losing

los·ing  (lzng)

adj.

1. Failing to win, as in a sport or game: a losing team; a losing lottery ticket.

2. Of or relating to one that fails to win: a losing season; a losing battle.

n.

1. The act of one that loses; loss.

2. Something lost, such as money at gambling. Often used in the plural.

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losing [ˈluːzɪŋ]

adj

unprofitable; failing the business was a losing concern

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losing

• idiot strings - Refers to the strings that attach mittens to prevent a child from losing one.
• in hock - Can be traced to the card game faro, in which the last card in the box was called the hocketty card; when a player bet on a card that ended up in hock, he was at a disadvantage and was himself in hock and at risk of losing his bets.
• jeopardy - Comes from French ieu parti, "(evenly) divided game" (from Latin jocus partitus, "divided game"), referring originally to chess, in which the chances of winning and losing are balanced.
• pain - Originally meant punishment for a crime or offense—sometimes by losing one's head.

Translations

losing [ˈluːzɪŋ]

A. ADJ → perdedor
the losing team → el equipo perdedor
to fight a losing battle → luchar por una causa perdida
she was fighting a losing battle against her depression → luchaba en vano or sin éxito contra su depresión
to be on the losing side → estar en el lado de los perdedores or vencidos
to be on a losing streak → estar pasando por una racha de mala suerte
to be on a losing wicket (fig) → llevar las de perder

B. N losings (= money) → pérdidas fpl

losing

adj the losing team → die unterlegene Mannschaft; to fight a losing battle → einen aussichtslosen Kampf führen; the losing side/party → die Verliererseite; to be on the losing side → verlieren

n losings → Verluste pl

losing [ˈluːzɪŋ] adj → perdente
to fight a losing battle (fig) → combattere una battaglia perduta
on a losing streak → in un periodo nero