to lose

lose

luz

looz

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Définition et signification de « lose » en anglais

to lose

VERBE

perdre

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

Transitive: to lose sth

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

simple

verbe d’action

irrégulier

présent

lose

3e personne du singulier

loses

participe présent

losing

passé simple

lost

participe passé

lost

Exemples

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

Elle a perdu son audition à la suite de la forte explosion.

1.1

perdre, faire perdre

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

Ditransitive: to lose sb sth

Exemples

Her procrastination may lose her the scholarship.

Sa procrastination peut lui faire perdre la bourse.

1.2

perdre, gâcher

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

Transitive: to lose time or opportunity

Exemples

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

Ne perdez plus de temps ; commencez vos devoirs maintenant.

1.3

perdre, diminuer

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

Transitive: to lose sth

Exemples

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

Elle a travaillé dur pour perdre l'excès de graisse corporelle.

perdre, égarer

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

Transitive: to lose sb/sth

Exemples

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

Je ne trouve pas mon téléphone ; je pense que je l'ai perdu.

2.1

se perdre, s'évader

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

Exemples

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

Elle se perdait souvent dans ses rêveries, imaginant un monde d'aventure.

2.2

échapper, se débarrasser

to escape from or get rid of someone or something

Transitive: to lose sb

Exemples

They lost the paparazzi by taking a secret exit.

Ils ont perdu les paparazzi en prenant une sortie secrète.

2.3

perdre, ne pas comprendre

to fail to understand, hear, or see

Transitive: to lose sth

Exemples

I lost track of the conversation amid the noise.

J'ai perdu le fil de la conversation dans le bruit.

2.4

perdre, embrouiller

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

Transitive: to lose sb

Exemples

His explanation became so technical that he lost me completely.

Son explication est devenue si technique qu'il m'a perdu complètement.

2.5

perdre, s'égarer

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

Transitive: to lose one's way

Exemples

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

La forte chute de neige a rendu la visibilité difficile, et nous avons perdu notre chemin.

2.6

s'égarer, dévier

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

Transitive: to lose one's ideological path

Exemples

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

Après des années de questionnement, il a perdu son chemin dans la religion dans laquelle il a été élevé.

perdre, échouer

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

Intransitive: to lose to an opponent

Transitive: to lose a competition

Exemples

They lost the boxing match in the final round.

Ils ont perdu le match de boxe au dernier round.

3.1

faire perdre, coûter la victoire

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

Exemples

His missed penalty kick lost the game for his team.

Son penalty manqué a fait perdre le match à son équipe.

perdre, être privé de

to be deprived of someone because they are no longer alive

Transitive: to lose sb

Exemples

She lost her mother to cancer.

Elle a perdu sa mère à cause du cancer.

4.1

perdre, faire une fausse couche

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

Transitive: to lose a baby

Exemples

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

Perdre un bébé lors de l'accouchement est une expérience tragique pour toute famille.

4.2

perdre, décéder

to suffer death or to pass away

Transitive: to lose one's life

Exemples

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

Dans l'incendie, ils ont perdu la vie en essayant de sauver les autres.

perdre, être en perte

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

Transitive: to lose money

Exemples

The store is losing money during the slow season.

Le magasin perd de l'argent pendant la saison creuse.

supprimer, éliminer

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

Transitive: to lose a part of something

Exemples

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

L'éditeur a suggéré que nous perdions l'introduction longue pour rendre l'article plus concis.

retarder, perdre du temps

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

Transitive: to lose time

Exemples

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

Ma montre retarde de cinq minutes chaque semaine; je dois la faire réparer.

Arbre Lexical

loser

lose

Mots Proches

Définition et signification de « lose » en anglais

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