Le chef craignait que le restaurant ne perde la main sans menus de saison.
The chef feared the restaurant would lose its edge without seasonal menus.
Ils craignaient que leur chef ne perde la tête sous la pression des médias.
They feared their leader might lose his wits under pressure from the media.
Il est important que l'altruisme des jeunes ne se perde pas.
It is important that the altruism of youth not go to waste.
Elle craint que son grand-père ne perde pied avec la politique actuelle.
She worries her grandfather is losing his grip on modern politics.
Les gens craignaient que le dirigeant ne perde ses facultés pendant la crise.
People worried the leader was losing his faculties during the crisis negotiations.
Je te conseille de te bouger avant que ton responsable ne perde complètement patience.
I suggest you bestir yourself before your supervisor loses patience completely.
Elle craignait que son grand-père ne perde la tête en oubliant des visages familiers.
She worried her grandfather was losing his marbles when he forgot familiar faces.
Le médiateur a réussi à régler le problème sans que personne ne perde la face.
The mediator managed to settle the matter without anyone losing face.
On en a tous marre que l'équipe perde absolument tous les matchs cette saison.
We're all brassed off with the team losing every single match this season.
Ils ont prévu de truquer un combat pour que le favori local ne perde plus.
They planned to fix a fight so the hometown favorite wouldn't lose again.
Elle a peur qu'en prenant de longues vacances, elle ne perde l'initiative.
She's afraid that taking a long vacation might make her lose the initiative.
Elle refusait d'accepter que son père perde progressivement ses facultés physiques.
She refused to accept that her father was losing his faculties physically.
Nous devons clore la discussion rapidement avant que tout le monde ne perde intérêt.
We need to tie up the discussion quickly before everyone loses interest.
