
1) (mislay) perdre [object, person]

to lose one's way — lit se perdre; fig s'égarer

2) (not have any longer) perdre

to lose interest in something — se désintéresser de quelque chose

to lose touch — (with person, reality) perdre contact

to lose the use of — perdre l'usage de [limb, muscle]

to lose one's life — mourir

many lives were lost — il y a eu de nombreuses victimes

200 jobs will be lost — 200 emplois vont être supprimés

to lose one's figure — s'épaissir

he's losing his looks — il n'est plus aussi beau qu'autrefois

nothing to lose — (colloq) rien à perdre

I've got too much to lose — c'est trop risqué

3) (miss, waste) manquer [chance]; perdre [time]

there's no time to lose — il n'y a pas de temps à perdre

this allusion was not lost on him — cette allusion ne lui a pas échappé

4) (be defeated in) gen, Jur, Politics, Sport perdre [war, race, bet, election]; avoir le dessous dans [argument]; perdre en [appeal]
5) (lose sight of) perdre [quelque chose] de vue [moving object]; fig

you've lost me there! — (colloq) je ne vous suis plus!

6) (shake off, get rid of) se débarrasser de [habit]; semer (colloq) [pursuer]
7) (go slow) [clock] retarder de [minutes, seconds]
8) (cause to forfeit)

to lose somebody something — faire perdre quelque chose à quelqu'un

2.
intransitive verb (prét, pp lost)
1) (be defeated) se faire battre (to par)
2) (be worse off, deteriorate) perdre

they lost on the house — ils ont vendu la maison à perte

3) [clock, watch] retarder
3.
reflexive verb (prét, pp lost)

to lose oneself in — se plonger dans [book]; se perdre dans [contemplation]

Phrasal Verbs:
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to lose it (totally) — (colloq) péter les plombs (colloq)


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