loss

loss
loss [lɒs]
1. noun
perte f
• losses amounting to $2 million des pertes s'élevant à 2 millions de dollars
• to suffer heavy losses subir de lourdes pertes
• to sell sth at a loss vendre qch à perte
• to cut one's losses sauver les meubles (inf)
• loss of appetite/blood perte f d'appétit/de sang
• hair/weight loss perte f de cheveux/de poids
• loss of earnings perte f de revenus
• job losses suppressions fpl d'emploi
• the factory closed with the loss of 300 jobs l'usine a fermé et 300 emplois ont été supprimés
► to be at a loss
• to be at a loss to explain sth être embarrassé pour expliquer qch
• we are at a loss to know why he did it nous ne savons absolument pas pourquoi il l'a fait
• to be at a loss for words ne pas trouver ses mots
• he's never at a loss for words il a toujours quelque chose à dire
2. compounds
► loss adjuster noun (British) expert m en sinistres
► loss-making adjective [product] vendu à perte ; [firm] déficitaire
* * *
[lɒs], US [lɔːs]
noun
1) gen, Commerce, Politics perte f (of de)

there was heavy loss of life — il y a eu de nombreuses victimes

loss of income ou earnings — manque m à gagner

loss of sound/vision — Television interruption f du son/de l'image

the loss of 300 jobs — la suppression de 300 emplois

a sense of loss — un sentiment de vide

to make a loss — Commerce enregistrer une perte

2)

to be at a loss — (puzzled) être perplexe; (helpless) être perdu

to be at a loss as to what to do — ne pas savoir du tout quoi faire

I'm at a loss to explain it — je suis dans l'impossibilité de l'expliquer

he was at a loss for words — les mots lui manquaient

she's never at a loss for words — elle a toujours quelque chose à dire

••

to cut one's losses — arrêter les dégâts (colloq)

it's his/their loss — tant pis pour lui/eux

their loss is our gain — autant de gagné pour nous


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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