losing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for losing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.lose <pt & pp lost> [Am luz, Brit luːz] VB trans

1.1. lose (mislay):

lose

perder

I've lost my key

he perdido or se me ha perdido la llave

don't lose it

no lo pierdas

don't lose it

que no se te pierda

to lose one's way

perderse

they lost their way in the forest

se perdieron en el bosque

the government is losing its way

el gobierno no sabe bien adónde va

1.2. lose (be deprived of):

lose sight/territory/right

perder

to lose one's voice

quedarse afónico

she lost the use of her legs

quedó paralítica

he'd lost a lot of blood

había perdido mucha sangre

to have nothing to lose

no tener nada que perder

you have a lot to lose

tienes mucho que perder

1.3. lose (through death, disaster):

lose wife/men/planes

perder

he was lost at sea

pereció en el mar

they lost 400 troops on the first day

tuvieron 400 bajas el primer día

1.4. lose (fail to keep):

lose customers/popularity/speed

perder

I've lost everything I had

lo he perdido todo

she's lost her figure

ha perdido la silueta

the pot has lost its lid

se ha perdido la tapa de la cacerola

the novel lost a lot in translation

la novela perdió mucho con la traducción or al ser traducida

I've lost a lot of my German

se me ha olvidado mucho el alemán que sabía

to lose sb/sth to sb/sth we have lost many clients to our competitors

muchos de nuestros clientes se han pasado a la competencia

we are losing our best teachers to industry

los mejores profesores se nos están yendo a trabajar a la industria

1.5. lose (rid oneself of):

lose bitterness/inhibitions

perder

to lose weight

adelgazar

to lose weight

perder peso

1.6. lose (shake off):

lose pursuer

deshacerse de

1.7. lose (lose sight of):

lose

perder de vista

1.8. lose (confuse):

lose

confundir

you've lost me there!

no entiendo

you've lost me there!

no te sigo

1.9. lose (cause to lose):

lose

costar

lose

hacer perder

their hesitation lost them the contract

la falta de decisión les costó or les hizo perder el contrato

1.10. lose (miss):

lose train/flight/connection

perder

1.11. lose (let pass):

lose time/opportunity

perder

there is no time/not a minute to lose

no hay tiempo/un minuto que perder

my watch loses three minutes every day

mi reloj (se) atrasa tres minutos por día

2. lose (fail to win):

lose game/battle/election

perder

II.lose [Am luz, Brit luːz] VB intr

1.1. lose (be beaten):

lose team/contestant/party:

perder

they're losing 3-1

van perdiendo 3 a 1

to lose to sb

perder frente a alguien

1.2. lose <losing, pres part > team/party:

lose

perdedor

to be on the losing side

ser de los perdedores

I've been dealt a losing hand

me han dado una mano que tiene todas las de perder

2.1. lose (suffer losses):

lose

perder

to lose on a deal

salir perdiendo en un negocio

2.2. lose (be less effective):

lose

perder

the poem loses in translation

el poema pierde con la traducción or al ser traducido

3. lose watch/clock:

lose

atrasar

lose

atrasarse

III.lose [Am luz, Brit luːz] VB refl

to lose oneself (in sth)

ensimismarse (en algo)

lose out VB [Am luz -, Brit luːz -] (v + adv)

lose out

salir perdiendo

the company lost out on this deal

la empresa salió perdiendo en este negocio

they've lost out to the big supermarkets

han ido perdiendo terreno frente a los grandes supermercados

win-lose [wɪnˈluːz] ADJ attr

win-lose

en que uno gana y otro pierde

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the child was heartbroken about losing his teddy bear

el niño estaba inconsolable por haber perdido su osito

rather alarmingly, we found we were losing height

nos dimos cuenta, alarmados, de que perdíamos altura

Translations for losing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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perdedor (perdedora)

losing attr

subcampeón (subcampeona)

losing finalist

para evitar la deformación del suéter

to stop the sweater losing its shape

el motor está perdiendo o Col pasando aceite

the engine is leaking o losing oil

se resignó a perderlo

she resigned herself to losing him o to the fact that she was going to lose him

losing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for losing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

losing [ˈlu:zɪŋ] ADJ

losing

perdedor(a)

I.lose [lu:z] VB trans lost, lost

lose

perder

to get lost person

perderse

to get lost object

extraviarse

II.lose [lu:z] VB intr

lose

perder

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to lose one's focus

distraerse

to lose all self-respect

perder la dignidad

to lose one's virginity

perder la virginidad

Translations for losing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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perdedor(a)

losing

decaer en fuerza

to lose strength

decae de ánimo

he/she is losing heart

descorazonarse

to lose heart

apocarse

to lose heart

desalentarse

to lose heart

losing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to lose money hand over fist

perder dinero rápidamente

to lose the power of speech

perder el habla

to fight a losing battle

luchar por una causa perdida

he keeps losing his keys

siempre pierde sus llaves

to lose one's heart (to sb/sth)

enamorarse (de alguien/algo)

the possibility of losing my job hung over me like a sword of Damocles

el despido era mi espada de Damocles

I've got to lose five kilos

me sobran cinco kilos (perder peso)

to lose the thread (of the conversation)

perder el hilo (de la conversación)

to be fighting a losing battle

llevar todas las de perder

to lose the sight in one eye

perder la visión de un ojo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The team started the season disappointingly, losing three of their first four games.

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Little did she know that he was losing his hearing from time to time.

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After losing his parents at an early age, he worked as a cook in a temple.

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It was also the first season of a 26-year stretch where the team would have only two losing seasons.

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The country was falling apart around me, people losing their homes, people just out on their own.

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The losing team is removed from play (but see repechage).

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On board as an observer after losing his own boat.

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This partnership, just under half the total of 379, was made in a losing cause.

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Four teams were relegated by losing in the relegation playoffs.

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The way they portrayed the men and women in uniform had nothing to do with it losing support.

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