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Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
förlust c
- a loss (being defeated)
en svidande förlust för hemmalaget- a stinging loss for the home team
- a loss (involuntary losing possession of something concrete or abstract)
- a loss (economic deficit)
Företaget går med förlust- The company is making a loss (is not profitable)
en förlustaffär- a deal in which one makes a loss (also sometimes more abstractly)
- a loss (of a person or the like, through them dying or otherwise)
Hans död är en stor förlust för vetenskapen- His death is a great loss to science
Det är en stor förlust för laget att han går över till Rögle BK- It is a great loss to the team that he's transferring to Rögle BK
Usage notes
For misplacing things, see also tappa bort, slarva bort, and förlägga.
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