lost

lost
lost [lɒst]
1. verb
past tense, past participle of lose
2. adjective
perdu
• to be lost for words ne pas trouver ses mots
• to give sb/sth up for lost considérer qn/qch comme perdu
• a lost cause une cause perdue
• all is not lost! tout n'est pas perdu !
• my advice was lost on him il n'a pas écouté mes conseils
• modern music is lost on me ( = don't understand it) je ne comprends rien à la musique moderne
• the remark was lost on him il n'a pas compris la remarque
• to make up for lost time rattraper le temps perdu
• he was lost in thought il était perdu dans ses pensées
3. compounds
► lost and found noun (US) objets mpl trouvés
► lost property noun objets mpl trouvés
► lost property office noun bureau m des objets mpl trouvés
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[lɒst], US [lɔːst] 1.
preterit, past participle lose
2.
adjective
1) [person, animal] perdu

we're lost — nous sommes perdus

to get lost — [person, animal] se perdre; [object] s'égarer

get lost! — (colloq) fiche le camp! (colloq)

2) (wasted, vanished) [opportunity] manqué; [innocence] perdu; [civilisation] disparu

to give somebody/something up for lost — considérer quelqu'un/quelque chose comme perdu

to be lost on somebody — passer au-dessus de la tête de quelqu'un

3) (mystified) [person, look] perdu

to be lost for words — être interloqué

4)

to be lost in — être plongé dans [book, thought]

5) (doomed) littér ou hum perdu

a lost cause — une cause perdue


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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