Engelsk navneord: loss | |||
1. | loss (om forhold) something that is lost | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The car was a total loss. Loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | transferred possession, transferred property | ||
Mere specifikke termer | financial loss, forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice, wastage | ||
2. | loss (om proces) gradual decline in amount or activity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Weight loss. A serious loss of business. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | decline, diminution | ||
Mere specifikke termer | epilation, reducing | ||
3. | loss (om handling) the act of losing someone or something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | failure | ||
Mere specifikke termer | capitulation, default, fall, surrender | ||
4. | loss (om egenskab) the disadvantage that results from losing something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His loss of credibility led to his resignation. Losing him is no great deprivation. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | deprivation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | disadvantage | ||
5. | loss (om begivenhed) the experience of losing a loved one | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He sympathized on the loss of their grandfather. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | experience | ||
6. | loss (om forhold) the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The company operated at a loss last year. The company operated in the red last year. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | red, red ink | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | ||
Mere specifikke termer | paper loss, squeeze | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | gain | ||
7. | loss (om begivenhed) military personnel lost by death or capture | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | personnel casualty | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | casualty | ||
Mere specifikke termer | combat injury, injury, sacrifice, wound | ||
Overordnet emneområde | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
8. | loss (om begivenhed) euphemistic expressions for death | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Thousands mourned his passing. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | departure, exit, expiration, going, passing, release | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | death, decease, expiry | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | euphemism | ||