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

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

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1.3. lose (through death, disaster):

lose wife/men/planes

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

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

1.6. lose (shake off):

lose pursuer

1.7. lose (lose sight of):

lose

perder de vista

1.10. lose (miss):

lose train/flight/connection

2. lose (fail to win):

lose game/battle/election

II.lose [Am luz, Brit luːz] VB intr

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

lose

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

to lose on a deal

salir perdiendo en un negocio

2.2. lose (be less effective):

lose

the poem loses in translation

el poema pierde con la traducción or al ser traducido

3. lose watch/clock:

lose

lose

III.lose [Am luz, Brit luːz] VB refl

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to lose oneself (in sth)

ensimismarse (en algo)

lost² ADJ

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1.1. lost (mislaid, missing):

lost

to get lost

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

to get lost

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

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

lost opportunity

lost opportunity

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

4.1. lost pred (confused):

lost

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

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

7. lost (not won):

lost battle/election

a lost cause

una causa perdida

lost property N U Brit

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lost property

objetos mpl perdidos

lost property office

oficina f de objetos perdidos

lost sheep N

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lost sheep

oveja f descarriada

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

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

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1.3. lose (through death, disaster):

lose wife/men/planes

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

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

1.6. lose (shake off):

lose pursuer

1.7. lose (lose sight of):

lose

perder de vista

1.10. lose (miss):

lose train/flight/connection

2. lose (fail to win):

lose game/battle/election

II.lose [Am luz, Brit luːz] VB intr

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

lose

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

to lose on a deal

salir perdiendo en un negocio

2.2. lose (be less effective):

lose

the poem loses in translation

el poema pierde con la traducción or al ser traducido

3. lose watch/clock:

lose

lose

III.lose [Am luz, Brit luːz] VB refl

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to lose oneself (in sth)

ensimismarse (en algo)

lost-and-found N U Am

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lost-and-found

objetos mpl perdidos

lost-and-found department

departamento m de objetos perdidos

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

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win-lose [wɪnˈluːz] ADJ attr

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en que uno gana y otro pierde

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está/se ha quedado afónico

he's lost his voice

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I.lost [lɔst] VB

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lost pt, pp of lose

II.lost [lɔst] ADJ

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2. lost (preoccupied):

lost

to be lost in thought

estar ensimismado

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I.lose <lost, lost> [luz] VB trans

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lose

to get lost person

to get lost object

II.lose <lost, lost> [luz] VB intr

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lose

I.lose <lost, lost> [luz] VB trans

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lose

to get lost person

to get lost object

II.lose <lost, lost> [luz] VB intr

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lose

long-lost ADJ

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perdido, -a hace mucho tiempo

lost and found N

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lost and found

oficina f de objetos perdidos

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hopelessly lost

totalmente perdido

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extraviado (-a)

lost

¡que te zurzan! inf

get lost!

to get lost

¡vete a hacer gárgaras! inf

get lost!

extraviar (perder)

to get lost

extraviar (perderse)

to get lost

extraviar (carta)

to get lost in the mail

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Several reports have indicated that the company often fails to follow up on rebates, often making false claims of refunding money lost through rebate fraud. en.wikipedia.org

Maybe he lost his undies in a poker game? en.wikipedia.org

Other silks were used for clothes, hangings, altarcloths, and church vestments, which have nearly all been lost, except for some vestments. en.wikipedia.org

Estimated to be about 60,000 years old, the specimen was severely arthritic and had lost all his teeth, with evidence of healing. en.wikipedia.org

As a compromise the state agreed to pay the county a declining percentage of the lost tax revenue for 10 years. en.wikipedia.org

The act performed without a net (it had been lost in transit) and the crowd gave them a standing ovation. en.wikipedia.org

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

However, at some point the mixdown master tape for this song was also lost, and apparently no backup copies had been made. en.wikipedia.org

She later embarked on a journey to find her long-lost sister, but suffered from amnesia along the way. en.wikipedia.org

In general, she is very shy, an avid bookworm, and has a terrible sense of direction (leading her to get lost easily, particularly in tournaments). en.wikipedia.org

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