LOSS

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loss substantiv

1. pierdere (a unui obiect, la joc etc.); rătăcire (a unui document etc.); pagubă;

loss of sight, loss of one's eyesight pierderea vederii;

loss of reason pierderea facultăţii mintale;

loss of voice pierderea vocii / graiului;

loss of sense of smell pierderea mirosului;

without loss of time fără a pierde vremea / timpul, fără a zăbovi / a întârzia, fără întârziere / zăbavă;

to have a great/ heavy loss a avea / suferi o pierdere mare / grea;

to have a (great) loss in a încerca o mare pierdere în;

to meet with a loss, to sustain / to suffer a loss a suferi o pierdere;

to inflict losses a cauza / a provoca pierderi;

he bore the loss stoically a suportat / a îndurat pierderea cu stoicism;

it is his loss, the loss is his el e cel care pierde;

it is no loss nu e nici o pierdere / pagubă;

(com.) loss of custom pierderea clientelei;

(com.) to sell at a loss a vinde în pierdere;

good gamblers cut their losses când cartoforii experimentaţi văd că nu au noroc / că pierd, se scoală de la masa de joc;

(jur.) the loss of a right pierderea unut drept;

(hidr.) loss in / of head, loss of pressure pierdere de presiune;

(tehn.) loss in power, power loss pierdere de putere.

2. pagubă, stricăciune, daună;

to make up the losses a suporta daunele;

to estimate the losses a evalua pagubele;

(mar.) total loss avarie generală.

3. încurcătură, impas, strâmtorare;

to be at a loss a fi încurcat / în încurcătură;

I am quite at a loss nu ştiu ce să fac;

he is never at a loss nu se pierde niciodată cu firea, se descurcă întotdeauna;

I should be at a loss to answer such a question n-aş şti să răspund la o astfel de întrebare;

the foreigner was quite at a loss when he tried to make himself understood străinul s-a găsit în mare încurcătură când a vrut să se facă înţeles;

I was at a loss what to say and what to do n-am ştiut ce să spun şt ce să fac;

to be at a loss for a topic a nu şti despre ce (subiect) să vorbeşti;

he is never at a loss for an answer are / găseşte răspuns la toate;

I am at a loss for words to express îmi lipsesc cuvintele pentru a exprima;

to be at a loss for money a fi în lipsă / în criză de bani.

4. (med.) pierdere, scurgere.

5. (text.) (şi loss in yarn) deşeuri.

6. (hidr.) pierdere de energie.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

At first it was a heavy sense of loss and sorrow, wherein I could distinguish little else.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Edmund, on this appeal, had first to hear what was going on; but, on understanding the question, was at no loss for an answer.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

The loss of the ball—the loss of the young man—and all that the young man might be feeling!

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Maybe it's in that wind out over the sea that's bringin' with it loss and wreck, and sore distress, and sad hearts.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

He does not lose anything, for with the loss of himself he loses the knowledge of loss.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

The loss of her daughter made Mrs. Bennet very dull for several days.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

It was a terrible thing to undergo, but during the year I stood there I had time to think that the greatest loss I had known was the loss of my heart.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

There is no loss of memory.

(Agnosia, NCI Thesaurus)

"I came the minute I heard. I wish I could say something to comfort you for the loss of dear little Beth, but I can only feel, and..."

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

But to make up for your loss, I will give each of you, as a reward for his skill, half a kingdom.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

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