lost in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lost in the English»French Dictionary

I.lost [Brit lɒst, Am lɔst, lɑst] VB pt VB pp

lost → lose

II.lost [Brit lɒst, Am lɔst, lɑst] ADJ

1. lost object, child, animal:

lost

perdu

to get lost

se perdre

I think we're lost

je pense que nous sommes perdus

the ticket got lost

le billet a été perdu

her basic point got lost

on ne savait plus où elle voulait en venir

get lost inf!

fiche le camp! inf

2. lost (wasted, vanished):

lost opportunity, chance

manqué

lost happiness, innocence, youth

perdu

lost civilisation

disparu

to give sb/sth up for lost

considérer qn/qc comme perdu

good advice is lost on her

c'est en pure perte qu'on lui donne des conseils

my lecture was completely lost on them

ma conférence leur est complètement passée au-dessus de la tête

another promising player lost to the sport

encore un joueur prometteur perdu pour le sport

3. lost (mystified):

lost person, look

perdu

to be lost without sb/sth

être perdu sans qn/qc

I'd be lost without you/a calculator

je serais perdu sans toi/une calculatrice

to be lost for words

être à court d'arguments

4. lost:

to be lost in book, thought

être plongé dans

lost in wonder

éperdu d'émerveillement

to be lost to the world

être complètement ailleurs

5. lost (doomed):

lost liter or hum

perdu

all is/is not lost

tout est/n'est pas perdu

a lost cause

une cause perdue

See also lose

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

1. lose (mislay):

lose object, person

perdre

to lose one's way lit

se perdre, perdre son chemin

to lose one's way fig

s'égarer

2. lose (be deprived of):

lose

perdre

the poem has lost something in translation

le poème a perdu quelque chose à la traduction

to lose interest in sth

se désintéresser de qc

to lose touch (with person, reality, situation)

perdre contact (with avec)

to lose the use of limb, muscle

perdre l'usage de

to lose one's life

mourir

many lives were lost

il y a eu de nombreuses victimes

200 jobs will be lost

200 emplois vont être supprimés

to lose one's breath

s'essouffler

to lose one's figure

s'épaissir

he's losing his looks

il n'est plus aussi beau qu'autrefois

we are losing a lot of business to our competitors

nous avons perdu beaucoup d'affaires au profit de nos concurrents

they lost both sons in the war

ils ont perdu leurs deux fils pendant la guerre

to be lost at sea

périr en mer

to have nothing/little to lose inf

n'avoir rien/pas grand-chose à perdre

try it, you've nothing to lose inf!

essaie, tu n'as rien à perdre!

you've nothing to lose by applying

tu ne risques rien en posant ta candidature

I daren't, I've got too much to lose

je n'ose pas, c'est trop risqué

3. lose (miss, waste):

lose chance

manquer

lose time

perdre

there's no time/not a moment to lose

il n'y a pas de temps/un instant à perdre

stopping meant losing vital seconds

s'arrêter représentait une perte de secondes capitales

he lost no time in replying

il n'a pas perdu de temps pour répondre

this allusion was not lost on him

cette allusion ne lui a pas échappé

4. lose (be defeated in) (gen):

lose LAW, POL, SPORTS fight, war, match, game, race, case, bet, election, vote

perdre

lose argument, debate

avoir le dessous dans

lose appeal

perdre en

5. lose:

lose (not hear or understand) remark, word

manquer

lose (not see) moving object

perdre [qc] de vue

you've lost me there inf!

je ne vous suis plus!

their cries were lost in the din

leurs cris ont été étouffés par le vacarme

6. lose (shake off, get rid of):

lose habit, unwanted person or object

se débarrasser de

lose habit, unwanted person or object

semer inf

lose pursuer job

supprimer

lose worker

licencier

7. lose (go slow) clock, watch:

lose minutes, seconds

retarder de

8. lose (cause to forfeit):

to lose sb sth

faire perdre qc à qn

his speech lost the party a million votes

son discours a fait perdre au parti un million de voix

II.lose <pret, pp lost> [Brit luːz, Am luz] VB intr

1. lose (be defeated):

lose

perdre (to sb devant qn)

they lost to the French team

ils se sont fait battre par l'équipe française

2. lose (be worse off, deteriorate):

lose

perdre

they lost on the sale of the house

ils ont vendu la maison à perte

the novel loses in translation

le roman y perd à la traduction

try it, you can't lose!

essaie, tu n'as rien à perdre!

3. lose clock, watch:

lose

retarder

III.to lose oneself in <pret, pp lost> VB refl

to lose oneself in book

se plonger dans

to lose oneself in contemplation

se perdre dans

IV.lose [Brit luːz, Am luz]

to lose it (totally) inf

péter les plombs inf

lost property Brit N

lost property → lost and found

See also lost and found

lost and found N

1. lost and found (articles):

lost and found

objets mpl trouvés

2. lost and found:

lost and found, a. lost and found office

service m des objets trouvés

3. lost and found JOURN:

‘lost-and-found (column)’

‘objets perdus et trouvés’

lost sheep N fig

lost sheep

brebis f égarée

lost soul N REL

lost soul

âme f en peine

long-lost ADJ

long-lost relative

perdu de vue depuis longtemps

long-lost object

perdu depuis longtemps

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

1. lose (mislay):

lose object, person

perdre

to lose one's way lit

se perdre, perdre son chemin

to lose one's way fig

s'égarer

2. lose (be deprived of):

lose

perdre

the poem has lost something in translation

le poème a perdu quelque chose à la traduction

to lose interest in sth

se désintéresser de qc

to lose touch (with person, reality, situation)

perdre contact (with avec)

to lose the use of limb, muscle

perdre l'usage de

to lose one's life

mourir

many lives were lost

il y a eu de nombreuses victimes

200 jobs will be lost

200 emplois vont être supprimés

to lose one's breath

s'essouffler

to lose one's figure

s'épaissir

he's losing his looks

il n'est plus aussi beau qu'autrefois

we are losing a lot of business to our competitors

nous avons perdu beaucoup d'affaires au profit de nos concurrents

they lost both sons in the war

ils ont perdu leurs deux fils pendant la guerre

to be lost at sea

périr en mer

to have nothing/little to lose inf

n'avoir rien/pas grand-chose à perdre

try it, you've nothing to lose inf!

essaie, tu n'as rien à perdre!

you've nothing to lose by applying

tu ne risques rien en posant ta candidature

I daren't, I've got too much to lose

je n'ose pas, c'est trop risqué

3. lose (miss, waste):

lose chance

manquer

lose time

perdre

there's no time/not a moment to lose

il n'y a pas de temps/un instant à perdre

stopping meant losing vital seconds

s'arrêter représentait une perte de secondes capitales

he lost no time in replying

il n'a pas perdu de temps pour répondre

this allusion was not lost on him

cette allusion ne lui a pas échappé

4. lose (be defeated in) (gen):

lose LAW, POL, SPORTS fight, war, match, game, race, case, bet, election, vote

perdre

lose argument, debate

avoir le dessous dans

lose appeal

perdre en

5. lose:

lose (not hear or understand) remark, word

manquer

lose (not see) moving object

perdre [qc] de vue

you've lost me there inf!

je ne vous suis plus!

their cries were lost in the din

leurs cris ont été étouffés par le vacarme

6. lose (shake off, get rid of):

lose habit, unwanted person or object

se débarrasser de

lose habit, unwanted person or object

semer inf

lose pursuer job

supprimer

lose worker

licencier

7. lose (go slow) clock, watch:

lose minutes, seconds

retarder de

8. lose (cause to forfeit):

to lose sb sth

faire perdre qc à qn

his speech lost the party a million votes

son discours a fait perdre au parti un million de voix

II.lose <pret, pp lost> [Brit luːz, Am luz] VB intr

1. lose (be defeated):

lose

perdre (to sb devant qn)

they lost to the French team

ils se sont fait battre par l'équipe française

2. lose (be worse off, deteriorate):

lose

perdre

they lost on the sale of the house

ils ont vendu la maison à perte

the novel loses in translation

le roman y perd à la traduction

try it, you can't lose!

essaie, tu n'as rien à perdre!

3. lose clock, watch:

lose

retarder

III.to lose oneself in <pret, pp lost> VB refl

to lose oneself in book

se plonger dans

to lose oneself in contemplation

se perdre dans

IV.lose [Brit luːz, Am luz]

to lose it (totally) inf

péter les plombs inf

lost and found N

1. lost and found (articles):

lost and found

objets mpl trouvés

2. lost and found:

lost and found, a. lost and found office

service m des objets trouvés

3. lost and found JOURN:

‘lost-and-found (column)’

‘objets perdus et trouvés’

lose out VB [Brit luːz -, Am luz -]

lose out

être perdant

to lose out on deal

perdre dans

to lose out on deal

manquer, rater inf

chance, opportunity, bargain to lose out to sb

se faire dépasser par qn

Translations for lost in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

paumer

to lose

se paumer

to get lost

égaré (égarée) voyageur, promeneur

lost

égaré (égarée) lettre, colis

lost, missing

lost in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lost in the English»French Dictionary

I.lost [last] VB

lost pt, pp of lose

II.lost [last] ADJ

lost soul

en peine

lost opportunity

manqué(e)

to be lost

être perdu

to get lost

s'égarer

Phrases:

a lost cause

une cause perdue

See also lose

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

lose

perdre

to lose one's life

perdre la vie

to lose one's breath

perdre son souffle

to lose no time in doing sth

ne pas perdre de temps à faire qc

to lose one's control of sb/sth

perdre le contrôle de qn/qc

to lose one's head/nerve

perdre la tête/son sang froid

Phrases:

to lose face

perdre la face

to lose heart

perdre courage

to lose one's heart to sb/sth

tomber amoureux de qn/qc

to have lost one's marbles iron hum

perdre la tête

to have nothing to lose

n'avoir rien à perdre

to lose one's shirt

perdre sa chemise

to lose sight of sth

perdre qc de vue

to lose sleep over sth

s'en faire pour qc

to lose touch with sb

perdre le contact avec qn

to lose touch with reality

perdre tout sens de la réalité

to lose track of sb/sth

perdre la trace de qn/qc

to lose one's way

s'égarer

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

lose

perdre

to lose to sb/sth

se faire battre par qn/qc

long-lost ADJ

long-lost

perdu(e) depuis longtemps

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

lose

perdre

to lose one's life

perdre la vie

to lose one's breath

perdre son souffle

to lose no time in doing sth

ne pas perdre de temps à faire qc

to lose one's control of sb/sth

perdre le contrôle de qn/qc

to lose one's head/nerve

perdre la tête/son sang froid

Phrases:

to lose face

perdre la face

to lose heart

perdre courage

to lose one's heart to sb/sth

tomber amoureux de qn/qc

to have lost one's marbles iron hum

perdre la tête

to have nothing to lose

n'avoir rien à perdre

to lose one's shirt

perdre sa chemise

to lose sight of sth

perdre qc de vue

to lose sleep over sth

s'en faire pour qc

to lose touch with sb

perdre le contact avec qn

to lose touch with reality

perdre tout sens de la réalité

to lose track of sb/sth

perdre la trace de qn/qc

to lose one's way

s'égarer

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

lose

perdre

to lose to sb/sth

se faire battre par qn/qc

lost and found N

lost and found

objets mpl trouvés

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

regain lost ground, territory

regagner

Translations for lost in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

paumer

to lose

paumer

to get lost

égaré(e)

lost

être déboussolé

to be totally lost

objets trouvés

lost and found

perdu(e)

lost

perdu(e) (qui a été égaré) objet

lost

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Translations for lost in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

perdre ses repères

lose one’s orientation

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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They lost the away match by the same score.

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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).

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

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

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

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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.

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

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Maybe he lost his undies in a poker game?

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