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at a loss
Language:
en
1.
General
neutral
formal
Unable to know what to say, do, or think; puzzled or uncertain.
Lacking the resources or means to proceed or make a decision.
2.
General
neutral
business
Incurring a financial loss; selling or operating for less than cost.
Examples:
EN:
Feeling at a loss after the death of his mother, Mikisaburo one day witnesses a shocking scene.
ES:
Sintiéndose derrotado tras perder a su madre, un día Mikisaburo es testigo de una terrible escena.
EN:
That charlatan who sells at a loss in order to ruin us?"
ES:
¿Ese charlatán que vende barato solo para arruinar a los demás?"
EN:
Don't tell me you're at a loss for words.
ES:
No me diga que se ha quedado sin palabras.
EN:
So I sent her to bed again. I'm at a loss.
ES:
El resto ya lo sabe.
EN:
I'm at a loss, sit down.
ES:
Yo ya no sé qué hacer, siéntese.
EN:
I'm operating at a loss.
ES:
Estoy teniendo perdidas.
EN:
I'm at a loss for words.
ES:
No tengo palabras.
EN:
I'm at a loss to understand this.
ES:
No llego a comprenderlo.
EN:
They never seem to be at a loss for action around here.
ES:
Nunca faltan las emociones aquí.
EN:
I'm rather at a loss.
ES:
Estoy un poco perdido.
EN:
My dear young lady, really, I'm at a loss.
ES:
Querida senorita, estoy perplejo.
EN:
Really, I'm completely at a loss to understand it.
ES:
La verdad es que no puedo comprender.
EN:
Never at a loss for a comeback.
ES:
Las contesta todas.
EN:
We should have been at a loss without Tarzan.
ES:
Sin Tarzán no hubiéramos sabido qué hacer.
EN:
I'm at a loss right now.
ES:
Me encuentro perdida en este momento.
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