"Pierde fuelle"
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How do you translate"pierde fuelle" in the following sentence:Romney pierde fuelle y la carrera republicana en EE.UU se complica:.Is losing force correct?
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updated Jan 20, 2012
edited by faliron
posted by faliron
Cool a new vocabulary word. - gringojrf, Jan 20, 2012
I too thought that is an interesting word. - faliron, Jan 20, 2012
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Perder fuelle = To lose momentum
That's funny because I read the same headline in El Pais yesterday and had to look it up. Good one.
updated Jan 20, 2012
edited by KevinB
posted by KevinB
Thank you !! - faliron, Jan 20, 2012
losing the big "M" as W.H.Bush used to call it!! - faliron, Jan 20, 2012
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Also "Lose wind"
updated Jan 20, 2012
posted by chileno
I believe that "lose wind"is more literal translation ,while "losing momentum"is what is happening to Romney candidancy at the moment. - faliron, Jan 20, 2012
"Lose steam", maybe - KevinB, Jan 20, 2012
