perte

Quelle perte !

What a loss!

Boire fut sa perte.

Drinking was his ruin.

Quelle perte de temps !

What a waste of time!

C'est une grosse perte.

That's a big loss.

Ce fut une perte de temps.

It was a waste of time.

Tu dois compenser la perte.

You must make up for the loss.

Qui compensera la perte ?

Who will compensate for the loss?

Leur perte est notre gain.

Their loss is our gain.

Nous devons compenser la perte.

We must make up for the loss.

L'espéranto est une perte de temps.

Esperanto is a waste of time.

Je dois couvrir sa perte.

I have to cover his loss.

Nous compenserons la perte.

We'll make up for the loss.