Usage examples of "perder" in Spanish with translation to English

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No deberías perder la esperanza. You should not give up your hope.
No debes perder la esperanza. You must not give up hope.
No deberíais perder la esperanza. You should not give up hope.
No hay que perder la esperanza. Don't give up hope.
El computador se echó a perder. The computer is broken.
La fruta se echó a perder. The fruit went bad.
Estaban a punto de perder la paciencia. Their patience was about to give out.
Las lluvias echaron a perder la cosecha. The rains ruined the harvest.
Ganar o perder no es la cuestión. It doesn't matter whether you win or not.
Todos los huevos se echaron a perder. All the eggs went bad.
Toda la carne se había echado a perder. All the meat was bad.
Ella echó a perder el tostador otra vez. She has broken the toaster again.
Tienes que ser cuidadoso de no perder la cabeza. You must be careful not to get angry.
No quiero perder más del tiempo necesario limpiando la casa. I don't want to spend any more time than necessary cleaning the house.
Acabo de perder mi coche en un accidente de tráfico. I just wrecked my car in a traffic accident.
La comida se hecha a perder fácilmente en esta temporada. Food goes bad easily in this season.
No puedo asar esta carne a la parrilla. ¡Se echó a perder! I cannot grill this meat. It has gone bad!
Durante la temporada de calor, los productos perecederos se echan a perder fácilmente. During hot season, perishables go bad easily.
Él sabe cómo echar a perder un computador, pero no sabe cómo arreglarlo. He knows how to break a computer but he doesn't know how to fix it.
El pastel se ha echado a perder, ya no hay quien se lo coma... The cake has gone bad, no one's going to eat it anymore...
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