Usage examples of "perdre de la vitesse" in French with translation to English

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Les heures perdues sur terre annulent l'avantage de la vitesse dans l'air. Hours lost on the ground cancel out the advantage of speed in the air.
Le train prit de la vitesse. The train gathered speed.
La campagne présidentielle commence à prendre de la vitesse. Tous les coups seront permis. Ça va saigner ! The presidential campaign starts getting speed. All moves will be allowed. There will be blood!
La compagnie a arrêté de perdre de l'argent. The company stopped losing money.
Le nouvel avion vole à deux fois la vitesse du son. The new airplane flies at twice the speed of sound.
« Est-ce de l'arabe ? » « Non, c'est du ouïghour — une langue parlée dans le Nord-Ouest de la Chine. » "Is this Arabic?" "No, it's Uyghur - a language that's spoken in northwestern China."
Dépêchons-nous afin de ne pas perdre de temps. Let's hurry so as not to waste time.
Il y a plusieurs façons de mesurer la vitesse. There are several ways to measure speed.
Je n'appelle pas ça de la colonisation. Je l'appelle de l'exploitation systématique des matières premières. I don't call it colonization, I call it systematic raw materials exploitation.
Tu ne dois pas perdre de vue ton but dans la vie. You must not lose sight of your goal in life.
La terre se déplace à la vitesse de 68.130 miles par heure. The earth moves at the rate of 68,130 miles an hour.
L'étude de la philosophie relève des humanités. The study of philosophy belongs to the humanities.
Un étudiant ne doit pas perdre de vue sa propre identité. A student should not lose sight of his own identity.
Certains oiseaux peuvent dépasser la vitesse du son. Some birds can break the sound barrier.
Y a-t-il des marchés ou des supermarchés près d'ici ? Est-ce pratique pour acheter les objets de la vie quotidienne ? Are there any markets or supermarkets around here? Is it convenient for daily shopping?
La cheminée manquant de bois de chauffage, les flammes ont déjà commencé à perdre de leur vigueur. The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour.
La vitesse à laquelle il débite des phrases albanaises en continu me fait me demander s'il est une machine. The speed at which he keeps churning out sentences in Albanian makes me wonder if 'he' is a machine.
Il y avait de belles fleurs au bureau de la réception. There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.
Perdre la santé est plus grave que perdre de l'argent. Loss of health is more serious than loss of money.
Le train voyage à la vitesse de 50 miles par heure. The train is traveling at the rate of 50 miles an hour.
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