förlora

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Swedish

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Etymology

Derived from the past participle of Middle Low German verlieren, from Old Saxon farliosan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraleusan. For the derivation from the past participle compare also Afrikaans verloor.

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Verb

förlora (present förlorar, preterite förlorade, supine förlorat, imperative förlora)

  1. to lose (a competition, fight, or the like)
    Hemmalaget förlorade med 0-3
    The home team lost 0-3
    Än är striden inte förlorad
    The battle is not yet lost
  2. to lose (involuntarily lose possession of something concrete or abstract)
    Synonym: mista
    Jag har förlorat allt jag äger
    I have lost everything I own
    Företaget förlorade en miljard kronor i affären
    The company lost a billion kronor in the deal
    Hon har förlorat förståndet
    She has lost her mind (commonly also expressed as "tappa förståndet")
    hans förlorade heder
    his lost honor
  3. to lose (a relative or friend or the like, through them dying, having a falling out, or the like)
    Synonym: mista
    Många har förlorat anhöriga i katastrofen
    Many have lost relatives in the disaster
    Han förlorade många vänner på grund av sina kontroversiella åsikter
    He lost many friends because of his controversial views
  4. (with ) to be lost (be involuntarily destroyed or lost from possession or the like)
    Tusentals historiska föremål gick förlorade i branden
    Thousands of historical objects were lost in the fire
    kunskap som gått förlorad
    knowledge that has been lost
  5. to lose (in value)
    Aktierna har förlorat i värde
    The shares have lost value
  6. (with ) to lose out, to lose (lose by doing something or from something, have to one's detriment)
    Antonym: vinna på
    Du kommer att förlora på att vänta för länge innan du köper
    You will lose out by waiting too long before you buy
    Alla förlorar på de nya reglerna
    Everyone loses from the new rules (they are detrimental to everyone)
  7. (reflexive) to lose oneself (become (sometimes too) deeply focused on)
    förlora sig i en roman
    lose oneself in a novel
    förlora sig i oviktiga detaljer
    lose oneself in unimportant details

Usage notes

For misplacing things, see also tappa bort, slarva bort, and förlägga.

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