English–Spanish
“lose” in Spanish
How to say “lose” in Spanish
“Lose” in Spanish is perder.
An empty hand where an object just was.
Example sentences with perder
Si sigues así, vas a perder la paciencia.
If you keep this up, you're going to lose patience.
Tips for using perder
- Perder normally takes a direct object (perder las llaves), while the reflexive perderse often means to get lost or to miss/skip something (se perdió la película).
Other Spanish words for “lose”
No quiero extraviar mis llaves.
I don't want to lose my keys.