| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | lose |
| IPA | /luːz / verb (past tense, past participle lost /lɒst ; US lɔːst /) |
| Back | kaybetmek |
| Back 2 | lose (verb) /luːz
/ verb (past tense, past participle lost /lɒst ; US lɔːst /)
1 [transitive]
to become unable to
find sth
kaybetmek
I've lost my purse. I can't find it
anywhere.
2 [transitive]
to no longer have
sb/sth
yitirmek, kaybetmek
She lost a leg in the accident.
He lost his wife last year.
to lose your job
3 [transitive]
to have less of sth
(para, kilo vb.) yitirmek, kaybetmek
to lose weight/interest/patience
The company is losing money all the time.
OPPOSITE GAIN1
4 [transitive] (informal)
to cause sb not to
understand sth
aptala
çevirmek
You've totally lost me! Please explain
again.
5 [intransitive,
transitive]
to not win; to be
defeated
kaybetmek, yenilmek
We played well but we lost 2-1.
to lose a court case/an argument
Parma lost to Milan in the final.
6 [intransitive,
transitive]
to become poorer (as a
result of sth)
kaybetmek, zarar
etmek
The company lost on the deal.
7 [transitive]
to waste time, a
chance, etc.
(para vb.) kaybetmek, boşa
harcamak
Hurry up! There's no time to lose.
IDIOMS
give/lose
ground (to sb/sth)
to allow sb to have an
advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself
avantaj
sağlamak;
avantajını
kaybetmek
They are not prepared to give ground on tax
cuts.
The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to
the Liberal Democrats at the election.
keep/lose
your cool
to stay calm/to stop
being calm and become angry, nervous, etc.
soğukkanlılığını
korumak/kaybetmek
keep/lose
count (of sth)
to know/not know how
many there are of sth
sayısını
bilmek/unutmak
I've lost count of the number of times he's
told that joke!
keep/lose
your temper
to stay calm/to become
angry
öfkesini
yenmek/öfkesine kapılmak
look at BAD-TEMPERED
keep/lose
track of sb/sth
to have/not have
information about what is happening or where sb/sth is
haberdar
olmak/habersiz olmak, takip etmek/etmemek
As a journalist, he has to keep track of
events all over the Middle East.
I lost all track of time.
lose
your bearings
to become confused
about where you are
yönünü
şaşırmak, yönünü tayin edememek
lose
face
to lose the respect of
other people
küçük
düşmek
lose
your head
to become confused or
very excited
kafası
karışmak
lose
heart
to stop believing that
you will be successful in sth you are trying to do
hevesi
kaçmak, cesareti kırılmak
lose
it
(spoken)
to go crazy or
suddenly become unable to control your emotions
tepesi
atmak
I'm afraid I lost it and shouted at Helen.
lose
your life
to be killed
ölmek, yaşamını
yitirmek
lose
sight of sb/sth
to no longer be able
to see sb/sth
gözden
kaçırmak
We eventually lost sight of the animal in
some trees.
(figurative) We
mustn't lose sight of our original aim.
lose
your touch
to lose a special
skill or ability
ustalığını
kaybetmek
lose
touch (with sb/sth)
to no longer have
contact (with sb/sth)
teması
kaybetmek
I've lost touch with a lot of my old school
friends.
a
losing battle
a competition, fight,
etc. in which it seems that you will fail to be successful
(savaş, mücadele, rekabet
vb.) kaybedilmesi kaçınılmaz
win/lose
the toss
to guess
correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands
yazı-turada
galip/mağlup olmak
Ms Williams won the toss and chose to serve
first.
PHRASAL VERB
lose
out (on sth/to sb)
(informal)
to be at a
disadvantage
zarar
görmek
If a teacher pays too much attention to the
brightest students in the class, the others lose out.
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