English–Afrikaans dictionary

Afrikaans translation of the English word lose

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EnglishAfrikaans (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(fall away; lose flesh; lose in weight)
🔗 As an adult, Leon Czolgosz worked in a Cleveland factory until he lost his job in a labour dispute in 1893.
🔗 Johnson’s speech on Wednesday night reflects the Brexiteers’ growing fears that, while they won the referendum battle, they might be losing the war.
lose flesh
(fall away; lose; lose in weight)
lose one’s life
(perish)
lose one’s way
(go astray; stray off; aberrate)
(damage)
🔗 That’s a loss of £ 65 billion to the economy.
(toll; write‐off; wastage)
🔗 We have suffered a loss!
(defeat);
🔗 Trump’s loss has been reaffirmed by courts and state election officials dozens of times since the election.

EnglishAfrikaans
lose⇆ agterloop; ⇆ inboet; ⇆ kwytraak; ⇆ laat verloor; ⇆ mis; ⇆ misloop; ⇆ nie haal nie; ⇆ uitval; ⇆ verbeur; ⇆ verloor; ⇆ verspeel; ⇆ weggooi
be lost⇆ afgaan; ⇆ omkom; ⇆ verdwaal wees; ⇆ vergaan; ⇆ verlore wees
lose colour⇆ bleek word; ⇆ verbleik
lose count⇆ die tel kwytraak
lose face⇆ sy prestige verloor
lose flesh⇆ afval; ⇆ maer word
lose ground⇆ agteruitgaan; ⇆ agteruitloop; ⇆ grond verloor; ⇆ veld verloor
lose heart⇆ moed verloor; ⇆ tou opgooi
lose oneself⇆ verdwaal
lose oneself in⇆ opgaan in; ⇆ verward raak in
lose one’s head⇆ die kluts kwytraak; ⇆ onthoof word; ⇆ sy kop verloor
lose one’s heart⇆ sy hart verloor; ⇆ verlief word
lose one’s nerve⇆ bang word
lose one’s rag⇆ sy herkoutjie kwyt wees
lose one’s reason⇆ sy verstand kwytraak
lose one’s senses⇆ sy besinning verloor
lose one’s temper⇆ kwaad word; ⇆ uit sy humeur raak
lose one’s voice⇆ die stem verloor
lose one’s way⇆ van die pad afraak; ⇆ verdwaal
lose one’s wool⇆ kwaad word
lose patience⇆ geduld verloor; ⇆ sy geduld verloor
lose sight of⇆ uit die oog verloor
lose the day⇆ die stryd verloor
lose the thread⇆ afdwaal; ⇆ die draad kwytraak
lose the thread of⇆ afraak van
lose the way⇆ verdwaal
lose track of⇆ uit die oog verloor
lose weight⇆ afval; ⇆ gewig verloor
play a losing game⇆ stadig maar seker die onderspit delf
there is no love lost between them⇆ hulle kan mekaar nie verdraag nie; ⇆ hulle sit nie langs dieselfde vuur nie
loser⇆ verloorder
losing⇆ hopeloos; ⇆ verlies; ⇆ verliesend; ⇆ verloor; ⇆ verlorend
loss⇆ derwing; ⇆ nadeel; ⇆ ondergang; ⇆ skade; ⇆ skadepos; ⇆ verlies
lost⇆ geskore; ⇆ na sy grootjie; ⇆ verdwaal; ⇆ verlore; ⇆ versonke