Loss in spanish
pronunciation: peɹ̩didɑ part of speech: noun
loss = pérdida.
Example: Some attempts have been made to use video tape, but the results have been poor, with data losses and corruption.more:
» a great loss = una gran pérdida.
Example: Langer is a great loss to Australia and will be sadly missed.» be a dead loss = ser una pérdida total, ser bueno para nada, ser un auténtico inútil, ser un desastre, ser una nulidad, ser un cero a la izquierda, ser una calamidad, ser un caso perdido, no servir para nada.
Example: There is now never the need for someone with a hair problem to feel that the problem cannot be solved; hair loss is no longer a dead loss!.» be at a loss = no saber qué hacer.
Example: Many librarians are disturbed by this problem but have been at a loss as to the remedy.» be at a loss for words = no saber qué decir, no encontrar palabras, quedarse sin palabras.
Example: The readers' services librarian was at a loss for words.» be at a loss to explain it = no saber cómo explicarlo.
Example: She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.» be no great loss = no ser una gran pérdida, no perderse mucho, no perderse nada.
Example: The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.» be not at a loss for words = saber contestar muy bien.
Example: The readers' services librarian was not at a loss for words.» blood loss = pérdida de sangre.
Example: He died of blood loss and his friend was injured after the pair fell off a mountain trail and waited two days for rescuers to find them.» bone loss = pérdida ósea, pérdida de masa ósea, osteoporosis.
Example: Because dental implants fuse with the jawbone, bone loss is generally not a problem.» casualty loss = pérdida fortuita.
Example: Losing property due to a casualty, i.e. fire, flood, hurricane, or theft is devastating, but some casualty or theft losses can be recouped through income tax breaks on your tax return.» cause + losses = causar pérdidas.
Example: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.» cut down + losses = reducir pérdidas.
Example: It will be interesting to learn if we could cut down appreciably on our losses with an electronic device.» cut + losses = reducir pérdidas.
Example: Periodic searches for missing volumes over a 2 year period cut the original losses by more than half.» cut + Posesivo + losses = hacer borrón y cuenta nueva, cortar por lo sano.
Example: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.» data loss = pérdida de datos.
Example: Some attempts have been made to use video tape, but the results have been poor, with data losses and corruption.» emotional loss = pérdida de persona querida.
Example: This web page provides information for professionals and the general public dealing with bereavement, grief and emotional losses.» fat loss = pérdida de grasa.
Example: This involves manipulating your daily intake of carbohydrates in order to maximize fat loss.» hair loss = caída de pelo, pérdida de pelo, alopecia.
Example: Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.» hearing loss = pérdida de audición, pérdida auditiva, sordera.
Example: As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.» heat loss = pérdida de calor.
Example: The building envelope, if carefully designed, may be highly energy efficient, to the extent that it helps to control seasonal heat gains and losses.» human loss = pérdida humana.
Example: The saboteurs were expecting huge human losses but their plan failed.» loss-leader = artículo de oferta, gancho, zanahoria. [Artículo ofrecido en oferta como gancho para atraer clientes aunque la empresa lo esté vendiendo por debajo de su coste ]
Example: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the 'loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.» lossless = sin pérdida.
Example: This article presents two new techniques for lossless image compression.» loss of consciousness = pérdida del conocimiento, desmayo, desvanecimiento.
Example: Syncope is temporary loss of consciousness and muscle tone due to decreased cerebral blood flow.» loss of employment = pérdida de empleo.
Example: If you receive a lump sum in compensation for the loss of employment, part of it may be tax free.» loss of face = deshonra, agravio, desprestigio, humillación, pérdida de credibilidad.
Example: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.» loss of feeling = pérdida de sensibilidad.
Example: Nerve damage may mean that you no longer notice the stone in your shoe, due to loss of feeling in your feet.» loss of hair = pérdida del cabello, alopecia.
Example: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.» loss of hearing = pérdida de audición, pérdida auditiva, sordera.
Example: The study suggests that marine animals could suffer detrimental effects ranging from a loss of hearing to increased stressed levels as a result of environmental noise.» loss of human life = pérdida de vidas humanas. [También se usa loss of human lives, pero con mucha menos frecuencia]
Example: In recent decades, government and military officials alike have pushed increasingly in the direction of bloodless wars, where confrontations are undertaken - and ultimately won - with minimum loss of human life.» loss of life = pérdida de vidas, muerte.
Example: The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.» loss of memory = pérdida de memoria.
Example: Alcoholic drinkers can experience a blackout when they have consumed enough alcohol to cause a loss of memory.» loss of power = pérdida de poder, pérdida de fuerza.
Example: This would restrict the flow of gases through the converter and create a serious back pressure problem that would cause a loss of power.» loss of sensation = pérdida de sensibilidad.
Example: Nerve damage may mean that you no longer notice the stone in your shoe, due to loss of sensation to your feet.» loss of touch with reality = pérdida de contacto con la realidad.
Example: Otherwise, it would be impossible to reveal the real causes of their gradual loss of touch with reality.» loss of value = pérdida de valor, depreciación, desvalorización.
Example: A suit was filed in 1985 for $31 Million for loss of value of the land.» make + a loss = tener pérdidas, sufrir pérdidas.
Example: And, most importantly, even if a company makes a loss, it still has to pay its interest charges.» memory loss = pérdida de la memoria.
Example: Alzheimer's is a degenerative illness that starts with memory loss and progresses to complete loss of awareness and bodily functions, and death.» mourn + Posesivo + loss = llorar + Posesivo + pérdida.
Example: The entire city mourns her loss but her memory will be cherished by all who know her.» net loss = pérdida neta.
Example: The Spanish airline swung to a net loss in the second quarter, hurt by falling demand for air travel as the recession grips Spain.» peripheral vision loss = pérdida de visión periférica.
Example: Peripheral vision loss, also called 'tunnel vision,' can be caused by glaucoma or other damage to the optic nerve.» run + at a loss = funcionar con pérdidas.
Example: This simple rule obtains no matter what the type of book may be, unless the publishing house is enabled to run at a loss through some form of external subsidy.» sense of loss = sentimiento de pérdida.
Example: It's normal for a retired person to feel a sense of loss and displacement when a significant portion of your identity goes away.» shattering loss = pérdida terrible, pérdida tremenda.
Example: Conservatives win majority with Liberals suffering a shattering loss in Parliamentary elections.» strength loss = pérdida de consistencia.
Example: This article investigates strength losses suffered by several different papers after treatment with NM2P.» suffer + a loss = sufrir una pérdida.
Example: His article, 'The skeleton in the closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.» suffer + a loss = perder.
Example: They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.» sustain + loss = sufrir una pérdida.
Example: A company's entry into receivership almost always means shareholders are going to sustain losses.» theft loss = pérdida por robo, pérdida por hurto.
Example: Losing property due to a casualty, i.e. fire, flood, hurricane, or theft is devastating, but some casualty or theft losses can be recouped through income tax breaks on your tax return.» tragic loss = trágica pérdida, pérdida trágica.
Example: The tragic loss of one of the world's greatest athletes had left her emotionally distraught and wanting to escape reality.» weight loss = pérdida de peso.
Example: Library users have a right to have reliable information that would enable them to manage their individual problems of weight loss.» weight loss pill = pastilla para perder peso.
Example: The main side effects of these weight loss pills are that they can increase your blood pressure and they can also make you feel a bit spacey.