perder

/peɾˈdeɾ/, [peɾˈð̞eɾ]

lose, miss

Examples

Me apuré para no perder el tren.

I hurried so I wouldn't miss the train.

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No quiero perder mis ideas, aunque algunas de ellas sean un poco extremas.

I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.

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La vida es como una bicicleta. Uno debe avanzar para no perder el equilibrio.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

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Él volvió a perder su paraguas.

He lost his umbrella again.

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Perder la salud es más serio que perder dinero.

Loss of health is more serious than loss of money.

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No hay nada más doloroso que perder a tu propio querido hijo.

There's nothing more painful than losing one's loved child.

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Pero el que es estudiante tiene una obligación porque tiene más posibilidades de comprender los fenómenos económicos y sociales y las realidades del mundo; tiene la obligación de ser un factor dinámico del proceso de cambio, pero sin perder los perfiles, también, de la realidad.

But the student has an obligation because he's more likely to understand the financial and social phenomenon and global realities; it is his obligation being a dynamic factor in a process of change, but also never losing sight of reality.

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Te vas a perder.

You'll get lost.

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¡Prefiero morir a perder la vida!

I'd rather die than lose my life!

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Acabo de perder a mi mejor amigo en un accidente de tránsito.

I just lost my best friend in a traffic accident.

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La pregunta clave no es lo que puedo ganar, sino lo que tengo para perder.

The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose.

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No quiero perder mi depósito.

I don't want to lose my deposit.

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Ganar es más divertido que perder.

Winning is more fun than losing.

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Ellos se dieron por vencidos cuando vieron que estaban por perder.

When they saw that they were losing, they gave up.

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Él está comenzando a perder cabello.

He is beginning to lose his hair.

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No hay tiempo que perder.

There is no time to lose.

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No deberíais perder la esperanza.

You should not give up hope.

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La gente joven puede perder el tiempo.

Young people are apt to waste time.

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Tom no quería perder.

Tom didn't want to lose.

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Tom quería perder cinco libras antes de las vacaciones de verano.

Tom wanted to lose five pounds before summer vacation.

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