lose

perdre

Ne plus savoir où se trouve quelque chose qu’on avait.

En anglais simple : To no longer know where something you had is.

• Don't lose your keys.
• I lost my phone on the bus.
• Have you ever lost your passport?

Synonymes : mislay, misplace

Contraires : find

Expressions courantes : lose your keys, lose something

perdre

Terminer un jeu ou une compétition sans gagner.

En anglais simple : To finish a game or competition without winning.

• Our team lost again.
• She hates losing at chess.
• Did they lose to France?

Comment l'utiliser : lose to someone (We lost to a stronger team.); lose by something (They lost by two points.)

Synonymes : be defeated, be beaten

Contraires : win

Expressions courantes : lose a game, lose to someone, lose by something, lose a match

perdre

Devenir moins lourd en réduisant son poids ou la graisse de son corps.

En anglais simple : To become lighter by reducing the amount of fat or weight in your body.

• I want to lose weight.
• He lost three kilos last month.
• Are you trying to lose a few pounds?

Synonymes : shed, drop

Contraires : gain

Expressions courantes : lose weight, lose five kilos