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Learn Hardcore Spanish (Latin America): perder - to lose

Hardcore Spanish (Latin America)
/Lesson 9
/perder

perder

Word

perder

Meaning

to lose

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Usages of perder

No quiero perder la oportunidad de viajar con mi familia.

I do not want to miss the opportunity to travel with my family.

Yo a veces pierdo mi celular.

I sometimes lose my cell phone.

Guardo la entrada de cine en mi mochila para no perderla.

I keep the movie ticket in my backpack so I don't lose it.

Si la manejas con descuido, podrías quebrar toda la vajilla y perder mucho dinero.

If you handle them carelessly, you could break all the tableware and lose a lot of money.

Perdí el control remoto y ahora no puedo cambiar de canal con el botón del televisor.

I lost the remote control and now I can’t change channels with the TV’s button.

Si se afeita la barba, quizá pierda su apodo divertido.

If he shaves his beard, he might lose his funny nickname.

Perdí un lente de mis gafas.

I lost a lens from my glasses.

Guardé el borrador y el lápiz en el estuche para no perderlos.

I put the eraser and the pencil in the case so I don’t lose them.

Una ventaja es practicar español gratis, pero la desventaja es que pierdo tiempo en otras cosas.

One advantage is practicing Spanish for free, but the disadvantage is that I lose time on other things.

Sin límites claros, pierdo horas y horas viendo videos y luego me siento culpable y preocupado, igual que cuando era adolescente.

Without clear limits, I lose hours watching videos and then I feel guilty and worried, just like when I was a teenager.

En el guion, una bruja pierde su varita mágica en la montaña durante una tormenta.

In the script, a witch loses her magic wand in the mountain during a storm.

A veces pierdo mi turno porque hablo y no miro el tablero.

Sometimes I lose my turn because I talk and don't look at the board.

Mi abuelo pierde una ficha de ajedrez en el parque.

My grandfather loses a chess piece in the park.

Ese rey perdió la guerra.

That king lost the war.

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