loser

perdant

Personne ou équipe qui ne gagne pas un jeu, une course ou une compétition.

En anglais simple : A person or team that does not win a game, race, or competition.

• Every game has a loser.
• The losers congratulated the winning team.
• Nobody wants to be a sore loser.

Synonymes : defeated competitor

Contraires : winner

Expressions courantes : a sore loser, the match loser, winner and loser

raté, loser

Terme méprisant pour une personne qui échoue souvent ou semble peu réussir dans la vie.

En anglais simple : An unkind name for someone who often fails or seems to achieve little in life.

• He called me a loser.
• She felt like a loser after another rejection.
• Stop treating people as losers because they earn less.

Synonymes : failure, no-hoper

Expressions courantes : a total loser, a complete loser, a hopeless loser

condamné

Personne reconnue coupable d’un crime ou d’un délit, surtout si elle a plusieurs condamnations.

En anglais simple : Someone found guilty of a crime, especially someone with several criminal convictions.

• The prisoner was a habitual loser.
• Police described him as a loser with several convictions.
• The report called the convicted robber a loser.

Synonymes : convict

Expressions courantes : a habitual loser, a convicted loser