No. 1,531 in Russian
потерять
"To lose."
In a sentence
Я потерял свой телефон.
I lost my phone.
In this sentence, 'потерял' (lost) refers to misplacing or no longer having an object.
Она боится потерять работу.
She is afraid of losing her job.
Here, 'потерять' (to lose) indicates the fear of ceasing to possess something important, in this case, a job.
Мы не можем позволить себе потерять этот шанс.
We cannot afford to lose this opportunity.
In this example, 'потерять' (to lose) is used metaphorically to describe missing an opportunity.
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