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La plupart des policiers perdirent leur emploi.
Most of the police officers lost their jobs.
Beaucoup perdirent leurs maisons après le tremblement de terre.
Many lost their homes after the earthquake.
Ils perdirent beaucoup.
They lost a lot.
Les alliés ne perdirent pas de temps.
The Allies wasted no time.
Ils perdirent presque leur équilibre.
They almost lost their balance.
Son sommeil lui cacha comment des héros du travail perdirent leur emploi.
His sleep hid from him how some heroes of labor lost their jobs.
— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)