He Knows How Easy It Was to Lose Track of Time

to lose track of time

exp.

perdre la notion du temps

track

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lose

( lost pt, pp )

[+possession] perdre
→ I lost my keys.
[+faculty, function, ability, characteristic] perdre
→ He lost the use of his legs after the illness.
→ They lost their ability to hear.
→ He lost all sense of reason.
I've lost my purse. J'ai perdu mon porte-monnaie.
She lost a lot of blood. Elle a perdu beaucoup de sang.
to lose weight perdre du poids, maigrir
→ He has lost a lot of weight since his illness.
to lose sight of sth (=no longer see) perdre qch de vue
→ We lost sight of the train behind some trees.
(=forget) perdre qch de vue
→ We've lost sight of our moral values.
to have nothing to lose ne rien avoir à perdre
to lose it * (=get upset or angry) péter les plombs *
I completely lost it. I went berserk. J'ai complètement pété les plombs. Je suis devenu fou.

[+place, position, job] perdre
→ He lost his place in the team.
I might even lose my job. Il se peut même que je perde mon emploi.

[+amount of money] perdre
The company was losing a million pounds a week. La société perdait un million de livres par semaine.
to be losing money (=be unprofitable) être déficitaire

[+contest, game, fight] perdre
→ They have lost six games and won ten.
→ A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final.
The government lost the argument over the pace of reform. Le gouvernement a dû s'incliner dans le débat sur le rythme des réformes.

to lose one's way (when going somewhere) se perdre, s'égarer
(fig) s'égarer
→ After he recorded My Funny Valentine, Baker began to lose his way within a couple of years.
After a promising first half the film loses its way. Après une première moitié prometteuse, le film s'effiloche.

to lose o.s. in sth (=become absorbed) se plonger dans qch
→ Michael held on to her arm, losing himself in the music

[+opportunity] manquer, perdre
→ They did not lose the opportunity to say what they thought of events.
to lose no opportunity to do sth faire qch à la moindre occasion

[+husband, wife, loved one] perdre
→ He had just lost his wife.

[+time] perdre
→ You lose valuable time if you wait.
to lose no time in doing sth s'empresser de faire qch
→ as soon as he heard the gossip, he lost no time in spreading it round the office
→ Bill lost no time in telling me about his idea.

(=shake off)
[+pursuers] distancer, semer
→ He managed to lose his pursuers in the maze of streets.

[clock, watch] perdre
My watch loses about five minutes a day. Ma montre perd cinq minutes par jour.

[team, player] perdre
→ It was such fun playing, it didn't matter that we lost.

[clock, watch] retarder

▲ lose out
vi être perdant*, e
→ Women have lost out in this new pay flexibility.

Translation English - French Collins Dictionary

"to lose track of time": examples and translations in context

So easy to lose track of time when there's three years of daylight.	C'est si simple de perdre la notion du temps quand on se passe pendant trois ans de soleil.
When you're sightseeing and having fun, it's easy to lose track of time.	Quand on fait du tourisme et qu'on s'amuse, il est facile de perdre la notion du temps.
They seem to lose track of time over there.	Ils semblent perdre la notion du temps à l'autre endroit.
The Maçonnière, 4 Ha greenery welcomes you with its fauna and flora to lose track of time.	La Maçonnière, nature verdoyante de 4 Ha, vous accueille avec sa faune et sa flore à perdre le fil du temps.
With a manual toothbrush, it's easy to lose track of time.	2 Avec une brosse à dents manuelle, il est facile de perdre la notion du temps.
I'd be worried, but it's just like Martin to lose track of time.	Je devrais m'inquiéter, mais Martin n'a pas la notion du temps.

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