perte

Meaning

1. loss
2. ruin

Concepts

loss

waste

doom

perdition

deprivation

forfeit

losses

damage

destruction

fall

ruin

wastage

write-off

casualty

undoing

disadvantage

lose

lose money

pit

red

downfall

toll

wreck

bereavement

consequential loss

loss or lack

casualties

killed and wounded

drawback

handicap

inadvisability

inexpediency

defeat

losing

extravagance

economic losses

spill

decrease

discount

lost

straying

hell

inferno

dissipation

wastefulness

Hell

Inferno

infernal region

nether region

personnel casualty

Fall

red ink

write-down

detriment

harm

impairment

affection

hitting

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɛʁt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French perte, from Old French perte, from the feminine of Latin perditus. Compare Italian perdita and Spanish pérdida.

Sentences

Le Japon est confronté à une forte perte de compétitivité .

Japan is facing a sharp loss of competitiveness.

Cela arrive généralement à basse altitude , provoquant la perte totale de l'avion.

This usually happens at low altitude, causing the total loss of the aircraft.