to lose

lose

luz

looz

louseloose

Definición y significado de "lose"en inglés

to lose

VERBO

perder

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

Transitive: to lose sth

información gramatical

composición morfológica

simple

verbo de acción

irregular

presente

lose

3.ª persona singular

loses

participio presente

losing

pretérito simple

lost

participio pasado

lost

Ejemplos

She lost her hearing as a result of the loud explosion.

Ella perdió su audición como resultado de la fuerte explosión.

1.1

perder, hacer perder

to fail or cause someone to fail to get someone or something

Ditransitive: to lose sb sth

Ejemplos

Her procrastination may lose her the scholarship.

Su procrastinación puede hacerle perder la beca.

1.2

perder, desperdiciar

to waste or fail to have good use of time or an opportunity

Transitive: to lose time or opportunity

Ejemplos

Don't lose any more time; start your homework now.

No pierdas más tiempo; empieza tu tarea ahora.

1.3

perder, reducir

to experience a reduction or decrease in the quantity or amount of something

Transitive: to lose sth

Ejemplos

She's been working hard to lose excess body fat.

Ella ha estado trabajando duro para perder el exceso de grasa corporal.

perder, extraviar

to not know the location of a thing or person and be unable to find it

Transitive: to lose sb/sth

Ejemplos

I can't find my phone; I think I've lost it.

No puedo encontrar mi teléfono; creo que lo he perdido.

2.1

perderse, evadirse

to become so immersed in one's thoughts, fantasies, or imagination that one temporarily disconnects from the present reality

Transitive: to lose oneself in sth

Ejemplos

She often lost herself in daydreaming, envisioning a world of adventure.

A menudo se perdía en sus ensueños, imaginando un mundo de aventuras.

2.2

escapar, deshacerse

to escape from or get rid of someone or something

Transitive: to lose sb

Ejemplos

They lost the paparazzi by taking a secret exit.

Perdieron a los paparazzi tomando una salida secreta.

2.3

perder, no entender

to fail to understand, hear, or see

Transitive: to lose sth

Ejemplos

I lost track of the conversation amid the noise.

Perdí el hilo de la conversación entre el ruido.

2.4

confundir

to cause someone to become confused and be no longer able to understand or follow an explanation or argument

Transitive: to lose sb

Ejemplos

His explanation became so technical that he lost me completely.

Su explicación se volvió tan técnica que me perdió por completo.

2.5

perder, desorientarse

to become directionally confused or disoriented, or unable to find one's intended path, direction, or location

Transitive: to lose one's way

Ejemplos

The heavy snowfall made it difficult to see, and we lost our way.

La fuerte nevada dificultó la visibilidad, y perdimos nuestro camino.

2.6

desviarse, extraviarse

to deviate or stray from a particular belief or ideology one once followed

Transitive: to lose one's ideological path

Ejemplos

After years of questioning, he lost his way in the religion he was raised in.

Después de años de cuestionamiento, perdió su camino en la religión en la que fue criado.

perder, fracasar

to not win in a race, fight, game, etc.

Intransitive: to lose to an opponent

Transitive: to lose a competition

Ejemplos

They lost the boxing match in the final round.

Perdieron el combate de boxeo en la ronda final.

3.1

hacer perder, costar la victoria

to cause someone to not win in a race, fight, game, etc.

Ditransitive: to lose sb a competition

Transitive: to lose a competition for sb

Ejemplos

His missed penalty kick lost the game for his team.

Su penal fallado hizo que su equipo perdiera el partido.

perder, ser privado de

to be deprived of someone because they are no longer alive

Transitive: to lose sb

Ejemplos

She lost her mother to cancer.

Ella perdió a su madre por el cáncer.

4.1

perder, sufrir un aborto espontáneo

(of a pregnant person) to suffer the loss of a baby through miscarriage or during childbirth

Transitive: to lose a baby

Ejemplos

Losing a baby in childbirth is a tragic experience for any family.

Perder un bebé en el parto es una experiencia trágica para cualquier familia.

4.2

perder, fallecer

to suffer death or to pass away

Transitive: to lose one's life

Ejemplos

In the fire, they lost their lives while trying to save others.

En el incendio, perdieron la vida mientras intentaban salvar a otros.

perder, estar en pérdidas

to earn less than one's expenditure, especially in business

Transitive: to lose money

Ejemplos

The store is losing money during the slow season.

La tienda pierde dinero durante la temporada baja.

eliminar, quitar

to remove a particular part or feature of something that is considered unnecessary or unwanted

Transitive: to lose a part of something

Ejemplos

The editor suggested we lose the lengthy introduction to make the article more concise.

El editor sugirió que perdiéramos la larga introducción para hacer el artículo más conciso.

retrasarse

(of clocks or watches) to operate slower than what is normal and to show time behind the correct time

Transitive: to lose time

Ejemplos

My watch loses five minutes every week; I need to get it fixed.

Mi reloj atrasa cinco minutos cada semana; necesito arreglarlo.

Árbol Léxico

loser

lose

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Definición y significado de "lose"en inglés

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