lose Significado & definición

Significado de lose en español

• 0 to not be able to find someone or something -- perder

  • I’ve lost my passport.

  • She’s always losing her keys.

• 1 to stop having something that you had before -- perder

  • She lost a leg in a car accident.

  • He lost his job.

• 2 to have less of something than you had before -- perder

  • She’s lost a lot of weight.

  • He’s losing his hair.

• 3 If you lose a game, the team or person that you are playing against wins. -- perder

  • Chelsea lost by a goal.

  • They’re losing 3–1.

• 4 to waste something such as time or an opportunity -- perder

  • Because of illness, she lost the chance of a place in the team.

• 5 to stop feeling something -- perder el interés, la paciencia, etc.

  • I’ve lost interest in the subject.

  • He kept on crying, and I lost my patience.

• 6 to become crazy -- perder la cabeza

• 7 to put or drop sth somewhere so that you are unable to find it -- perder

  • I think I lost my purse! ¡Creo que he perdido mi bolso!

  • The bill got lost among all the other papers. El proyecto de ley se perdió entre todos los otros papeles.

• 8 to not have sth anymore -- perder

  • a woman who lost all her possessions in the flood una mujer que perdió todas sus posesiones en el diluvio

  • Because I was late, I lost the opportunity to meet him. Como llegué tarde perdí la oportunidad de conocerlo.

  • She lost her job when the company moved overseas. Ella perdió el trabajo cuando la empresa se trasladó al extranjero.

• 9 to gradually have less of sth, often until it is gone -- perder

  • a teacher who has lost control of his class un profesor que ha perdido el control de su clase

  • Are you losing weight? ¿Estás perdiendo peso?

  • to lose confidence/hope/respect/interest perder confianza/esperanza/respeto/interés

• 10 to not win a competition, election, etc. -- perder

  • We lost the game by 3 runs. Perdimos el partido por 3 carreras.

  • when Al Gore lost to George Bush in 2000 cuando Al Gore perdió ante George Bush en el 2000

• 11 to have sb you love die -- perder

  • She lost her husband last year. Ella perdió a su esposo el año pasado.

• 12 indicates how much better or worse sb’s situation will be depending on what they do now -- tener que perder

  • She has a lot to lose if she doesn’t get promoted. Ella tiene mucho que perder si no le ascienden.

  • I have nothing to lose by asking the question. No tengo nada que perder al hacer la pregunta.

• 13 to not have control of your emotions -- perder la cabeza

  • We kept trying not to laugh, but finally we both lost it. Intentamos no reírnos, pero al final los dos perdimos la cabeza.

  • The movie was so sad – I completely lost it at the end. La película fue muy triste – al final perdí por completo el control.

• 14 to die -- perder la vida

  • How many soldiers have to lose their lives? ¿Cuántos soldados tienen que perder la vida?

• 15 to become mentally ill -- perder la cabeza

  • I’m so busy, I feel like I’m losing my mind. Estoy tan ocupada que siento que estoy perdiendo la cabeza.

• 16 to not know about or understand sb or sth anymore -- perder el contacto

  • She’s lost touch with her high school friends. Ella ha perdido el contacto con sus amigos del instituto.

  • a president who has lost touch with his party un presidente que ha perdido contacto con su partido