lose Signification, définition

Signification de lose en français

• 0 to put or drop sth somewhere so that you are unable to find it -- perdre

  • I think I lost my purse! Je crois que j’ai perdu mon porte-monnaie !

  • The bill got lost among all the other papers. La facture s’est perdue parmi tous les autres papiers.

• 1 to not have sth anymore -- perdre

  • a woman who lost all her possessions in the flood une femme qui a perdu tous ses biens dans l’inondation

  • Because I was late, I lost the opportunity to meet him. Parce que j’étais en retard, j’ai raté l’occasion de le rencontrer.

  • She lost her job when the company moved overseas. Elle a perdu son emploi quand la société a emménagé à l’étranger.

• 2 to gradually have less of sth, often until it is gone -- perdre

  • a teacher who has lost control of his class un professeur qui a perdu le contrôle de sa classe

  • Are you losing weight? Est-ce que tu perds du poids ?

  • to lose confidence/hope/respect/interest perdre confiance/espoir/respect/intérêt

• 3 to not win a competition, election, etc. -- perdre

  • We lost the game by 3 runs. Nous avons perdu la partie par 3 jeux.

  • when Al Gore lost to George Bush in 2000 quand Al Gore a perdu face à George Bush en 2000

• 4 to have sb you love die -- perdre

  • She lost her husband last year. Elle a perdu son mari l’année dernière.

• 5 indicates how much better or worse sb’s situation will be depending on what they do now -- avoir … à perdre

  • She has a lot to lose if she doesn’t get promoted. Elle a beaucoup à perdre si elle n’est pas promue.

  • I have nothing to lose by asking the question. Je n’ai rien à perdre à poser la question.

• 6 to not have control of your emotions -- craquer

  • We kept trying not to laugh, but finally we both lost it. Nous avons essayé de nous retenir de rire mais finalement nous avons craqué tous les deux.

  • The movie was so sad – I completely lost it at the end. Le film était si triste, j’ai complètement craqué à la fin.

• 7 to die -- perdre la vie

  • How many soldiers have to lose their lives? Combien de soldats doivent perdre la vie ?

• 8 to become mentally ill -- perdre la tête

  • I’m so busy, I feel like I’m losing my mind. Je suis tellement occupé, j’ai l’impression que je perds la tête.

• 9 to not know about or understand sb or sth anymore -- perdre le contact

  • She’s lost touch with her high school friends. Elle a perdu le contact avec ses amis du lycée.

  • a president who has lost touch with his party un président qui a perdu le contact avec son parti

• 10 to stop having; to have no longer -- perdre

  • She has lost interest in her work

  • I have lost my watch

  • He lost hold of the rope.

• 11 to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc) -- perdre

  • She lost her father last year

  • The ship was lost in the storm

  • He has lost his job.

• 12 to put (something) where it cannot be found -- perdre

  • My secretary has lost your letter.

• 13 not to win -- perdre

  • I always lose at cards

  • She lost the race.

• 14 to waste or use more (time) than is necessary -- perdre

  • He lost no time in informing the police of the robbery.