Perdirent (en. Lost)

/pɛʁdiʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates that people or things have lost something.

They lost their keys during the party.

Ils perdirent leurs clés lors de la fête.

Expresses the action of no longer possessing something.

They lost their jobs because of the crisis.

Ils perdirent leur emploi à cause de la crise.

Also means a loss in a figurative sense.

They lost all hope of success.

Ils perdirent tout espoir de réussite.

From the verb 'perdre', derived from the Latin 'perdere', meaning 'to cause to perish, ruin, lose'.

lose one's grip

To be in trouble, no longer knowing how to act.

perdre pied

lose face

To suffer humiliation or disavowal.

perdre la face

waste one's time

Not to use one's time productively.

perdre son temps

loss

The act of losing something.

perte

lose

To make something one possesses disappear.

perdre

loser

One who loses, often used in games or competitions.

perdant

To fail at something catastrophically.

He really lost with this project; no one believed in it.

Il a vraiment perdu avec ce projet, personne n'y a cru.

To let go of a situation.

She lost out on her old love and finally moved on.

Elle a perdu sur son vieil amour et a enfin avancé.