lost in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lost in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lost¹ [Am lɔst, lɑst, Brit lɒst] pt & pt part lose

See also lose

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)

lost² ADJ

1.1. lost (mislaid, missing):

lost

perdido

to get lost

perderse

to get lost

extraviarse form

how can it have got lost?

¿cómo puede haberse perdido?

1.2. lost (unable to find way):

lost child/dog

perdido

to get lost

perderse

to get lost

extraviarse form

you can get lost very easily in these tunnels

te puedes perder or desorientar fácilmente en estos túneles

get lost! sl

¡vete al diablo! inf

get lost! sl

¡andá a pasear! RioPl inf

2.1. lost (vanished):

lost civilization/arts

perdido

2.2. lost (dead, destroyed) euph:

she thought of her lost baby

pensó en el niño que había perdido

to give sb up for or as lost

dar a alguien por desaparecido

to give sth up for or as lost

dar algo por perdido

all is not lost

¡no está todo perdido!

3.1. lost (wasted):

lost time

perdido

lost opportunity

desperdiciado

lost opportunity

perdido

to make up for lost time

recuperar el tiempo perdido

to be lost on sb these subtleties are lost on him

se le escapan estas sutilezas

to be lost on sb these subtleties are lost on him

no capta or no sabe apreciar estas sutilezas

the joke was completely lost on her

no entendió el chiste

3.2. lost (unrealized):

lost output/production

perdido

4.1. lost pred (confused):

lost

perdido

you're going too fast: I'm lost

vas demasiado rápido y me confundo or no te sigo

4.2. lost pred (at a loss):

to be lost without sth/sb

estar perdido sin algo/alguien

I'm lost without a watch/my diary

yo sin reloj/mi agenda estoy or me siento perdido

I was lost for words

no supe qué decir

4.3. lost pred (absorbed):

to be lost in sth

estar ensimismado en algo

he's completely lost in his book

está totalmente ensimismado en su libro

she's lost to the world

está en otro mundo

lost in thought

sumido en la reflexión

lost in thought

absorto

5. lost (denied, unavailable) pred:

to be lost to sb/sth as a result of his cruelty, she was lost to him forever

su crueldad hizo que la perdiera para siempre

6. lost (morally fallen) liter:

lost woman/soul

perdido

7. lost (not won):

lost battle/election

perdido

a lost cause

una causa perdida

lost property N U Brit

lost property

objetos mpl perdidos

lost property office

oficina f de objetos perdidos

lost sheep N

lost sheep

oveja f descarriada

long-lost [Am ˈlɔŋ ˈˌlɔst, Brit ˌlɒŋˈlɒst] ADJ attr

she had a long-lost uncle in Australia

tenía un tío en Australia a quien había perdido de vista hacía mucho tiempo

he recovered his long-lost faith

recobró la fe que había perdido hacía tanto tiempo

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)

lost-and-found N U Am

lost-and-found

objetos mpl perdidos

lost-and-found department

departamento m de objetos perdidos

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

Translations for lost in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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está/se ha quedado afónico

he's lost his voice

lost in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lost in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.lost [lɒst, Am lɑ:st] VB

lost pt, pp of lose

II.lost [lɒst, Am lɑ:st] ADJ

1. lost:

lost

perdido, -a

to get lost

perderse

to give sth/sb up for lost

dar algo/a alguien por perdido

to be lost in a book

estar enfrascado en la lectura de un libro

2. lost (preoccupied):

lost

perplejo, -a

See also lose

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

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

long-lost ADJ

long-lost

perdido, -a hace mucho tiempo

lost property N no pl

lost property

objetos m pl perdidos

lost property office N Brit, Aus

lost property office

oficina f de objetos perdidos

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hopelessly lost

totalmente perdido

Translations for lost in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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extraviado (-a)

lost

¡vete a hacer gárgaras! inf

get lost!

extraviar (perder)

to lose

extraviarse

to get lost

extraviarse (perderse)

to get lost

extraviarse

to get lost in the mail Am

perdido (-a)

lost

dar a alguien por perdido

to give sb up for lost

dar algo por perdido

to give sth up for lost

estar perdido

to be lost

perdido (-a)

lost

lost Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sth/sb up for lost

dar algo/a alguien por perdido

to be lost in a book

estar enfrascado en la lectura de un libro

I lost it along the way

lo perdí por el camino

to get lost in the mail Am

extraviarse

apart from that, I lost the keys

aparte de esto, perdí las llaves

to be a champion of lost causes

ser un abogado de las causas perdidas@

fortunately there were no lives lost

no hubo que lamentar pérdidas humanas

they lost money when they went into publishing

perdieron dinero al aventurarse en el mundo editorial

I lost it in the third set

me he hundido en el tercer set

to tell sb to get lost

echar a alguien con viento fresco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The elastic efficiency of the resilin isolated from locust tendon has been reported to be 97% (only 3% of stored energy is lost as heat).

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However, upon resumption in the evening he lost the opening four frames and would eventually lose the match 79.

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He lost his seat when a civil court case resulted in bankruptcy.

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Inside, the group find a lost and tired spectacled porpoise, which helps to guide them out of an oncoming blizzard.

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They lost the away match by the same score.

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In more recent times, "oni" have lost some of their original wickedness and sometimes take on a more protective function.

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The cities sought damages from the banks for lost property-tax revenue and increased municipal services stemming from foreclosures that they said resulted from discriminatory lending.

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He overstayed his leave, lost his government post, and the decision to become a full-time actor was effectively made for him.

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She reportedly staked out a good farm, but lost it due to describing its metes and bounds inaccurately at the land office.

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Many people were injured in the derailment and two passengers lost their lives.

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