English-Dutch translations for lost

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kwijt
Hij raakte beide handen kwijt en werd blind. He lost both of his hands and his sight. Velen van hen zijn hun kinderen voorgoed kwijt. Many of them have lost their children for ever. Sinds de vredesconferentie in Annapolis begon, raakte de Europese Unie haar grip kwijt. Since the start of Annapolis, the European Union has lost its touch.

verdwaald
Sinds 1967 zijn we verdwaald in fouten en onrechtvaardigheden. Since 1967, we have lost our way in mistakes and injustices. – Mijnheer McCreevy, ooit was ik verdwaald ergens op het platteland in uw geboortestreek. Mr McCreevy, I was once lost in the rural roads of your home county. De gedetineerden zijn geen groep padvinders die tijdens een boswandeling is verdwaald. The detainees are not a bunch of scouts that have got lost on an outing.
verloren
Hij heeft zijn leven verloren en wij in dit Huis hebben een vriend verloren. He has lost his life and we in this House have lost a friend. We hebben zeker tijd verloren; we hebben jaren verloren.We have certainly lost time. We have lost years. Honderden banen gaan verloren. Hundreds of jobs will be lost.

Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way
In an unknown location; unable to be found
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible
Parted with; no longer held or possessed
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope
Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible
Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things

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