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loss

noun
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1 noun having lesscaillteanas masc1  c m ucailleadh masc  c m ucailliúint fem3  c m uweight loss cailleadh meáchain 2 noun no longer havingcaill fem2  c m ucailleadh masc  c m uthere were major job losses at the factory cailleadh cuid mhór post sa mhonarchathe destruction of the building was a great loss ba mhór an chaill é scrios an fhoirgnimh
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3 noun FIN, BUS-ADM deficitcaillteanas masc1  c m ufinancial loss caillteanas airgidthe company will suffer a huge loss beidh caillteanas mór ar an gcomhlachtthey had a net loss of two million euro bhí glanchaillteanas dhá mhilliún euro acuto sell sth at a loss rud a dhíol faoina luach 4 noun POL of seat in electionthey suffered heavy losses in the elections chaill siad cuid mhór suíochán sa toghchán 5 noun SPOR defeatthat was their first loss this season sin é an chéad chluiche a chaill siad an séasúr seo 6 noun deathbás masc1  c m uthe loss of Pól bás PhóilI'm sorry for your loss ní maith liom do thrioblóid, tá mé buartha faoi do thrioblóid, ní maith liom do bhris, is oth liom do bhris 7 noun POL death of combatantheavy losses were sustained by both sides chaill an dá dhream cuid mhór saighdiúirí, maraíodh a lán saighdiúirí ar an dá thaobh 8 noun sadnessa sense of loss (also a feeling of loss) cumha masc4, uaigneas masc1she felt a great sense of loss bhí an-chumha uirthi 9 noun absence causing disadvantagehe will be a great loss to the team is mór an chaill don fhoireann é, aireoidh an fhoireann uathu go mór é
phrases

to be at a loss

people were standing about, looking at a loss bhí daoine ina seasamh thart agus cuma orthu nach raibh a fhios acu cad ba cheart dóibh a dhéanamhI want to try something new but am at a loss ba mhaith liom rud éigin nua a thriail, ach níl a fhios agam cad éhe's depressed but at a loss to say why tá sé in ísle brí ach níl sé in ann a rá cén fáth atá leis

to be at a loss for words

he was at a loss for words níor fágadh focal aige, baineadh an chaint dehe asked me about it but I was at a loss for words chuir sé ceist orm faoi ach ní raibh a fhios agam cad é a déarfainn leis

to cut your losses

better to cut our losses ní fiú dúinn tuilleadh a chailleadh leis, b'fhearr gan ár mbris a chur níos faide

no great loss

(also

no loss

) he's resigned and it's no great loss tá sé éirithe as agus is beag an chaill é, tá sé éirithe as agus ní mór an chailliúint é, tá sé éirithe as agus ní aireoimid uainn é

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