pierde

/ˈpjeɾde/, [ˈpjeɾ.ð̞e]

loses, lost, misses


Verb pierde

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of perder.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of perder.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of perder.

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Examples
  • Este libro habla sobre un rey que pierde su corona.

    This book is about a king who loses his crown.

  • Ken no es del tipo de persona que pierde fácilmente los estribos.

    Ken is not the type of person who loses his temper easily.

  • Ella se pierde con mucha facilidad. No tiene ningún sentido de la orientación.

    She gets lost really easily. She's got no sense of direction.

  • El váter pierde agua.

    The toilet won't stop running.

  • Presta tu dinero y pierde amigos.

    Lend your money and lose your friend.

  • Mary pierde los estribos fácilmente.

    Mary loses her temper easily.

  • La lectura es la clase de hábito que no se pierde una vez adquirido.

    Reading is the kind of habit that once acquired is never lost.

  • El toro es más fuerte que el torero, pero casi siempre pierde.

    The bull is stronger than the bullfighter, but he almost always loses.

  • La poesía es lo que está perdido en la traducción. También es lo que se pierde en la interpretación.

    Poetry is what is lost in translation. It is also what is lost in interpretation.

  • Tom nunca pierde su calma.

    Tom never loses his cool.

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