lost

lost: lost [{{t}}lɒst]

1 pt & pp of lose

2 adjective

(a) (mislaid, not found) perdu;

∎ all is not yet lost tout n'est pas perdu;

∎ they have discovered a lost masterpiece ils ont découvert un chef-d'œuvre disparu;

∎ to give sth up for lost abandonner tout espoir de retrouver qch;

∎ the lost city of Atlantis Atlantide, la ville engloutie

(b) (person → in direction) perdu, égaré;

∎ can you help me, I'm lost pouvez-vous m'aider, je me suis perdu ou égaré;

∎ to get lost se perdre;

∎ they got lost on the way back ils se sont perdus sur le chemin du retour;

∎ {{}}Military{{}} lost in action mort au combat;

∎ 30 people were reported lost at sea 30 personnes auraient péri en mer;

∎ also {{}}figurative{{}} a lost sheep une brebis égarée;

∎ he looks like a lost sheep without his wife sans sa femme, il a l'air complètement perdu;

∎ a lost soul une âme en peine;

∎ {{}}old-fashioned{{}} a lost woman une femme perdue;

∎ {{}}familiar{{}} get lost! va te faire voir!

(c) {{}}figurative{{}} (engrossed) perdu, plongé, absorbé;

∎ she was lost in her book elle était plongée dans son livre;

∎ to be lost in thought être perdu dans ses pensées

(d) (wasted → time) perdu; (→ opportunity) perdu, manqué; (→ youth) gâché;

∎ the allusion was lost on me je n'ai pas compris ou saisi l'allusion;

∎ your advice would be lost on them leur donner un conseil serait peine perdue;

∎ the hint/the suggestion was not lost on him l'allusion/la suggestion ne lui a pas échappé;

∎ your compliment was lost on her elle ne s'est pas rendu compte que tu lui faisais un compliment;

∎ French humour is lost on us nous ne comprenons rien à l'humour français

(e) (confused, bewildered) perdu;

∎ I'm lost, start again! je suis perdu ou je ne vous suis plus, recommencez!;

∎ I felt quite lost in the new job je me sentais complètement perdu dans mon nouveau travail;

∎ I'm lost for words je ne sais pas quoi dire

(f) (oblivious) insensible;

∎ he was lost to the world il avait l'esprit ailleurs

►► lost cause cause f perdue;

the Lost Generation la génération perdue;

lost property objets mpl trouvés;

{{}}British{{}} lost property office bureau m des objets trouvés;

{{}}American{{}} lost river rivière f souterraine

✾ Film 'The Lost Weekend' Wilder 'Le Poison'

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