Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
susceptible de perdre ses moyens
English translation:
lose his head/
Added to glossary by
William Stein
Dec 5, 2003 18:33
20 yrs ago
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French term
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
susceptible de perdre ses moyens
French to English
Art/Literary
I need a good idiomatic slang equivalent (lose it? freak out?):
Character description:
Celui qui s'exprime le mieux - curieux et comprend vite. S'il a l'ambition d'être un journaliste de terrain, il démarre au quart de tour. C'est celui des garçons qui est susceptible de perdre ses moyens le plus vite.
Character description:
Celui qui s'exprime le mieux - curieux et comprend vite. S'il a l'ambition d'être un journaliste de terrain, il démarre au quart de tour. C'est celui des garçons qui est susceptible de perdre ses moyens le plus vite.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Richard George Elliott
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Art, music, literature
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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23
Selected
lose his head/
lose his cool/flip
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "All three of your possibilities were perfect."
+3
11 mins
most likely to lose his cool
a possibility
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Bourth (X)
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
22 hrs
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13 mins
he's the one most likely to run out of steam the first
perhaps
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cave in
go under
lose it
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flip his lid
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cave in
go under
lose it
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flip his lid
17 mins
Abdellatif Bouhid
Native in French
Respect for the Words
Native in: Arabic 
, French
Works in: English to French, Arabic to French, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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390
likely to go wild
capable of blasting off immediately
2 hrs
most likely to go berserk
or most likely to flip
or most likely to lose it
or most likely to lose it
4 hrs
Jacques Saleh
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Law/Investments/Finance (PhD & MBA)
Native in: English , Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
169
to fly off the handle
or: lose his bearing...
given that he is extra-sensitive/oversensitive/thin-skinned as per my answer for "demarrer au quart de tour"
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or: likely to lose his wits...
given that he is extra-sensitive/oversensitive/thin-skinned as per my answer for "demarrer au quart de tour"
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or: likely to lose his wits...
21 hrs
cjohnstone
France
France
Native in French
&
English
France
Experience and feel
Native in: French , English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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1632
likely to lose self-control
an idea, its only advantage is to be simple...
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Note added at 21 hrs 33 mins (2003-12-06 16:06:43 GMT)
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désolée mais tjs pas pigé pourquoi slang needed...
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Note added at 21 hrs 33 mins (2003-12-06 16:06:43 GMT)
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désolée mais tjs pas pigé pourquoi slang needed...
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