at a loss

desconcertado, sin saber qué hacer

Sin poder decidir qué hacer o decir por estar confundido o sorprendido.

En inglés sencillo: Unable to decide what to do or say because you are confused or surprised.

• I’m at a loss for words.
• His strange reply left us at a loss.
• We were at a loss to explain the missing money.

Cómo se usa: be at a loss for something (I was at a loss for words.); be at a loss to do something (We are at a loss to explain the delay.); be at a loss as to what/how… (She was at a loss as to what to do next.)

Sinónimos: puzzled, unsure, bewildered

Expresiones frecuentes: be at a loss, remain at a loss

con pérdidas, a pérdida

Por menos dinero de lo que costó comprar o producir algo.

En inglés sencillo: For less money than something cost to buy or produce.

• We sold the car at a loss.
• The shop has been operating at a loss since January.
• Would you sell your shares at a loss?

Cómo se usa: sell something at a loss (They sold the car at a loss.); operate at a loss (The factory operated at a loss for three years.)

Sinónimos: below cost

Antónimos: at a profit

Expresiones frecuentes: sell at a loss, operate at a loss