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perte

loss

noun PEHRT Less Common

Also means

waste

Usage Note

Perte covers loss in many senses — financial (perte de revenus), physical (perte de mémoire), and abstract (perte de temps, 'waste of time'). The idiom à perte de vue means 'as far as the eye can see'. The related verb is perdre.

Examples

"C'est une perte de temps."

Natural Translation

It's a waste of time.

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