lose
verb
1 verb cease to have TRANSITIVEcaill verb ► (be deprived of)
he lost his job chaill sé a phostshe lost the deposit chaill sí an éarlaisyou have nothing to lose níl aon ní le cailleadh agat, níl a dhath le cailleadh agat► (cause sb to be deprived of)
that policy lost the party votes chaill an páirtí vótaí mar gheall ar an bpolasaí sinstop or you'll lose me my job stop nó caillfidh mé mo phost mar gheall ort► (of control, power)
she lost control of the bike chaill sí smacht ar an rothar, d'imigh an rothar ó smacht uirthithe party lost power in the last election cuireadh as oifig an páirtí sa toghchán deiridh, chaill an páirtí cumhacht sa toghchán deiridh► (of faculty, attribute)
he'd lost consciousness bhí sé gan aithne gan urlabhrahave you lost your memory? an bhfuil do chuimhne caillte agat?, an bhfuil díchuimhne ag dul duit?you haven't lost your sense of humour níl d'acmhainn grinn caillte agat, níor chaill tú an greannshe lost her eyesight chaill sí radharc na súlhe lost the use of his legs in the accident chaill sé lúth na gcos sa timpiste► (from body)
he was losing a lot of blood bhí sé ag cailleadh cuid mhór folashe lost a hand in the explosion chaill sí lámh sa phléascyou've lost weight tá meáchan caillte agat► (stop feeling)
I've lost interest in this book tá suim caillte agam sa leabhar seo, níl suim agam a thuilleadh sa leabhar seothey've lost their confidence tá beaguchtach orthu, tá lagmhisneach orthudinner was ready but I'd lost my appetite bhí an dinnéar réidh ach bhí mo ghoile caillte agam, bhí an dinnéar réidh ach bhí an t-ocras imithe díom► (of person)
the manager said he didn't want to lose her dúirt an bainisteoir nár mhaith leis í a chailleadh, dúirt an bainisteoir nár theastaigh uaidh go n-imeodh síhe's lost friends because of this chaill sé cairde dá bharr seo 2 verb waste time, opportunity TRANSITIVEcaill verb cuir amú PhrV we lost a day's work because of the weather chailleamar lá oibre mar gheall ar an aimsir, cuireadh lá oibre amú orainn de dheasca na haimsirehis reference to the money wasn't lost on her ní dheachaigh an tagairt a rinne sé don airgead amú uirthi, thuig sí go maith an tagairt a rinne sé don airgeadwe have no time to lose níl aon am le cur amú againn, níl am ar bith le spáráil againnShow full entry
3 verb evade pursuer TRANSITIVEéalaigh ó cor a thabhairt dohe was after her but she lost him bhí sé sa tóir uirthi ach d'éalaigh sí uaidh, bhí sé sa tóir uirthi ach thug sí na cosa léi uaidhhe tried to lose her in the crowd thriail sé cor a thabhairt uaithi sa slua 4 verb not understand TRANSITIVEI'm sorry but you've lost me there tá brón orm ach ní thuigim é sin 5 verb be defeated
TRANSITIVEcaill verb they lost the match by two points chaill siad an cluiche le dhá phointethey lost the battle chaill siad an cath, buaileadh iad sa chathEngland lost the semi-final on penalties chaill Sasana an cluiche leathcheannais ar chiceanna éiriceto lose the toss caitheamh na pingine a chailleadhto lose an argument argóint a chailleadh
INTRANSITIVEcaill verb Ireland lost two-nil chaill Éire a dó a náidKerry lost to Cork chaill Ciarraí i gcoinne Chorcaíwin or lose, we always give our best cuma cén toradh a bhíonn air, déanaimid ár ndícheall i gcónaí
6 verb in election, vote INTRANSITIVEcaill verb the party wasn't surprised that they lost ní raibh aon iontas ar an bpáirtí gur chaill siadthey lost to the opposition in the by-election bhuail an freasúra iad san fhothoghchán
7 verb LAW be unsuccessful in (case, claim) INTRANSITIVEcaill verb they thought they had a strong case but they lost cheap siad go raibh cás láidir acu ach chaill siad
8 verb become separated from, not find TRANSITIVEcaill verb she lost her coat chaill sí a cóta, chuaigh a cóta amú uirthihe lost her among the crowd chuaigh sí amú air i measc an tsluathe ship was lost without trace cailleadh an long gan tásc ná tuairisc 9 verb no longer see (place, trail etc) TRANSITIVEcaill verb he'd lost his place in the script bhí a áit caillte aige sa script, bhí sé imithe amú sa script, bhí sé bailithe ar strae sa script 10 verb FIN have less money INTRANSITIVEcaill verb the bank lost heavily on the investment chaill an banc go leor ar an infheistíocht, cailliúint mhór a bhí san infheistíocht don bhanc, bhí an banc thíos go mór leis an infheistíocht
11 verb be bereaved of TRANSITIVEcaill verb she lost a lot of relatives in the war chaill sí go leor gaolta sa chogadh, fuair go leor gaolta léi bás sa chogadhhe lost his wife to cancer fuair a bhean bás den ailseno lives were lost ní bhfuair aon duine bás, níor cailleadh aon duine 12 verb MED miscarry (baby) TRANSITIVEcaill verb she nearly lost the baby dóbair di an páiste a chailleadh, ba bheag nár chaill sí an páiste 13 verb of clock, watch TRANSITIVEcaill verb this watch loses two minutes a day cailleann an t-uaireadóir seo dhá nóiméad sa lá