lose

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verb

lose

(pt & pp lost [lɒst])

[luːz]

verbo transitivo

1. perder (accidentally)

you have nothing to lose -> no tienes nada que perder
to lose one's voice -> quedarse afónico(a)
he had lost interest in his work -> había perdido el interés por su trabajo
it loses something in translation -> al traducirlo, pierde algo
to be lost at sea -> desaparecer or morir en el mar
the joke/the irony was lost on him -> no entendió el chiste/la ironía
my watch loses five minutes a day -> mi reloj se atrasa cinco minutos al día
that mistake lost him the match -> ese error hizo que perdiera el partido
to lose one's way, to get lost -> perderse
get lost! (familiar) -> ¡lárgate!, ¡piérdete!
to lose one's balance -> perder el equilibrio
to lose sight of something/somebody -> perder algo/a alguien de vista
you've lost me! (familiar sentido figurado) -> no te sigo (I don't understand)

2. (deliberately)

to lose weight -> adelgazar, perder peso
we lost him in the crowd -> le dimos esquinazo entre la multitud
she had lost herself in a book/in her work -> se quedó absorta en la lectura de un libro/en su trabajo

verbo intransitivo

3. perder (in contest)

lose [lus]

1. Perder.

2. Perder, no conseguir lo que se deseaba.

3. Perder, desperdiciar, disipar, malgastar.

4. Exponer a la pérdida de.

5. Entregar a la ignominia o a la ruina.

6. Hacer perder.

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

7. Perderse, errar el camino que se llevaba o no encontrarle. (n)

8. Declinar, decaer. (n)

va.

losar [lo-sar']

article & verb transitive

verb

2. ENLOSAR.

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	lo	lé	laba	laré	le
Tú	las	laste	labas	larás	les
Ella/Él/Usted	la	ló	laba	lará	le
Nosotros	lamos	lamos	lábamos	laremos	lemos
Vosotros	láis	lasteis	labais	laréis	léis
Ellos/Ustedes	lan	laron	laban	larán	len

Complete lar conjugation


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