- to lose one's composure cool
- perdre son flegme/son sang-froid; se laisser décontenancer
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
to lose one's composure cool
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lose one's head — LOSE CONTROL, lose one s composure, lose one s equilibrium, go to pieces; panic, get flustered, get confused, get hysterical; informal lose one s cool, freak out, crack up; Brit. informal go into a (flat) spin, throw a wobbly. → head * * * lose… … Useful english dictionary
lose one's cool — vb to lose one s composure or one s temper. A phrase from the 1950s American hip vocabulary, usually heard in the form of an admonition. It was adopted in Britain, first by jazz fans and then beatniks, in the late 1950s. ► Try not to lose your… … Contemporary slang
lose one's head — you cannot lose your head in the courtroom Syn: lose control, lose one s composure, lose one s equilibrium, go to pieces; panic, get flustered, get confused, get hysterical; informal lose one s cool, freak out, crack up … Thesaurus of popular words
lose — v. (past and past part. lost) 1 tr. be deprived of or cease to have, esp. by negligence or misadventure. 2 tr. a be deprived of (a person, esp. a close relative) by death. b suffer the loss of (a baby) in childbirth. 3 tr. become unable to find;… … Useful english dictionary
cool — [ko͞ol] adj. [ME & OE col < IE base * gel , cold, to freeze > CHILL, COLD, L gelu] 1. moderately cold; neither warm nor very cold 2. tending to reduce discomfort in warm or hot weather [cool clothes] 3. a) … English World dictionary
cool — I adj. calm 1) to keep, remain, stay cool indifferent unfriendly 2) cool to, towards (she was cool to the idea) II n. (slang) composure to keep; lose one s cool III v. (D; tr.) to cool to (boil the mixture and then cool it to room temperature) *… … Combinatory dictionary
cool — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of or at a fairly low temperature, fairly cold (a cool day; a cool bath). 2 suggesting or achieving coolness (cool colours; cool clothes). 3 calm, unexcited. 4 lacking zeal or enthusiasm. 5 unfriendly; lacking cordiality… … Useful english dictionary
blow one's cool — idi sts blow one s cool, to lose one s composure … From formal English to slang
blow one's cool — phrasal to lose one s composure … New Collegiate Dictionary
blow one's cool — phrasal : to lose one s composure … Useful english dictionary
cool — /kul / (say koohl) adjective 1. moderately cold; neither warm nor very cold. 2. imparting or permitting a sensation of moderate coldness: a cool dress. 3. not excited; calm; unmoved; not hasty; deliberate; aloof. 4. deficient in ardour or… …
