perderper.der [perd′er]vtd+vint+vpr1 to lose: a) to be deprived or bereaved of:
ele não tem nada a perder / he has nothing to lose. b) to fail. c) to ruin, bring to ruin. d) to waste, squander:
ele perdeu seu dinheiro no jogo / he gambled away his money. e) to miss:
perdemos a primeira parte do seu discurso / we missed the first part of your speech:
tive de perder as aulas da semana passada / I had to miss last week’s classes.
2 perder-se a) to become confused:
ele está se perdendo no terreno da fantasia / he is losing his grip on reality. b) to be lost. c) to lose merit or value.
Expressõesperder a calma to lose one’s self-possession.
perder a consciência to lose consciousness, pass out.
perder a esperança to lose hope.
perder a oportunidade to miss the opportunity.
perder a paciência to lose patience.
perder as estribeiras to lose one’s temper.
perder a vida to lose one’s life.
perder de vista to lose sight of, to lose track:
perdemo-lo de vista / we lost track of him.
perder o fôlego to get out of breath.
perder o trem to miss the train.
perder-se em minúcias to split hairs.
perder sem demonstrar contrariedade to bear a loss.
perder tempo to lose one’s time.
saber perder to be a good loser.
você não perde por esperar wait and see.
