"at a loss" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

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Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at a loss, {{en-prep phrase}} at a loss
  1. (trade) Below the cost or price of purchase. Translations (below the cost or price of purchase): a pèrdua (Catalan), 虧本 (Chinese Mandarin), 亏本 (kuīběn) (Chinese Mandarin), 賠本 (Chinese Mandarin), 赔本 (péiběn) (Chinese Mandarin), 蝕本 (Chinese Mandarin), 蚀本 (shíběn) (Chinese Mandarin), met verlies (Dutch), tappiollisesti (Finnish), tappiolla (Finnish), à perte (French), áron alul (Hungarian), með tapi (Icelandic), hallarekstur (english: running at a loss) [masculine] (Icelandic), taprekstur (english: operation at a loss) [masculine] (Icelandic), ze stratą (Polish), с убы́тком (s ubýtkom) (Russian), в убы́ток (v ubýtok) (Russian), a pérdida (Spanish), zararına (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-at_a_loss-en-prep_phrase-8FMiv~0g Disambiguation of 'below the cost or price of purchase': 99 1
  2. (idiomatic) Not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (not sure, lacking ideas, direction): at sea [usually], bewildered [usually], stumped [usually], up a tree [usually] Related terms: lost for words Translations (not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability): ἄπορος (áporos) (Ancient Greek), 困惑不解 (kùnhuòbùjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 茫然 (mángrán) (Chinese Mandarin), 不知所措 (bùzhīsuǒcuò) (Chinese Mandarin), bezradný [masculine] (Czech), rådvild (Danish), neuvoton (Finnish), avuton (english: lacking ability) (Finnish), perdu (French), complètement perdu (French), ratlos (German), auf dem Schlauch stehen (German), tanácstalan (Hungarian), fogalma sincs (Hungarian), ráðþrota [masculine] (Icelandic), ráðvilltur [masculine] (Icelandic), ráðalaus [masculine] (Icelandic), vefjast tunga um tönn (english: at a loss for words) (Icelandic), fallast hendur (english: be at a loss) (Icelandic), eins og álfur út úr hól (english: completely at a loss) (Icelandic), koma af fjöllum (english: be at a loss) (Icelandic), verða orðfall (english: be at a loss for words) (Icelandic), verða svarafátt (english: be at a loss for an answer) (Icelandic), það komu vöflur á hann (english: he was at a loss) (Icelandic), 途方に暮れる (alt: トホウ-に-くれる tohō-ni-kureru) (Japanese), whakamāpuna (Maori), pākira (Maori), pōkīkī (Maori), tāhurihuri (Maori), rōrī (Maori), pōkaikaha (Maori), rådvill (Norwegian), på bærtur (english: to be in the woods) (Norwegian), rådløs (Norwegian Bokmål), rådlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), w rozterce (Polish), perdido (Portuguese), desorientado (Portuguese), в замеша́тельстве (v zamešátelʹstve) (Russian), расте́рянный (rastérjannyj) (Russian), в недоуме́нии (v nedouménii) (Russian), в расте́рянности (v rastérjannosti) (Russian), в затрудне́нии (v zatrudnénii) (Russian)
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          "word": "at sea"
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          "sense": "not sure, lacking ideas, direction",
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          "word": "不知所措"
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          "english": "lacking ability",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
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          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "rådvill"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "no",
          "english": "to be in the woods",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "på bærtur"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
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          "word": "rådløs"
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "nn",
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          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "rådlaus"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "w rozterce"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "perdido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "desorientado"
        },
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          "roman": "v zamešátelʹstve",
          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "в замеша́тельстве"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "rastérjannyj",
          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "расте́рянный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "v nedouménii",
          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "в недоуме́нии"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "v rastérjannosti",
          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "в расте́рянности"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "v zatrudnénii",
          "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
          "word": "в затрудне́нии"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "a pèrdua"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "虧本"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kuīběn",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "亏本"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "賠本"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "péiběn",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "赔本"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "蝕本"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shíběn",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "蚀本"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "met verlies"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "tappiollisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "tappiolla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "à perte"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "áron alul"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "með tapi"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "running at a loss",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hallarekstur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "operation at a loss",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taprekstur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "ze stratą"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s ubýtkom",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "с убы́тком"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v ubýtok",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "в убы́ток"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "a pérdida"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "below the cost or price of purchase",
      "word": "zararına"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kùnhuòbùjiě",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "困惑不解"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mángrán",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "茫然"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùzhīsuǒcuò",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "不知所措"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bezradný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "rådvild"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "neuvoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "lacking ability",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "avuton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "perdu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "complètement perdu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "ratlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "auf dem Schlauch stehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "áporos",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "ἄπορος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "tanácstalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "fogalma sincs"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ráðþrota"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ráðvilltur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ráðalaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "at a loss for words",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "vefjast tunga um tönn"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "be at a loss",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "fallast hendur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "completely at a loss",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "eins og álfur út úr hól"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "be at a loss",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "koma af fjöllum"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "be at a loss for words",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "verða orðfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "be at a loss for an answer",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "verða svarafátt"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "he was at a loss",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "það komu vöflur á hann"
    },
    {
      "alt": "トホウ-に-くれる tohō-ni-kureru",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "途方に暮れる"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "whakamāpuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "pākira"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "pōkīkī"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "tāhurihuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "rōrī"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "pōkaikaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "rådvill"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "english": "to be in the woods",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "på bærtur"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "rådløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "rådlaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "w rozterce"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "perdido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "desorientado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v zamešátelʹstve",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "в замеша́тельстве"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rastérjannyj",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "расте́рянный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v nedouménii",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "в недоуме́нии"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v rastérjannosti",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "в расте́рянности"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v zatrudnénii",
      "sense": "not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability",
      "word": "в затрудне́нии"
    }
  ],
  "word": "at a loss"
}

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