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To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
de draad kwijt zijn
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Finnish:
pudota kärryiltä
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French:
perdre le fil
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German:
den Faden verlieren
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Hungarian:
elveszti a fonalat
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Italian:
perdere il filo
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Polish:
gubić wątek
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Polish:
zgubić wątek
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Portuguese:
perder o fio
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Russian:
теря́ть нить
(terjátʹ nitʹ)
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Russian:
потеря́ть нить
(poterjátʹ nitʹ)
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Spanish:
perder el hilo
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