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perder

Translation

v.
to lose
He perdido la cartera
I've lost my wallet
He perdido las esperanzas de conseguir ese puesto
I've lost all hope of getting that job
to mislay form
Parece que he perdido el lápiz
I seem to have mislaid a pencil
(el autobús, el tren)
to miss
(el pelo o las hojas de los árboles)
to shed
(un derecho)
to forfeit
(en deportes)
to trail
perder el equilibrio
to lose one's balance
perder el tiempo
to waste one's time
perder peso
to lose weight
perder un partido
to lose a match
¡Estamos perdidos!
All is lost!
perder el juicio
to go mad
perder a alguien de vista
to lose sight of sb
perder el conocimiento
to black out inform
perder la cuenta (col.)
to lose track
perder la pista
to lose track
perder los estribos
to lose one's temper
(Definition of perder v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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