Perdais (en. Lost)

/pɛʁ.dɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

The action of no longer having something.

I often lost my keys back then.

Je perdais souvent mes clés à l'époque.

Experiencing a loss of a loved one.

I lost my grandfather last year.

Je perdais mon grand-père l'année dernière.

Failing to achieve a goal.

I was losing the competition due to a mistake.

Je perdais la compétition à cause d'une erreur.

Coming from the verb perdre, from Latin 'perdere'.

to lose one’s mind

Becoming distracted or confused.

perdre la tête

to waste time

Not using time efficiently.

perdre du temps

to lose one's footing

Starting to lose control.

perdre pied

loss

State of having lost something.

perte

damnation

State of what is lost, often used in a figurative sense.

perdition

loser

Person who has lost, particularly in a competition.

perdant

Losing one's bearings.

Since I changed jobs, I was losing my bearings.

Depuis que j'ai changé de travail, je perdais mes repères.

Losing one's mind.

With all this stress, I believe I was losing my mind.

Avec tous ces stress, je crois que je perdais la boule.