perdre

perdre [pɛʀdʀ(ə)] vt → to lose (= gaspiller) [+ temps, argent] → to waste: [+ occasion]; to waste, miss [+ personne] (moralement etc) → to ruin

vi → to lose;

(sur une vente etc) → to lose out; [récipient] → to leak;

se perdre vi (= s'égarer) → to get lost, lose one's way (fig) (= se gâter); to go to waste (= disparaître); to disappear, vanish;

il ne perd rien pour attendre → it can wait, it'll keep