Lose - Perdre (The 250th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Lose is Perdre. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, numbers & quantity, lifestyle & free time, sport, economy & manufacturing. It is the 250th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as verb. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: lose

French: perdre

Examples


We could lose a lot more than that.	Nous pourrions perdre beaucoup plus que cela.
You cannot lose.	Tu ne peux pas perdre.
I have nothing else to lose.	Je n'ai plus rien à perdre.
I hate losing.	Je déteste perdre.
You have nothing to lose.	Vous n'avez rien à perdre.
I guess that I have nothing to lose.	Je n'ai rien à perdre.
It's your fault that I just lost my job.	C'est ta faute si je viens de perdre mon travail.
He who fights may lose, but he who doesn't has already lost.	Celui qui combat peut perdre, celui qui ne combat pas a déjà perdu.

We don't know what tomorrow will bring. Just like that, we could lose everything.	Nous ne savons pas ce que demain apportera. Juste comme ça, on pourrait tout perdre.
Who fights can lose. Who doesn't fight has already lost.	Celui qui combat peut perdre, mais celui qui ne combat pas a déjà perdu.
One way to lose weight is to eat less.	Une façon de perdre du poids est de manger moins.
I want to lose weight.	Je veux perdre du poids.
We're losing it.	Nous sommes en train de perdre.
Don't make me lose my patience.	Ne me faites pas perdre patience.
He had the misfortune to lose all his money.	Il a eu le malheur de perdre tout son argent.
He had the misfortune to lose his son.	Il a eu le malheur de perdre son fils.
You all just lost the game.	Vous venez tous de perdre la partie.
I'm starting to lose my patience with you.	Je commence à perdre patience avec toi.
The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose.	La question clé n'est pas ce que j'ai à gagner mais ce que j'ai à perdre.
He said that the matter was urgent, and that there was not a moment to lose.	Il dit que l'affaire était urgente et qu'il n'y avait pas un moment à perdre.
I need to lose a few kilos.	Je devrais perdre quelques kilos.