perte

Definitions of perte
  1. noun
    something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
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    antonyms:
    bénéfice, gain
    something won (especially money)
    type of:
    perte financière
    loss of money or decrease in financial value
  2. noun
    the disadvantage that results from losing something
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    type of:
    dommage, désavantage
    the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
  3. noun
    something that is lost
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    types:
    perte financière
    loss of money or decrease in financial value
    usure
    decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
    type of:
    échange
    a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
  4. noun
    the experience of losing a loved one
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    type of:
    expérience
    an event as apprehended
  5. noun
    gradual decline in amount or activity
    synonyms: décadence
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    type of:
    décadence, déclin, recul, régression
    change toward something smaller or lower
  6. noun
    the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
    synonyms: sacrifice
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    type of:
    acte, action
    something that people do or cause to happen
  7. noun
    the act of losing someone or something
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    types:
    disqualification, forfait
    loss due to not showing up
    capitulation
    the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
    type of:
    échec
    an act that fails
  8. noun
    military personnel lost by death or capture
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    types:
    blessure
    a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
    type of:
    pertes
    a decrease of military personnel or equipment
  9. noun
    euphemistic expressions for death
    synonyms: disparition
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    type of:
    décès
    the event of dying or departure from life
  10. noun
    the process whereby something is shed
    synonyms: chute
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    types:
    mue
    periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
    type of:
    processus biologique, processus organique
    a process occurring in living organisms
  11. noun
    any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    synonyms: émission
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    défécation
    the bodily process of discharging waste matter
    menstruation, menstrues, règles
    the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
    incontinence
    involuntary urination or defecation
    miction
    the discharge of urine
    type of:
    fonction organique
    an organic process that takes place in the body
  12. noun
    the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
    synonyms: perte de bénéfice, perte des revenus
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    antonyms:
    gain, profit
    the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
    type of:
    montant, somme d'argent
    a quantity of money
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