Pertes (en. Losses)

/pɛʁt/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Decrease of something, or shortfall.

The company's financial losses have been significant this year.

Les pertes financières de l'entreprise ont été significatives cette année.

Consequence of damage, destruction.

After the accident, the material losses were assessed.

Après l'accident, les pertes matérielles ont été évaluées.

Deaths of people, particularly in a context of war or disaster.

The human losses during the conflict were tragic.

Les pertes humaines durant le conflit ont été tragiques.

From the verb lose, derived from the Latin 'perdere' which means 'to destroy, to lose.'

losses and profits

Expression used in the economic context to denote gains and losses.

pertes et profits

to measure the losses

To assess the extent of damage or decrease.

mesurer les pertes

to lose

Action of losing something.

perdre

dry loss

Loss without compensation.

perte sèche

deficit

Negative gap between income and expenses.

déficit

Informal loss of money.

I incurred losses on that bet.

J'ai fait des pertes sur ce pari.

Failure in a project.

His last project was a loss.

Son dernier projet a été une perte.